Portland, Oregon

Statues Yarnbombed In Downtown Portland for the Holidays

Andrew Salomone

Artist, writer, and teacher who makes work about popular culture, technology, and traditional craft processes. http://www.andrewsalomone.com

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November 17th, 2014 0

From now until Christmas the statues in Portland, Oregon’s Pioneer Courthouse Square will be decked out in festive holiday regalia made by local fiber artists.

10 Favorite Things at Portland’s Mini Maker Faire

Cathe Post

Cathe is a witch with many skirts, a bagpiping dwarven bard, a 1920's adventurer with reality-altering powers, and a timid English Lit TA turned vampire...or at least in the realm of RPG's she is.

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October 4th, 2013 0

My husband and I had the opportunity to attend (representing GeekMom) the Mini-Maker Faire in Portland, Oregon over the second weekend in September. The Faire was held at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) which has been part of Oregon for more than 65 years. A side parking lot was packed with all sorts of activities for the weekend. We didn’t bring out kids, but Jonathan Liu of GeekDad attended with his children and experienced different projects than we did. Here are ten of our favorite things from the weekend.