Community Spotlight Interview with Fuchsia Lin
Costume designer, textiles artist, and filmmaker Fuchsia Lin invents unearthly garments, mythic universes, and stirring gestural languages in her dance films. After six years of work, her forthcoming film “Future Cosmos Flow” is scheduled for release later this Summer.
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Community Spotlight With Ophir El-Boher
We are excited to introduce the multi-faceted Ophir El Boher. Ophir is an apparel designer and systems thinker focused on ethical-sustainable models for fashion from sourcing and production to use and after-life. Ophir also uses fashion and costume to explore cultural phenomena and promote environmental awareness and activism.
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Community Spotlight Interview With LeBrie Rich
Longtime PTM friend LeBrie Rich proves just how much can be done with a needle and thread––or in her case, multiple threads matted together to produce felt. As the owner of PenFelt Studio, LeBrie leads felting workshops and designs felting kits. She’s also a multidisciplinary savant, adept at fiber arts, collage, performance art, illustration, and more.
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Community Spotlight Interview With Lindsey Fout of Last Chance Textiles
Lindsey Fout, owner and operator of Last Chance Textiles (LCT), to the Portland textile community. Lindsey recently moved her life and business from Los Angeles to SE Portland, but she grew up in West Virginia surrounded by the cultural heritage of rural Appalachia. Last Chance Textiles has rejuvenated an iconic facet of
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Community Spotlight Interview With Kristin Van Buskirk of Woonwinkel
If you’ve ever found yourself surrounded by vases coated in vivid pastel glazes, or pillows adorned by unexpectedly pleasing arrangements of abstract shapes, you’ve probably stumbled upon Woonwinkel. Located in SW Portland, and owned and operated by Kristin Van Buskirk, Woonwinkel carries goods
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Community Spotlight Interview With Drea Johnson of Hidden Opulence
It’s fitting that Drea Johnson’s first name is an anagram of “dear.” Her business, Hidden Opulence Design House, specializes in prolonging the lifespan of her customer’s most cherished garments as well as helping small businesses produce small batches of their dreamiest clothing designs.
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