Art & Beer combines beer, one of Portland’s most well known crafts, with experiencing art. For one night only, you can sample three new beers from Coaltion Brewery, Hopworks Urban Brewery, and Rock Bottom Brewery at the Portland Art Museum.

• 4 Comments

Inspired by the beers history, Slow Beers is making Heather Ale for the Mythical State of Jefferson exhibition and Open Engagement Conference in portland.

• 0 Comments

Stephen Hendee’s Flag of North America 2058 CE. I found this image when a friend recommended I look at the work of artist Stephen Hendee. Hendee’s work is laced with sci-fi influences, especially dystopian and doomsday genres. I think this may influence my future work.

• 0 Comments

My homebrewing group supports my field research and artistic activity by buying-in on the beer we brew. I’ve made Christmas beers for the holiday season to give as gifts.

• 0 Comments

Addressing issues of labor, leisure, and productivity, artist Mads Lynnerup invites members of Troy, NY to take a day for themselves and break from their normal routine.

• 2 Comments

Art & Beer (At the Museum) is an event that combines drinking beer and experiencing art. For one night only, you can sample three new beers from Laurelwood, Lompoc, and Lucky Lab at the Portland Art Museum. A brewer from each of the three Portland microbreweries received a tour of the museum’s collection, selected an artwork, and made a beer that will complement that artwork. This beer sampling is part of a one night event called Shine A Light: A Night at the Museum

• 6 Comments

An art exhibition about community, collaboration, and alternative and free education in the times of a struggling society.

• 0 Comments

Drinking good beer inspires great conversation. Drinking beer with friends can be a catalyst for social change. I paired beers on hand-made serving trays as part of an social practice type art event in Portland, Oregon

• 1 Comment

For my contribution to Everyday Magic I am handmaking serving trays (see image above) that guests will be able to take home with them. On the serving trays I will be pairing beers for them that will match the food they are eating and the conversations they are having in the gallery. The idea behind my project is to show that the act of drinking beer with friends can be one that builds relationships and has the power for social change. Good beer makes for good conversation.

• 0 Comments

A handful of links about outerspace, art, beer, utopia, dystopia, and the mix of it all together.

• 0 Comments

A chess set depicting capitalist and socialist chess pieces, with a clear preference to the socialists. Also, pictures of street interventions that subtly proclaim generosity as a viable alternative economy.

• 2 Comments

A few times now I have alluded to an event that happened earlier this year called Utopia – A Science Fiction Marathon. I’ll tell you about it now and maybe it will tie together some of what I’ve been posting on this blog. There were 3 parts to the event. There was a movie session [...]

• 0 Comments

I’ve been having a great time with my project for Portland’s 2008 Time Based Arts Festival. The project is called “Drinking Beer With Friends And Working” which is exactly what it sounds like. It’s not a performance though so you don’t need to watch, it’s a social piece so you can come talk with me, [...]

• 2 Comments

For the Time Based Arts Fest, Khris Soden’s confuses realities by giving a tour of the town of Tilburg, Holland as you walk through the streets of Portland, Oregon.

• 1 Comment

I have a few projects that I have been working on lately that are requiring my time so I have not been able to post as much. I am posting one of those projects here so that if you are in town (Portland, Oregon) you can come to these events; they are open to the [...]

• 0 Comments