"life after death"

Greetings ..........

just wanted to give you a heads up about our next exhibit at lyrik.......... heres the skinny........

"life after death"
new works by natalie phillips & jessamyn patterson
opening reception saturday night august 28th,2010
7pm till 10pm

lyrik2035 se 46th ave.
portland,or.97215

exhibit runs through september 24th,2010

natalie and jessamyn met back in october 2009 at our lyrik counter top painting session......... along with 8 other artists that we invited to customize out shop counters and table tops (http://lyrikpdx.blogspot.com/2009/10/lyrik-art-session.html) .....

they painted next to each other most of the night........ and by the end of the evening decided to have an exhibit together..........

natalie hails from the bay area with an bright colored iconic style....
while jessamyn is new to town from the chicago area......... her work is a mix of freeform organic movements...... dealing with line and jesture........

its been a pleasure sharing their art styles with our customers through the work on the counter tops..........
now we are excited to see their creativity take over the walls..........

thanks for listening......
sincerely........
j.shea & keiko
@ lyrik

Celebration of Life & Journey

Celebration of Life & Journey

Please join Mary Anne’s family and friends Saturday, August 7th at 7 p.m. for a gathering to celebrate her life and journey at Lyrik Café, 2035 SE 39th Avenue.

"the past is present"..........

we'll be hosting a new exhibit of photography by our good friend larry mills titled.......

"the past is present"..........

m. mills will be traveling up from california for the opening........

which will open

saturday night,july 31........

here's the deal........

"the past is present"

a new collection of photography

by larry mills opening reception

saturday night july 31st,2010

7pm till 10pm

lyrik 2035 se 39th. ave

portland,or.97214

http://www.lyrikpdx.com/

exhibit runs through august 26th

thanks for listening.........

sincerely........

j.shea & keiko okuda@ lyrik

"Vironmints" opening pics

Thanks Steven, Jeremy, and Great Mundane!

June Greate Create

it was again a fun night:Monica staterd her knitting project with Nichol, Bree helped me to make the curtains that are finally up at the shop for the sunny summer that we are all looking forward, Bettie used the best sewing machine ever etc!

ah, and to help to create this great creativing enviroment, Trace played his flutes for us...click here to see Trace playing...

"vironmints" art opening 6/26

greetings.......

our latest exhibit.......titled....."vironmints"........ opens this saturday night june 26th at lyrik.....
heres the break down.......

"vironmints"
new works in mixed media by
stephen williams & jeremy "roskoe" nichols

williams is a post graph artists based in sacramento,ca.........
while nichols is a graffitti/character artist from columbus,ohio.........
both artists work are moving into more abstract expressionist and surreal narritives......

opening reception saturday night june 26th,2010 7pm till 10pm
with a special set of music from "the great mundane"

ok....if you are in the south east neighborhood......feel free to stop by
thanks for listening.........
sincerely.......
j.shea & keiko okuda
lyrik

"parts & pieces"

our next exhibit to open at lyrik will be a new collection of paintings by portland based artist.......sarah kamsler.......... the title of the show is "parts & pieces"............ and the show will open this sat. night may 22nd........ 7pm till 10pm...... so if you are in the southeast...... feel free to drop in......

Sarah Kamsler
Artists Statement

Using the landscape as a starting point, I paint my vision of the natural world and our relationship to it. Destruction is tempered by hope and regeneration. I aim for an overall sense of wary playfulness. The arrow-like tree shapes, geological forms and disjointed sticks suggest shapes and textures from nature, but are personified to reflect the struggles that we navigate as humans. Many paintings reflect simultaneously environmental and societal concerns. Deforestation, overdevelopment of land, human consumption, global warming, the domination of a leader, the patterns of migrating birds and a fascination with geology are all things driving my current work.

Why landscapes? The ground conceals our darkest secrets and our coveted delights. It’s our record of the way things were. The sky dances endlessly above us. Clouds take on the shapes of recognizable forms- taunting us with the possibilities of what could be. I delight in the merging of both ground and sky- that’s where we exist. Life is a continuous balancing act of past, present and future. The landscape is my attempt to metaphorically represent a snapshot of these ever-changing realities.

this exhibit will run till june 19th.............
thanks for listening......

sincerely.......
j.shea & keiko okuda
www.lyrikpdx.com