Nubbytwiglet.com Art Retrospective at Nemo Design: Recap
Fellow Nemoites (Austin & Alex) made this video of my art show! Talented boys!
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On October 3rd, my solo art show opened at Nemo Design in Portland, Oregon. This was markedly different from previous ones in that it showcased 30 pieces from all three of my series.
Thank you to everyone who trekked through the rain to the show! Friends, ex-bosses, coworkers, family members, gallery curators and college chums all made appearances. It totally blew me away! Words cannot describe the feeling of being surrounded by so many people I care about on such an important night!
Nemo is seriously the best place ever to work at, but even better, they let me showcase my personal work in their long, pristine, white-walled hallway.
I also had a big ol’ merch table and Lee Z was nice enough to sell the wares. Awww!
Kaebel of Sequential Art Gallery also stopped by. He is the man that is responsible for me showing art in the first place!
Friends from the high school and college years also showed up. Dani (above right) has been one of my closest sidekicks for 10+ years, along with Erin (bottom center).
An extra special thank you goes out to the Nemo photo studio employees who tended bar for 4+ hours. I love you! Also, thanks to all the Nemo-ites who purchased work, to Auntie Nubs for taking photos, Lee for the hours he spent hanging my work and printing shirts, my two gallery curators Kaebel and Cathie Joy for stopping by, Austin for the video editing, the cute Portland girls who came up and told me that they faithfully read my blog(!), Tyler for helping with the show setup, the mysterious Big Gay Wizard for suddenly appearing, to Dani for entertaining Lee & I on our way home, to Erin for putting up with my antics since 1995, and to Nemo for giving me a chance to show my work!
Tags: Art, nemo, Nubby, Portland & Oregon
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wow! congratulations on a great show. your work is awesome. that video is a perfect look at the night. good stuff!
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Good work, lady!
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Oh, wow! Congratulations Nubby, your show looked spectacular! I love the video, too – ah, you must be so excited!
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That was awesome!!! Yo look like you really had alot of fun!
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Nubby, I think I completely just fell in love with you – you and that video are adorable. I love your art. I hope to own a piece someday…
Congrats on the show!!
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so happy for you Nubby! well done.
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Great show lady! It was worth it walking in the rain and smelling like a funky wet chicken.
You are so sweet!
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Wow, your creativity is amazing.
Stumbled upon your blog after reading gala’s for a few months. As a trained but currently not motivated graphic artist – you’ve inspired me!
Would also one day love to own some of your work
<3 Katie
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wow!! that video is awesome and perfect song choice but i am blown away by seeing your art. not just a snippet on the screen, i don’t know why i didn’t realize how huge some of them were until now, they are amazing!
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Huge congrats, artiste extraordinaire!
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heidi: It was so great to meet you! I’ll always remember who you are now because of the shade of green you were wearing! I forgot to ask you about the art-related event you emailed me about previously…
Thanks so much for coming out!
Katie: The training is half the battle! The motivation comes and goes. Thanks for stopping by!
thealchemist: I’m guilty of not always getting a good representation of my art up online. The photographs can be wildly inconsistent, so I try to scan as many of the pieces as possible. The scale of the small pieces compared with the large is major…and it’s hard to get that across sometimes!
Sal: Thank you! *blush*
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WOW! Hehe I just watched the video it was a great way to see more of yr art and people who so clearly admire & respect you! Your art is amazing and you are so inspiring! I love reading your blog – oh & by the way the article you did on branding yourself was sooooo useful to me! Thank you Nubby!
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nubby i loved this video! your show looked so fun!
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congratulations on the show nubby!
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I would have said “Chupacabra”.
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Loved it, loved it, loved it!
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Everyone: Thanks for all the congrats!!!!
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Congrats and I an envious of you having a showing!
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girl, you’re awesome.
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