Etsy: Do It Yourself @ the Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland

Tonight is First Thursday and the perfect time to check out the Etsy: DIY exhibit in the Community Showcase at the Museum of Contemporary Art in the Pearl District. This exhibition will be on display in The Lab from now until March 6, which means you can go check it out the First Thursday in March as well!

Justin, Jonah and I were fortunate to be included amongst other Portland-based Etsy crafters with two of our DIY iron-on art transfers. Jonah, who is 9-years-old, has sold his art on etsy for 2 years and Justin and I are honored to have our iron-on sit next to his in the case.


We hope to post more videos/photos once we get a chance to see it ourselves.
We'd like to thank Kat Perez for highlighting etsy crafters and putting together such a lovely exhibit.

Monsters, Gift Bags & Patches - Recycled, Upcycled at The Village Art Show

The Village, a non-profit promoting the sharing of art and culture, and also a spin off on Northwest Share, is holding its first ever art show this Saturday, August 15 from 2 to 6 pm at 4144 SE 60th Ave, next to Coffee Lovers.



Because we live so close, Jonah and I thought it would be fun to participate in this free community event, meet a few artists and art lovers (as well as coffee lovers, right?) and share some of our newest creations.



I'll be offering a selection of one-of-a-kind embroidered patches that make use of fabric scraps and garage sale embroidery floss.





Jonah will be offering his practically famous DIY monster iron-ons, monster cards and a selection of his watercolor art.




Last but not least, my reusable cloth gift bags will be available for sale. They come in several sizes and all sorts of fun materials from sample upholstery to upcycled scraps from my grandma!

The Seven Virtues...

Justin is showing his work at a sweet little coffee shop on NE Glisan (and 59th Ave) in Portland called 7 Virtues. You can stop in for coffee and a bakery treat, enjoy the mystical back wall mural by Kelsey, friendly barista and resident artist, lounge on the comfy couches or bring your crumb-crunchers to the child's play area in the back. Whatever you do, just look up at the walls and gaze in wonder at the beautiful collages and paintings by Justin Potts. If you are so inclined, confer with the baristas and claim one of these fine pieces for your own! Justin's work will show until mid-September!
Here's a peak:

That's me in the bottom right corner, stirring up a lethal concoction of half-and-half and decaf americano....lethal.

The collage display.

The paintings.

Justin and Jonah (goofing off) enjoying hot chocolate and a cup of Joe.

Being the multi-talented man that he is, the counter at 7 Virtues also holds a display of Justin's cd, Eohippus, and a selection of his original art cards.

Dave and Kai demonstrating how to use the toys in the kiddie section.

Justin and Mary in front of Kelsey's enchanting mural.

A Brief History of Infinity Arts Now On Flickr!

This is still a work in progress, but there is already a good range of current 2008 clock designs and some of the oldest clock designs from 2000. In the end, it should contain about 200 images documenting the history in images of Infinity Arts handcrafted clocks - enjoy!

-CLICK TO BROWSE THE INFINITY ARTS CLOCK ARCHIVES at flickr-

Earth-Friendly Wall Clocks

As you may or may not know, we announced almost 7 months ago that we intended to focus on finding earth-friendly materials to make our wall clocks, home decor and art. Here are the first of our clock designs using sustainable design fiberboard (sdf) and milk paints, which are voc-free. I'm very excited about the richness of the new color palette and about all of the lovely color combinations I have yet to try.

And, just in case you think "earth-friendly" always means "expensive", I think you'll be pleasantly surprised to discover that the new clocks are just as reasonably priced, if not more affordable, than ever they were!

I'll be posting more in early February, too, so check out the one-of-a-kind clock section at infinityartsgallery.com for the latest updates.

"Orange With Ivy" earth-friendly pendulum wall clock - SOLD!

"New Tribe" earth-friendly pendulum wall clock - DETAILS (at infinityartsgallery.com)

"Spiral Groove" earth-friendly pendulum wall clock - DETAILS (at infinityartsgallery.com)

"Green Spin" earth-friendly pendulum wall clock - DETAILS (at infinityartsgallery.com)

"Woody" earth-friendly pendulum wall clock - DETAILS (at infinityartsgallery.com)

Iffy The Cat and Portland's, The Joggers

NOTE: Justin's new designs are now up for sale on our website!











I finally finished "Iffy The Cat", a custom clock I've been working on for a friend of Jonah's (our six year old son). It's very bright and design-y, with a swinging tail and I'm really happy with how it turned out!


On Saturday, Justin dragged me out to a live show at BERBATI'S PAN. I mean dragged, not in the sense that I don't enjoy live music, but in the sense that I firmly believe if I'm out past midnight, I'll turn into a pumpkin (a referendum on my thirty-something-mom status perhaps).

Anyway, Justin and I are going to do a joint blog about THE JOGGERS, a local indie band that, I must say, ROCKS! I'm soo glad I went! I managed to snap a few shots from the left of the stage and I even got a few good ones of the drummer way in the back - once the lady with the blonde ponytail and camera left, that is. But, I'm not really a music critic, so I will leave the rest to Justin.

Justin: I love synchronicity, and the fact that Portland's The Joggers were playing a show minutes from our house just as my obsession over their album "With a Cape and a Cane" was peaking, made me very happy! I don't get out to shows as much as I would like these days, but this one made up for that in a "quality over quantity" kind of way. Their sound reminds me of a long-ago favorite band of mine called Polvo from Chapel Hill, NC- but updated and chanelled through their own strange and wonderful prism. Cheers, Joggers!

Mary: One more thing - my personal favorite of the evening was drummer, Jake Morris, who was a pleasure to watch. He's an incredible drummer, and whether he knows it or not, a great performer as well. I apologize for the less than flattering photo, but I'm attempting to convey this guy's awesome energy and intensity!

Fun, fun!