Past Lives Makerspace

Join us THIS Friday for the S.E. PDX First Friday Art Walk...
And meet this month's featured maker, Melissa Wellspring 😃

Melissa is a painter who works primarily with acrylic and natural earth paint. Her current subject matter spans abstracts, the body, and landscapes, often combining environment and figure, with a nod to art history and fashion.

Come to Past Lives Makerspace Art Gallery on 10/2 to see her recent work and say hello! More than 30 paintings are on display and available for purchase, along with the rest of the work in the Gallery from more than a dozen of our Guilds!

See Melissa's work at www.artladyatelier.com

PLUS, our craft for the month will be decorating bats for spooky season to take home! Join us, be creative, and enjoy some art!
wildspring ,

Don’t miss this chance to gather in the awesome Cully neighborhood this Sat., 9/18, for an afternoon of food, entertainment, and shopping—and be sure to swing by our Past Lives Prison Outreach Guild’s booth!

We’ll be showing and selling art from incarcerated artists in our Prison Outreach program. 80% of art sales go directly back to the artist, and our program helps bring art into the world that might otherwise go unseen.

We’d love your support, so come on out, say hello, and check out some amazing work!

Check out our classes!! We have some really amazing classes on offer with our wonderful teachers. Sign up on our website.

It's almost time: Join us for the First Friday Art Walk at Past Lives Makerspace THIS Friday, 9/4, where we'll be showing work from this month's Featured Artist, Alex Eason.

Swing by to meet Alex — AND decorate your own wooden bookmark to take home!

Alex Eason is a woodworker based in Portland, Oregon. He produces functional pieces that showcase his own style. His work is inspired by the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest and the diverse cultures of the people living here. His woodworking is inspired by his Japanese grandmother, and Asian influence shows throughout the collection.

Love shooting photos and video? Know your way around a Reel? Want access to 27,000 square feet of tools, workshops, artists, makers, and general creative mayhem?

Past Lives Makerspace is looking for a content creator to join our social media team on a work-trade basis.

In exchange for 10 hours of content creation per month, you’ll receive a Past Lives membership ($250/month value) — plus the chance to create some seriously fun portfolio content along the way.

You’ll help us capture:
• Classes and events
• Wildly cool maker projects
• Our shops, tools and creative spaces
• The artists and makers who bring Past Lives to life
• All the weird, wonderful stuff that happens around here

You should be comfortable shooting and editing social content and have a good eye for storytelling. iPhone footage is absolutely welcome — and if you have your own camera gear, also great!

Most importantly, we’re looking for someone who is genuinely excited to join the Past Lives community.

https://www.pastlives.space/opportunities

Figure Drawing at Past Lives
2pm - 4pm
THIS Sunday, 8/23

Come draw a model in clothes, partially clothed, or in costume. There might be a vase, an umbrella, or cat ears. We never really know ahead of time, but it's always fun and great practice. Bring a prop if you want, and we might use it!

5 - 1 min poses
1 - 5 min pose
1 - 10 min pose
1 - 15 min pose
2 - 30 minute poses
=95 minutes plus breaks

We have small tables, chairs, and a couple easels available, first come, first serve. Come early to guarantee a chair and good spot. All unscented media is welcome - please bring a drop cloth if you are using something drippy and clean up messes if needed.

Doors will open 20 minutes before the session. You are welcome to come late or leave early if needed. Snacks and drinks to share are welcome. We will likely have some music in the background.

Non-members of PastLives will be asked to sign a standard waiver the first time you come.

No photography permitted without arranging with the staff and model ahead of time.

Sessions are:
$12 per session. Please bring extra to tip the model.
Art modeling is hard; we highly encourage tipping the model!
Sessions can be prepaid online or paid at the session (cash/Venmo)
https://classes.pastlives.space/

Questions? Contact Kate at [email protected]