Spaces and Places

This is the classiest show Grass Hut has ever hosted. To quote Indiana Jones "This belongs in a museum". We are honored to have such elegant and thoughtful work on these here Grass Hut walls. If you love this work as much as us and have further questions, Email Us.


one hundred percent
Lisa DeJohn
mixed media
$275

poems bring happy
Lisa DeJohn
mixed media
$275

day number 5,087
Lisa DeJohn
mixed media
$275

forever
Lisa DeJohn
mixed media
$275

four pounds of sugar
Lisa DeJohn
mixed media
sold.

hearts like doors
Lisa DeJohn
mixed media
$275

hours per week per unit
Lisa DeJohn
mixed media
$275

ghost ship
Roberta Aylward
Acrylic on birch panel
$450

iceberg
Roberta Aylward
Acrylic and found plastic on birch panel
$450

brainstorm
Roberta Aylward
Acrylic and 3 cents on birch panel
$450

beacon
Roberta Aylward
Acrylic on birch panel
$450

u-boat
Roberta Aylward
Acrylic and found cardboard/paper on birch panel
$450

shelter
Roberta Aylward
Acrylic and found cardboard on birch panel
$450

reservoir
Roberta Aylward
Acrylic and found paper on birch panel
$1200

obelisk
Roberta Aylward
Acrylic on birch panel
$450

instinct
Roberta Aylward
Acrylic on birch panel
$450

Roberta Aylward

My work is an exploration of abstract forms that have an intrinsic connection to the natural world. I do not begin my paintings with an end in mind; rather, my process begins by collecting disparate elements from my drawings, painting studies and found materials. Each piece begins with a basic geometric structure. Growing from these left-brain plans, however, are unexpected pools of color, variable textures, and uninvited forms. With each piece I strive to realize a balance between the geometric and the organic. Ultimately, my compositions reflect the path of my inspirations and observations.
--Roberta Aylward


Roberta received her B.F.A. in Painting in 1991 from The College of Santa Fe in New Mexico and has lived for the last 10 years in Portland, Oregon, where she works full-time in her in-home studio. She has been included in biennial exhibits at the Tacoma Art Museum (Northwest Biennial: Building Wise, 2004) and the Oregon College of Art and Craft (The Inquisitive Object: A Biennial Review of NW Art & Craft,1999). Most recently her drawings were exhibited in Portland Modern’s fourth edition, Saturation.



Lisa DeJohn

Originally a midwest girl. Born in Detroit Michigan and raised in Barrington Illinois. My mother, an artist, encouraged my creativity every day. My father, an avid outdoorsman, took me on many fishing trips and hikes. Always insisting that I look closely at the details in nature and that I sit and listen to the sounds of it.

I studied fine arts and sciences at the University of Oregon and then moved to Portland Oregon for where I lived for ten years as a working artist. In June of 2005 I moved to a rural area in the North Shore of Massachusetts where I have continued my career as a painter, designer and mixed media artist. I am continually inspired by the natural beauty around my home.