Spiritual Boner

Artwork by
Jay Howell, Scott Barry and Skinner
This boner is up all November!!!

Scott Barry made a rad installation.

Exit ( Planetoids )

(carbon transfer process)
23x31

Entrance
(carbon transfer process)
23x31

Escape
(carbon transfer process)
23x31

Green one SOLD

Man
Scott Barry
gouache on paper
11x12

Friends Lovers and Brothers
Scott Barry
gouache on paper
22x30

Friends Lovers or Sisters $250
Scott Barry
gouache on paper
22x30
SOLD

Electric Virgin cosmic bliss
(carbon transfer process)
19x24

Lady of the Forest Cooker
(carbon transfer process)
19x24

The forest city rocker motorcycle gang
Jay Howell
SOLD

The guy whos gonna fall into the cactus

Jay Howell
SOLD

Oh yeah i love that one
Jay Howell
SOLD

The naked ladies
Jay Howell
SOLD

Princes' boner

Jay Howell

Outlander
Skinner

Dark Times of Ancient Memories Haunting in the Shoqqoth realm
Skinner

Squarish Lord Man
Skinner

Spectre of Evil Times
Skinner

Revengance
Skinner

Part 1 (on the left)
Skinner

Part 2
Skinner

Blastarr
Skinner

Child of Tiamat
Skinner

Ritual Death Mask
Skinner

Extreme Wizardry
Skinner

In this world of product as art and art as product it's refreshing to see artists who just shred and thrash around the subject of being human. Like most artists from Berkley, Oakland and San Fransico's mission district (read Beautiful Losers) Skinner, Jay Howell and Scott Barry all reflect the naked humanity that popular art seems to miss.

Scott Barry is a classic new breed artist/designer. Not simply limited to doodling, painting or sewing he shames west coast art directors by making wonder-filled ideas easy to understand. His communications are solid and bold enough to change the way you think.
Skinner is a freak, a spaz and full of energy. His wild style is a tiger attack on innocence. Discribing his own work Skinner thinks of it as, "a psychedelic barrage of fantastical monstrosities brought to life through the mind of an obsessed child".
Jay Howell was interviewed on Fecal Face recently and when asked if he had a mantra he said, "Take a stand against the jerks from hell. They are out there and they want you to feel bad just because they do. You will not be taken down, YOU are from Tuff Town and they are from the lame village across the river. We launch rocks at them for a reason." Jay's work backs these words up, better then any fan-boy words I could wack out right now.

Shawn Wolfe & Le Merde

Shawn Wolfe
Deal. Bail. Cope. Nope.
2007
acrylic on wood
6" x 12" x 2"
SOLD

Shawn Wolfe

Hurt. Kill. Lie. Cheat. Steal. Suck. Run. Hide. Care. Don't.
2007
acrylic on wood
6" x 7" x 4"
$700 (contact for availability)

Shawn Wolfe
Human Highway
2006
30" x 43"
acrylic on wood

Shawn Wolfe
Jesus is coming... roll another joint.
2007
24" x 42"
acrylic on wood

Shawn Wolfe
Your Logo Here
2007
12" x 24"
acrylic on wood

Shawn Wolfe
It's Killing Time
2007
24" x 12"
acrylic on wood

Shawn Wolfe

Let This Be A Sign
2006
32" x 46"
acrylic on wood

Le Merde
Gripeness Worry
2007
12" x 12" x 3"
acrylic on wood
SOLD
Le Merde
Gripe Juice High
2007
12" x 12" x 3"
acrylic on wood
SOLD

Le Merde
Kandar Radius - SOLD
(Silver Thoughts - clear head w/ painted body)

Le Merde
Hujili's Ghost - SOLD
(Muddy Waters - brown clear w/ painted head)

Le Merde
The Battle of Modine Sleep Fritzbend (The Band)
2007
12" x 36" x 3"
acrylic on wood
SOLD

Le Merde
Orange Drink Test
2007
12" x 12" x 3"
acrylic on canvas
SOLD

Le Merde
ZEU EXPLODE
2007
36" x 36"
acrylic on canvas
SOLD

Hujili's Ghost - SOLD
(custom black clear w/ pink hair)

Hujili's Ghost - SOLD
(custom brown clear w/ blue hair)

The Mayor McMonty Fritz - SOLD
(Special purple clear version)

new work by
Shawn Wolfe & Le Merde

Opens Oct 5ithy, 6-9pm
Runs all month!!!

The work will be for sale online after the opening.
So check back soon!!!

Grass Hut Gallery
811 e. burnside
poertland, or

Seattle is Portland's big indifferent sister city. Seattle has about 80% more of every cool thing Portland has to offer. However Seattle has grown old and boring, so folks from Seattle come to Portland for tiny vacations, intimate music shows and killer little art shows.
Shawn Wolfe and Le Merde, two of Seattle's most renowned and collected artists are coming to Portland because we have something here that doesn't exist anywhere else: Grass Hut Gallery and gooooood vibez.

If you don't already know who these Seattle artists are yet, read on...

Shawn Wolfe's graphic, painted and sculptural works are ponderous, playful, pointless and panicky; chronicling human hubris with sincere and heartfelt ambivalence. His work has appeared in Emigre, Metropolis, GQ Japan, Relax, While You Were Sleeping, Adbusters, and Print. He and wife Jessica have made Seattle their home since 1990.
shawnwolfe.com

Le Merde is Seattle, Washington based husband and wife duo Mike and Michelle Kelly. Mike who is from Tucson, Arizona and Michelle a native Seattleite have been working together since they met in London in 2000. Their work ranges from paintings and sculpture to hand cast figures. They draw inspiration from all walks of pop-culture, including heavy metal music and 1970’s cartoon characters.
More of their work can be seen at lemerde.com

New Islands Fold Zines

We are so stoked to have these in stock.
For a couple years now Islands Fold has been making the best art zines in the Northwest.
Every once in a while we get a good little batch of them in and they brighten up the whole shop.
Here's a list of what just showed up:
-Weast
-Evilution
-Boing
-The Pawn's Queen
-Farm Sized Adventures
-A Great Big Stillness

If your reading these words you will probably love what they make at Islands Fold.

Welcome to California!

All new paintings by
Bwana Spoons and Justin "Scrappers" Morrison

Opens Sept 7th (first friday) 6-9pm

Grass Hut Gallery
811 e. Burnside
Portland, OR

To see Bwana's work go here:
http://www.grasshutcorp.com/bits/
To see Scrappers work go here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scrappers/

Bwana Spoons and Justin "Scrappers" Morrison are coming outta the closet. The secrets out, they're from California. They've kept it a secret because they thought Oregonians might get mad and hate on them with a "Locals Only" attitude. As it turns out though, everyone's been super nice and welcoming here in Portland. So take this show as a welcome right back at you.
In their new body of work the Cali-boys explore and reflect everything rad and lame about California. That covers everything from surfing legend Moon-Doggy to gangsta rap legend Easy-E.
Using vivid colors and bold icons in their new painting, Bwana and Scrappers celebrate their first show together in Grass Hut gallery (the galley they both own and operate).

Bwana Spoons:
Growing up in California I began to think of it as it's own country. Born in Santa Ana on a dragbike, and after a momentary stint in Michigan, my folks moved me up and down the coast and the valley. We made pit stops in Trona(Death Valley)- where my dad worked at the the Kerry-McGee plant. Home to Silkwood. Then Fairfield- where I learned to skate like every other Californian. Central Valley- not the area, the town right near the Shasta Dam. Walnut Creek- where my mom thought our house was haunted, but really just felt uncomfortable because everybody was rich, Then off to the shithole Oakley- Again, not the goggle/sunglass company, just some walnut orchards, cholos, and rednecks out in the middle of suburbia. Then to mendocino- Where I realized that you didn't have to hate school, and fight, or run from fights everyday. The ocean, hippies, no fences, and no walkie talkies. And lastly, when I graduated from mendo I moved to SF. home to hills, killer art, king of slappies, and earthquakes. So... by the time i moved to portland back in '96, at first i just thought it was an extension of the country California. I love it here, and I still love california. This show is about my love for all things Cali, the good, the rad, and the ugly.

our mural/skate ramp

Justin "Scrappers" Morrison:
I am Californian: I have kicked Mickey Mouse in the balls, I have been to Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch, I saw the LA riots, I had my first kiss under the Hollywood sign next to Madonna's house, I listened to "Straight Outta Compton" by NWA while on spring break in Palm Springs, I smoked pot in a VW van parked in front of Jimm Morrison's house, I surfed my first wave at Sunset Cliffs in San Diego, I watched my first movie on the Walt Disney studio lot, I've seen Erik Estrada (Ponch) from Chips dressed up as Santa Clause hand out gifts at the Los Angeles Mission, I learned how to tree-sit by Earth First protesters in Humboldt county, I found a seal's tooth on Catalina Island, I made a necklace from Big Bear mountain pine cones and I have hocked a loogie off the Golden Gate bridge.
I was born in Canada on Vancouver Island, had my diapers changed in Medford Oregon, but I grew up in Los Angeles county. I grew up around gnarly bikers, greasy mechanics, Armenian gang members, Hispanic family members, crazy surfers, bleach blond pool cleaners, Hollywood butt rockers, movie studio slaves, plastic surgery junkies and uselessly over-watered palm trees.
Somehow my stoner buddies and I graduated from Burbank High School, then I studied random art, music and history at Pasadena City College and the College of the Redwoods. It wasn't till I moved to Portland that I got a History degree from PSU and devoted a year of my life to the Wieden+Kennedy 12 advertising agency/school/experiment.
Now I live in Portland, paint with old house paint, run Grass Hut studio/gallery/shop with my buddy Bwana and swim in the rivers every chance I get.

My Secret Pocket Journey

New Art work by Ayumi Piland (from APAK)
opens August 3rd, 6-9pm (runs all month)

Grass Hut Gallery
811 e. Burnside
Portland, Oregon
97214
(503) 445-9924

My Secret Pocket
Gouache on Paper (mounted on wood)
5.5X7.5
contact for availability

Loyal Partner
Gouache on Paper (mounted on wood)
6X6
SOLD

Better Luck Tomorrow
Gouache on Paper (mounted on wood)
6X6
Sold

Desert Lovers
Gouache on Paper (mounted on wood)
3.5X6.5
SOLD

Stolen Pocket
Gouache on Paper (mounted on wood)
5.5X4
SOLD

Tapir & Me
Gouache on Paper
4X4
SOLD

Deer & Me
Gouache on Paper
4X4
SOLD

Piggy & Me
Gouache on Paper
4X4
SOLD

Squirrel & Me
Gouache on Paper
4X4
SOLD

The Island of Old Legend
Gouache on Paper (mounted on wood)
6X6
contact for availability

The Island of Memory
Gouache on Paper (mounted on wood)
6X6
contact for availability

The Island of Spirits
Gouache on Paper (mounted on wood)
6X6
contact for availability

The Island of Wonder
Gouache on Paper (mounted on wood)
6X6
Sold

Sweet Dream
Gouache on Paper (mounted on paper)
7X7
SOLD


Puzzling Encounter
Gouache on Paper (mounted on wood)
8X7
contact for availability

Glamour Attack
Gouache on Paper (mounted on paper)
8X7
contact for availability

Backyard Dilemma
Gouache on Paper (mounted on paper)
7X7
contact for availability

Dejavu
Gouache on Paper (mounted on wood)
7X10
contact for availability

Statement: The one thing I try not to forget before doing the laundry is checking my husband's pockets. All his pockets are always filled with many little things... all types of twigs, rocks, plants, old screws, nuts, balls of fuzz, receipts, post-it notes, coins, dirt, broken piece of plastic, small metal parts, candy wrappers, toys, stickers, business cards, flyers...etc. In contrast, my pockets are usually empty and I feel sort of envious of his collection. But I do have a secret pocket that I keep non-objects, my imagination. I hide the secret pocket around my belly to keep it quite safe. This is where my soul curls up and takes a nap to dream. In this show you get a chance to peak at the world of my secret pocket. I hope you enjoy it!

Bio: Ayumi K. Piland was born in Saitama prefecture, Japan and moved to the U.S. by herself after high school. She found her passion in art, and 5 years later she graduated from Kendall College of Art & Design in Michigan with BFA majoring in illustration. Which is when she met her husband, Aaron and they started a creative team APAK. After living in Oakland, CA and Saitama, Japan, they stumbled upon Portland in 2005. Since then they support each other as freelance illustrators and also collaborate under the name APAK on paintings for galleries mostly on West coast.

Besides working on fun projects as APAK, she enjoys making things by hand. Designing plush dolls, self-publish picture books, creating handmade greeting cards, painting silly characters.. etc. Her handmade Gocco greeting cards have been well accepted and sold worldwide. Publishers like Little Otsu publishes her greeting cards as well. She is currently working on illustration for a book called "Biting the Wax Tadpole: Adventures in Word Travel" by Melville Publishing, a greeting card set with Chronicle Books, and also illustrations for a tote bag by Blue Q. Her picture book, Harry will be published in 2008 by Little Otsu. Visit me online at http://www.apakstudio.com