Pistol River Creative » Chair Affair http://www.pistolrivercreative.com Creative Adventures in Portland Sat, 15 Oct 2011 01:04:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Chair Affair: Benefit Auction for Community Warehouse http://www.pistolrivercreative.com/2010/03/07/chair-affair-benefit-auction-for-community-warehouse/ http://www.pistolrivercreative.com/2010/03/07/chair-affair-benefit-auction-for-community-warehouse/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:30:49 +0000 Super Dylan http://www.pistolrivercreative.com/?p=850 The Community Warehouse is hosting it’s annual benefit “The Chair Affair” where artists paint donated chairs and auction them off – proceeds go to Community warehouses operating funds for the upcoming year.  Below is my entry for the chair affair, to see all the chairs the hardworking artists of Portland have created you need to attend the event!  Mark your calendar for April 8, and purchase your ticket from the Chair Affair website.

Here is my drab Grass to Urban Structure chair transformation project.

Chair Affair, Artist Painted Chair Chair Affair, Artist Painted Chair Chair Affair, Artist Painted Chair Chair Affair, Artist Painted Chair Chair Affair, Artist Painted Chair ]]> http://www.pistolrivercreative.com/2010/03/07/chair-affair-benefit-auction-for-community-warehouse/feed/ 0 Community Warehouse Chair Affair 2010 http://www.pistolrivercreative.com/2009/11/22/community-warehouse-chair-affair-2009/ http://www.pistolrivercreative.com/2009/11/22/community-warehouse-chair-affair-2009/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:31:13 +0000 Super Dylan http://www.pistolrivercreative.com/?p=647 Community Warehouse is a Portland non-profit that aids in household good distribution for those in need locally.  For the last few years they put on an event called the Chair Affair.  Local artists paint donated chairs and auction them off at an event in Spring that accounts for a substantial amount of the Community Warehouse operating budget.  Kim got connected to the Chair Affair last year and had a great time, see last years chairs here - this year I was ahead of the curve and able to participate.  Below is my chair, now it’s idea time.  This will be a fun challenge.  I really wanted to do a graffiti theme chair at first, Kim is steadily convincing me it’s not the right crowd for this direction.  I want to incorporate the retro vibe somehow.  Kim says I need a theme, a direction – consider the owner.  She’s my style counselor!  I think this chair may need to be accompanied with a pillow – a chance for collaboration with Kim – fun fun.  I’ll update as more develops.

DSCN2128

DSCN2129

]]> http://www.pistolrivercreative.com/2009/11/22/community-warehouse-chair-affair-2009/feed/ 1