When our show Ding Dang Dong (featuring work from Wrecks, Cupco, and Aaron Piland of APAK) started going up it seemed like ping-pong was the logical next thing. We used to be big into foursquare but our ball got ran over by a bus. They make another one that looks exactly the same but the brush is different! Bwana Spoons There was one grouping of them and I bought them all–now I can’t find them anywhere else. I got this locally at a shop over on Hawthorne.
#Bwana spoons skateboard full
This week is Skate or Die Trying, and next week we’re riding around to all of Portland’s parks with a bag full of equipment and trying to play every sport we can think of.
#Bwana spoons skateboard Patch
Summer is really short here, so we designed this summer camp for our friends to hang out together, but it’s open to the public so all these people have been coming along! You get a bandanna and a patch for being a camp scout, and then we have these special badges you can earn, like “Fire-Maker” or “Wild-Life Feeder” (last week, we went to feed these large orange rats called nutria). We turned up in time to catch ping-pong, morning coffee, and a quick tour.
Operated by the resplendently bearded duo of Bwana Spoons and Justin “Scrappers” Morrison, Grass Hut is a respite from cold collector emporiums and doubles as a clubhouse for local artists like APAK and Martin Ontiveros. But walking or biking, it’s hard not to be lured in by this art space’s lime green walls, driftwood sculptures, and population of wild, wonderful characters. If you’re driving, you might skip right past the tiny Grass Hut, situated on Burnside across from the Union Jack strip club and Grendel’s coffeehouse. Over the years CUPCO!? has expanded into all kinds of media: exhibitions, illustration, animation, exquisite hand-made artworks and more.A tour of the tropical cartoon landscape Bwana Spoons calls home. Born on the streets of Tokyo, CUPCO!? began as a street art project mixed with a proficiency in hand-made dolls and skateboarding. We'll be back shortly though with another exhibit this month that will have a reception - stay tuned.ĬUPCO!? (aka XUPXO) is the brainchild of Australian artist Luke Temby. We're not entirely sure yet if we'll get a "preview" out before this exhibit opens Saturday but we're working on it - stay tuned! The results are equal parts impressive and bizarre, but always interesting and we're so happy to bring you this new show.īe sure to sign up for the Gallery Previews List at for first online access to this and future exhibits. In the years since we last showed him, Luke has branched out from his handmade plush dolls and has recently been exploring both soft sculpture like the mannequin style head seen here, but also beading on non-traditional materials.
So when Luke reached out again when we were in the middle of setting our 2023 exhibit schedule and inquired about putting on another exhibit, we immediately said yes. But for whatever reason we never reconnected, despite remaining big fans of what he did. Luke continued to evolve as an artist over the years, making some amazing work in plush, but also exploring other handmade styles - always with a cool pop sensibility.
#Bwana spoons skateboard series
Not too long after that, Luke collaborated with Red Magic and produced a really stellar set of CI Boys, one of the early blind box series to come out of Hong Kong (2007) - but the last time he graced our wall's was another Shawnimals production, 2008's Plushform show. His work always had a sort of a punk rock meets meticulous arts and crafts vibe (mixed with a bit of cute) that we absolutely adored. CUPCO made super clean and super clever stuff that drew on pop culture and Luke's sometimes twisted (in a good way) sensibilities. One of the coolest people we got to work with back then was CUPCO.an Australian artist living in Tokyo that made the sweetest plush art dolls. Back in 2005 we were just a baby store and gallery, and we did some pretty cool handmade plush art shows, one curated by Bwana Spoons🤘, and another that was curated by Shawnimals❤️.
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