The Portland Loom was a big success with hundreds of people coming into the space over the course of the evening. Katherine Ball, the director of SEA Change Gallery did a terrific job of setting it up.

Unfortunately, my bike was stolen from outside the space, which was a huge bummer and left a bitter taste in our mouths as we left Portland.

A few days in Seattle staying with the illustrous, Mike Wilkes. We experienced the Slow Food movement of the northwest, by taking two and a half hours to get out dinner ready. We set-off to industrial area of the city to attend a Tall Bike Anarchist Rally. Lots of facial tattoos, girls with striped knee-socks and platform boots and some crazy bicycles. The next day we set out to visit Cairo, the gallery that will be taking on the “A Room-A Loom” in Sept/Oct. Justine and Joel who run the place were wonderful. We even decided to design a “A Loom-A Room” t-shirt to accompany the show. Justine read my astrological chart and blew my mind.

We dropped in on my long-lost 2nd cousin, Reggie, for her garden tango concert. She had a table set-up with homemade baked goods for sale, and I felt a familial connection instantly.

The next day, we picked up a sweet new single-speed bike to replace my stolen wheels and headed to the Seattle Farmer’s Market. The most gorgeous (and most expensive) market I ever been to! They were passing out hand-fulls of fresh smoked salmon.

It was time to leave so we headed out to find a campsite further north. On the road again.