2017 — WeMake

EXPERIMENTS

volume 5, issue 4

EXPERIMENTS: Before there is ever success or failure, there are experiments.

FALL 2017

Featured

Nov 15, 2017

Elli Lume— Klume House Workshop

Nov 15, 2017

Nov 15, 2017

Nov 15, 2017

Nick Misani Art Deco Workshop

Nov 15, 2017

Nov 15, 2017

Nov 15, 2017

Asa Bree Sieracki Nail Workshop

Nov 15, 2017

Nov 15, 2017

Nov 12, 2017

Recap: 2017 WeMake Celebrates: A Design Conference About The Process of Making

Nov 12, 2017

Nov 12, 2017

Oct 5, 2017

Adam J Kurtz: Honesty, Humor and a Little Darkness

Oct 5, 2017

Oct 5, 2017

Oct 2, 2017

From the Greenwood of Louisiana to Michigan Ave, The Ural Thomas Story

Oct 2, 2017

Oct 2, 2017

Sep 18, 2017

Student Spotlight—Meet Jodie Beechem

Sep 18, 2017

Sep 18, 2017

Sep 18, 2017

An Interview with Luke Choice—Experimenting with Abandon

Sep 18, 2017

Sep 18, 2017

Sep 17, 2017

Alice in Wonderland

Sep 17, 2017

Sep 17, 2017

Sep 11, 2017

An Interview with Nick Misani—Type, Style, and Freelancing

Sep 11, 2017

Sep 11, 2017

WELCOMING

volume 5, issue 3

WELCOMING: Summer is the season of welcoming in growth and seeing the fruits of your labor.

SUMMER 2017

Featured

Aug 25, 2017

RECAP: sXc with Zach Yarrington

Aug 25, 2017

Aug 25, 2017

Aug 9, 2017

Student Spotlight - Meet Elana Gabrielle

Aug 9, 2017

Aug 9, 2017

Jul 24, 2017

Meet Zach Yarrington

Jul 24, 2017

Jul 24, 2017

Jul 5, 2017

RECAP: sXc with Erik Marinovich

Jul 5, 2017

Jul 5, 2017

Jun 14, 2017

Student Spotlight - Meet Clara Dudley

Jun 14, 2017

Jun 14, 2017

May 20, 2017

Woodworking Workshop with Annie Beedy

May 20, 2017

May 20, 2017

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LIGHTHEARTED

volume 5, issue 2

LIGHTHEARTED: cheerfull and carefree

SPRING2017

Featured

May 10, 2017

RECAP: Design Week Portland 2017

May 10, 2017

May 10, 2017

May 10, 2017

Student Spotlight - Meet Dana Parker

May 10, 2017

May 10, 2017

Apr 9, 2017

The Tenacity of Tuesday Bassen

Apr 9, 2017

Apr 9, 2017

Apr 1, 2017

Annie Beedy: West Coast All-Natural

Apr 1, 2017

Apr 1, 2017

Mar 17, 2017

Pin That Shit!— With Makers From Around The World

Mar 17, 2017

Mar 17, 2017

Mar 15, 2017

Student Spotlight – Meet Subin Yang

Mar 15, 2017

Mar 15, 2017

Mar 9, 2017

RECAP-sXc with BRETT STENSON

Mar 9, 2017

Mar 9, 2017

Mar 7, 2017

Pin That Shit! A Creative Affair to Show Off Your Flair

Mar 7, 2017

Mar 7, 2017

Mar 6, 2017

RECAP—A DDC LOGO WORKSHOP

Mar 6, 2017

Mar 6, 2017

PERSEVERANCE

volume 5, issue 1

PERSEVERANCE: Steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.

WINTER 2017

Featured

Feb 16, 2017

A Special Design Week Portland sketchXchange with Tuesday Bassen

Feb 16, 2017

Feb 16, 2017

Feb 13, 2017

Meet Brett Stenson

Feb 13, 2017

Feb 13, 2017

Jan 30, 2017

Pin That Shit—A Creative Affair to Show Off Your Flair

Jan 30, 2017

Jan 30, 2017

Jan 18, 2017

STUDENTS SUBMIT YOUR WORK!

Jan 18, 2017

Jan 18, 2017

Jan 9, 2017

LOGO WORKSHOP WITH AARON DRAPLIN

Jan 9, 2017

Jan 9, 2017

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Letting go and starting new - https://t.co/1obHQeDXwM https://t.co/kA9dcwOQ96
about 2 months ago
RT @scoutbooks: Big shoutout to our friends at @wemakepdx, which, after 8.5 years of supporting the arts and design community of… https://t.co/FA6mnFmh1b
about 2 months ago

So long Portland! Be sure to keep up with @tillamookst for creative events throughout the year!

#alwaysbemaking #wemakepdx

Open up and say ahhh. This Tuesday night will be bursting with color and candid conversation with artist and designer @shawnax . Only a few tickets left, grab yours now and join us for our final @designweekpdx celebration at @mississippistudios it’s going to be good.

Brown Calculus will be preforming on our Tuesday night event! Catch their cosmic beats closing us out after a talk on process and design with @shawnax . There’s only a few tickets left, grab yours via our link or at @designweekpdx

Our founder @yvonnepemerson will speaking tomorrow night with a bunch of other rad ladies at Changing Course @lwdpdx is hosting. If you grabbed a ticket for the sold out event, we’ll see you there! If not catch our last event on Tuesday. Tickets in our link!

That time the band showed up At the end of the night with glitter and strainers on their heads.

Our last #sketchxchange will be 4/9 at Design Week! Joining us from New York is artist and designer @shawnax with music by @browncalculus
We’re giving away five sets of tickets! To win tell us your thoughts on process and tag your friend. Winners will be announced Sunday!

Modern Breast. This and more, next week! @shawnax during @designweekpdx 4/9 @mississippistudios featuring @browncalculus for some cosmic beats afterwards! And our closing party!!! Get your tickets now via our site or the link above! We’re gonna party like it’s our last party ever. Because it is 🤩

We see you.
Will we see you? Design Week 4/9/19 with New York artist and designer Shawna X. Get your tickets now, via our site.

YES!
Our last #sketchxchange will be next month at Design Week! Joining us from New York is artist and designer @shawnax
Originally from China, Shawna grew up in Portland. As an immigrant drawing was her way of interpreting the world around her. Today she’s taken that care of expression and created a career by visualizing her inner voice.
We are excited to bring Shawna back to Portland to share her process and journey of coming into herself as a creative. Join us! Tickets via our site or in the link 👆🏽

Come chill with us for the last #sketchxchange event on 4/9 with the amazing designer and maker @shawnax ! We’re taking over @mississippistudios for a talk on process followed by cosmic beats from @browncalculus
Tickets are available on our site now, and money will go towards arts education.
Hope to see you there!!

sXc @marykatemcdevitt
#sketchxchange #wemakepdx

sXc @ericnyffeler
#sketchxchange #wemakepdx

sXc @nick___stokes
#sketchxchange #wemakepdx

sXc @gogopicnic
#sketchxchange #wemakepdx

sXc @meghuntillo
#sketchxchange #wemakepdx

sXc @maryannahoggatt

sXc @nikkimcclure
#sketchxchange #wemakepdx

sXc @erikmarinovich
#sketchxchange #wemakepdx

sXc @jessicahische
#sketchxchange #wemakepdx

sXc @southersalazar
#sketchxchange #wemakepdx

So long Portland! Be sure to keep up with @tillamookst for creative events throughout the year!

#alwaysbemaking #wemakepdx

Open up and say ahhh. This Tuesday night will be bursting with color and candid conversation with artist and designer @shawnax . Only a few tickets left, grab yours now and join us for our final @designweekpdx celebration at @mississippistudios it’s going to be good.

Brown Calculus will be preforming on our Tuesday night event! Catch their cosmic beats closing us out after a talk on process and design with @shawnax . There’s only a few tickets left, grab yours via our link or at @designweekpdx

Our founder @yvonnepemerson will speaking tomorrow night with a bunch of other rad ladies at Changing Course @lwdpdx is hosting. If you grabbed a ticket for the sold out event, we’ll see you there! If not catch our last event on Tuesday. Tickets in our link!

That time the band showed up At the end of the night with glitter and strainers on their heads.

Our last #sketchxchange will be 4/9 at Design Week! Joining us from New York is artist and designer @shawnax with music by @browncalculus
We’re giving away five sets of tickets! To win tell us your thoughts on process and tag your friend. Winners will be announced Sunday!

Modern Breast. This and more, next week! @shawnax during @designweekpdx 4/9 @mississippistudios featuring @browncalculus for some cosmic beats afterwards! And our closing party!!! Get your tickets now via our site or the link above! We’re gonna party like it’s our last party ever. Because it is 🤩

We see you.
Will we see you? Design Week 4/9/19 with New York artist and designer Shawna X. Get your tickets now, via our site.

YES!
Our last #sketchxchange will be next month at Design Week! Joining us from New York is artist and designer @shawnax
Originally from China, Shawna grew up in Portland. As an immigrant drawing was her way of interpreting the world around her. Today she’s taken that care of expression and created a career by visualizing her inner voice.
We are excited to bring Shawna back to Portland to share her process and journey of coming into herself as a creative. Join us! Tickets via our site or in the link 👆🏽

Come chill with us for the last #sketchxchange event on 4/9 with the amazing designer and maker @shawnax ! We’re taking over @mississippistudios for a talk on process followed by cosmic beats from @browncalculus
Tickets are available on our site now, and money will go towards arts education.
Hope to see you there!!

sXc @marykatemcdevitt
#sketchxchange #wemakepdx

sXc @ericnyffeler
#sketchxchange #wemakepdx

sXc @nick___stokes
#sketchxchange #wemakepdx

sXc @gogopicnic
#sketchxchange #wemakepdx

sXc @meghuntillo
#sketchxchange #wemakepdx

sXc @maryannahoggatt

sXc @nikkimcclure
#sketchxchange #wemakepdx

sXc @erikmarinovich
#sketchxchange #wemakepdx

sXc @jessicahische
#sketchxchange #wemakepdx

sXc @southersalazar
#sketchxchange #wemakepdx

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