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Street Roots vendor Karen Flemming (right) displays the pottery she painted for the Gather:Make:Shelter project. (Street Roots photos)

Street Roots vendors to showcase painted pottery

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Street Roots is among the organizations participating in the Gather:Make:Shelter project to benefit people experiencing homelessness
by Street Roots | 14 Sep 2018

Street Roots vendors have become naturals in painting pottery for the Gather:Make:Shelter project, filling the office with original new designs.

The vendor office has been jam-packed each Thursday for the painting sessions, led by Gather:Make:Shelter founder Dana Lynn Louis.

Potters from regional art schools have contributed more than 500 bowls for the project, and vendors receive a stipend for their participation. Street Roots was one of numerous organizations participating in the project.

Gather:Make:Shelter pottery
Belinda Estermyer-Beason and Chris Witt, known as C.W., paint pottery for the Gather:Make:Shelter project.
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On Sunday, Sept. 23, there will be a community-wide celebration of the project in Pioneer Courthouse Square. All 500 pots will be on display, and there will be music, food and a poetry reading featuring Street Roots vendors. The event runs from noon to 4 p.m.

The finished bowls will be auctioned off at several events later this fall, along with a community celebration and a feast to go into the bowls prepared by local chefs. Funds raised will go to organizations supporting Portland families and individuals experiencing homelessness.


FURTHER READING: Street Roots vendors lend artistic hand to pottery project


Street Roots is an award-winning, nonprofit, weekly newspaper focusing on economic, environmental and social justice issues. Our newspaper is sold in Portland, Oregon, by people experiencing homelessness and/or extreme poverty as means of earning an income with dignity. Learn more about Street Roots

 
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