Sam holds up a gorgeous handmade marble at Paden City Marble Fest.
Thanks to everyone who recently responded to our one-question survey. We appreciate your input even though there was no overwhelming winner. That just means we're going to play a bit with how we craft this newsletter and see where the vibes take us - not to be confused with vibe-coding - we don't mess with that mess.Â
Exhibitions/Events
Sovereign Groundis an exhibition featuring Global Majority artists, exploring our ties to land, ancestors, and spirit, the small rituals that hold us, and the ways we make meaning on our own terms. @Brew House Arts, through October 24 Â
Glowing in that Wasteconsiders decomposition and the necessity of decay. The works reflect on the beauty of matter breaking down to nourish further life. They emerge from looking closely at the artist's (Maggie Bjorklund) garden, the woods, and the various dusty, buggy corners of her house. The exhibition is also a practice of attending closely to the life around her and, by extension, to the decay of her own body.
It’s not ALL sunshine and roses over here in client relations, but we don’t go public about the clients we’ll never work with again (it’s a short list). Honestly, we shout out and celebrate our clients constantly because they are (mostly) awesome. We’re very fortunate.
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We’ll do another, more detailed client feature when I launch their new website, but if you don’t know about Industrial Arts Workshop (IAW) yet, please rectify that ASAP. Founded by Pittsburgh artist Tim Kaulen, IAW empowers youth at the intersection of arts, community development, and workforce readiness through welding education. They’ve been phenomenal collaborators, their programs make an incredible impact on their students, and we're thrilled to work with them on this exciting advancement.
Thank you for being a part of our community,
Sam + Nathan
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Porter Loves is a dog-obsessed, Pittsburgh-based creative duo providing photography, design, and websites for artists and craftspeople.