May 2013 – Recent stamp and fencing photos

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Most of the “Impressed Concrete” installations have taken place on the west side of the Willamette along SW Lincoln St. to this point. The photos below were all taken of stampings between SW Naito and SW 1st on Lincoln. This area is still a construction zone, so the public is not yet permitted to access the area.

WestSideContextSW Lincoln, between 1st and Naito.

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“IN SPRINGTIME EVERYONE SECRETLY LOVES YOU”, by Scot Siegel.

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WillametteRiverWhittled“WILLAMETTE RIVER WHITTLED BY RIPRAP AND WAPATO”, by Sara J. Call.

WillametteRiverWhittled2ARiverBlurred1“A RIVER BLURRED IN THE DISTANCE”, by Anne Elizabeth Shaw.ARiverBlurred2

EvenNowtheHeart2“EVEN NOW THE HEART IS FLOWERING A WILD PATIENCE”, by Amy Schutzer.

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The light was so nice on this day, I kept traveling the light rail alignment to see what was new.  Here are a few more photos from the east side of the river…

ISEEMOONLIGHT1This line which looks out to the River reads “I SEE MOONLIGHT RUSHING ON THIN RIVERS OF STEEL”, and is by Gillian Zacharias.  I’m hoping to get a photo of this from the River soon.

ISEEMOONLIGHT2The bike path from OMSI to the Opera Center is closed now for construction.  The line installed a month ago that was on the east side of the trail near here, has been retired.

EyeCatching1“EYE CATCHING A GAME OF SMALL SALUTES”, by Peg Butler is installed on SE McLoughin just north of the Pendleton Store, as are the next two lines.EyeCatching2SomeTeaWithRain“WOULD YOU LIKE SOME TEA WITH YOUR RAIN”, by Kunal Mehra.

LiltSong1“INTO THE LILT SONG INTO THE FLASHES OF RED”, by Gregory Chaimov.

KickKick1“KICK KICK TRIPLE STEP ACROSS POINT”, by Peg Butler is located in Downtown Milwaukie.  The words in this line are dance steps in the line dance, “Walk the Line”.

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Orange Lining in Milwaukie, OR – Spring 2013

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A great example of the fleeting and utilitarian nature of the “Art Starts Now” portion of the Orange Lining project, the following line’s were installed in Milwaukie along the railroad tracks while a retaining wall was being built east of the tracks. Most of these lines have already been removed from this area because their services were no longer required.

Awake“AWAKE” from “AWAKE A THROB OF CRICKETS IT TAKES THE WEIGHT OF YOU”, by Amy MacLennan.

AwakeaThrobofCr“AWAKE A THROB OF CRICKETS IT TAKES THE WEIGHT OF YOU”, by Amy MacLennan.

DuskyWarehouses“DUSKY WAREHOUSES EYES SHUT BACKS TO THE RIVER”, by Ayelet Amittay.

IcouldntSee“I COULDN’T SEE” from Jules Boykoff’s “SHE SNAPPED PHOTOS OF THINGS I COULDN’T SEE”.

ISingElectric“I SING THE ELECTRIC LINES CHARGED FULL WITH SOULS”, by Tiel Aisha Ansari.

ISingElectric2“FULL WITH SOULS”, from Tiel Aisha Ansari’s, “I SING THE ELECTRIC LINES CHARGED FULL WITH SOULS”.

Journeys-give-us“JOURNEY’S GIVE US NEW EYES TO SEE OUR WORLD ANEW”, by Paulann Peterson.  Behind Paulann’s line is another line working hard but not in the limelight, “STEEL ON STEEL RACING TO CATCH THE MELODY”, by Gregory Chaimov.

JourneysSteelonSteel NearReed“NEAR REED I SAW LONG AGO A POND WITH WHITE GEESE”, by Margaret Krausse.

Sheknewshe“SHE KNEW SHE WOULD GET THERE IN TIME”, by Peg Butler.

ToReadtheTracks“TO READ THE TRACKS TO NEED TO KNOW”, by David Abel.

TwitterRiversEbbAnother double layer of lines, in back is “TWITTER CHERRY BLOSSOMS FACEBOOK RAINDROPS”, by Kunal Mehra and in front, “RIVER’S EBB INSCRIBED ON BRIDGE LEGS”, by Charles F. Thielman.

OL fencing SE 17th & SE McLoughlin. SW stamps.

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Below are photos taken in the past few weeks of both orange lining fencing and stampings. I’ve posted photos of many of these installations before. In these photos you’ll see how the context has changed around the installations as development has gone forward and with the change of the seasons. It’s easier to see the installations on SE McLoughlin with the leaves off of the trees.

"SOME HAVE EVOLVED TO COMMUTE UPRIGHT SMILING", written by Scot Siegel.

Above is the only new installation of printed fencing that I found on this trip. This is on SE 17th Ave, near SE Holgate.  Here are a couple of poems that were edited in the field as needed by the contractors. The one on the left is “SOME HAVE EVOLVED TO COMMUTE UPRIGHT SMILING”, by Scot Siegel. The one on the right is from “A HIGH WATER MARK STILL RINGS THESE TREES”, by Tiel Aisha Ansari.

AHighWMk2.13 3“A HIGH WATER MARK STILL RINGS THESE TREES”, by Tiel Aisha Ansari.

1Mroad1 Looking south on SE McLoughlin Boulevard… You have to get up pretty early on a Sunday morning to see this road this quiet. It was but a moment’s respite, appreciated nonetheless. All of the photos of orange fencing coming up were taken along SE McLoughlin.

InD1 “IN DAYDREAMS WHICH STRANGERS BECOME FRIENDS”, written by Scot Siegel

DYR1“DID YOU REMEMBER TO BRING YOURSELF ALONG”, written by Anatoly Molotkov.

DYR2“DID YOU REMEMBER TO BRING YOURSELF ALONG”, written by Anatoly Molotkov.

PP1“PEOPLE PULLER WHISPERS ALONG”, written by Quake Tornieri.

ALAN1“A LOOK A NOD THE SUBTLE BUILDING OF A SMILE”, written by Peg Butler.

ENO1“EVEN NOW THE HEART IS FLOWERING A WILD PATIENCE”, written by Amy Schutzer.

EN1“EVEN NOW THE HEART IS FLOWERING A WILD PATIENCE”, written by Amy Schutzer. Stamp is on SW Lincoln just south of SW 1st Ave.EN2Same as above with a little extra context, you can in the distance where the new flyover bridge is coming up to meet Lincoln.

ED3“EVERY DAY WE END UP POLISHED FROM A ROUGHER STONE”, written by Amy Schutzer as well.  It’s been hard to get a good photo of this one.

ED1“EVERY DAY WE END UP POLISHED FROM A ROUGHER STONE”, written by Amy Schutzer. Stamped on SW Lincoln south of SW 4th Ave.

ED2Same as above with a little more context.

WWLO1The next few are, “WHAT WE LOVE WILL SAVE US”, by David Oates.

WWLO2WWLO3WWL1SW Lincoln, south of SW 3rd.

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New Years Day, SW PDX stamp photos.

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On New Year’s day I visited SW Lincoln Street to take some photos of the most recent stampings.  I decided to go on a holiday to avoid cars and construction work and because the weather was beautiful.

long viewThe photos were all taken on the north side of SW Lincoln between 4th and 1st. The contractors are getting their stamping technique down, the results are pretty darn crisp.

everydayweendupstampAbove and below written by Amy Schuster

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Read tracks1Above and below written by David Abel.

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choreogstamp1Above written by Peg Butler.

ontrainswestandstampAbove written by ‘M’.  Next time I go out, I’ll get a photo without shadows.

Lincoln green choreoIn the photo above you can see both a temporary and permanent Orange Lining installation.  The stamp is on the bottom right.  In the distance, Mt. Hood.

Happy New Year!

Orange Lining Guide to ‘Line’ Locations.

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About thirty ‘lines’ printed on silt fencing have been installed so far, five on the west side of the river and the rest on the east side.  We hope to see more installed over time: it will all depend on if and where erosion control is needed during the construction process.

We just put together a general guide of locations so you can see where to find ‘orange lines’. We’ll update this as fencing is installed or removed.

This file was updated on 3/4/13.  Download the pdf document here:Orange Lining Locations.

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Blog posts are written by Peg Butler.  Photographs have been taken by Peg, unless otherwise noted.

Fall & Fencing on SE McLoughlin and SW Moody.

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Here are some more photos from last week’s site visits.

This line found the perfect home.
Written by Laura Winter, “CRAWLING IN DUST HOW HEAVY THESE FEET OF CLOUDS”. Installed along SE McLoughlin Blvd near SE Harold.

 

Written by Quake Tornieri, “PEOPLE PULLER WHISPERS ALONG”. Installed along SE McLoughlin between SE Bybee and SE Tacoma.

 

Written by local singer/songwriter Casey Neil. “BLOOMING IN THE VALLEY MY LITTLE DARK ROSE”. Installed along SE McLoughlin Blvd between SE Bybee and SE Tacoma.

Written by Peg Butler, “CHOREOGRAPHY OF PLACE LYRICAL ALIGNMENT”. Installed along SE McLoughlin between SE Bybee and SE Tacoma.

Written by Peg Butler, “A LOOK A NOD THE SUBTLE BUILDING OF A SMILE”. Installed along SE McLoughlin between SE Bybee and SE Tacoma

Written by Brigette Goetze, “BLACKBIRD’S RED SHOWS ONLY ON OPENED WINGS”. Installed along SE McLoughlin between SE Bybee and SE Tacoma.

Written by J. Graham Murtaugh, “KNIT THE CITY BONES RIDE THE VEINS”. Installed under the Marquam Bridge in SW Portland.

 

 

OL Fencing along SE McLoughlin.

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Fencing installed near the golf course along SE McLoughlin Blvd.  This is a good example of construction workers acting as editors.  Multiple rolls of fencing have been spliced together and a new line emerged.

“A TREE IS MY UMBRELLA”, was written by Helen Nighthawk.
“WE ARRIVE TOGETHER” was written by Elisabeth Tschalaer. “EARTH AND SKY PRESS US LIKE LETTERS TO EACH OTHER” was written by Dinae Horne and “COASTING OUR BOUNDARIES WE FOREVER RIDE THE LINE” was written by Jordan Brown.

Written by Dinae Horne, “EARTH AND SKY PRESS US LIKE LETTERS TO EACH OTHER”. Installed along SE McLoughlin between SE Reedway and SE Bybee.

Helen Nighthawk wrote, “A TREE IS MY UMBRELLA”, Elisabeth Tschalaer wrote, “WE ARRIVE TOGETHER”.

Written by Helen Nighthawk, “A TREE IS MY UMBRELLA”. Installed along SE McLoughlin between SE Reedway and SE Bybee.

2 fences printed onsite, 1 in Milwaukie the other visible from SW Harbor.

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We recently completed our on-site silt fence painting with one line on the east side of the river and one on the west. There are still quite a few more rolls of pre-printed lines waiting to be installed. The locations of those installations are not up to us, they are placed by the contractors wherever needed for erosion control.

The line “CHOREOGRAPHY OF PLACE,  LYRICAL ALIGNMENT” by Peg Butler (me), was painted onto silt fencing that had been installed on SE 21st Avenue near SE Lake Road in Downtown Milwaukie. Just as we finished, a freight train rolled by.

Over on the west side, the latest and last poem to be painted was “EVEN NOW THE HEART IS FLOWERING A WILD PATIENCE” by Amy Schutzer. This fence is most visible from SW Harbor Parkway at SW Moody Ave. It’s up on the hill and was a bit tricky to paint because of the steepness. Luckily no hill-falling-down happened. One thing I liked about this site, in addition to its great visibility, was that it had been tagged formerly. We got to tag on top of the tag with a poetic line.

After finishing with painting, I walked down past the International School to the intersection to take photos wearing my PPE (hard hat, safety glasses, safety vest, steel toed boots…) which I’m required to wear whenever I’m out working around the construction areas.  As I walked by the school, four boys about five years old who were out on recess shouted to me over and over, “What are you going to build? What are you going to build?”  I gave them a sturdy wave in my construction worker costume and left my building accomplishments to their imaginations.