today’s [talking pictures] is just stunning and is accompanied by a good road trip story. i love a good road trip. it comes from one of my favorite artists (a lot of peoples’ favorite artist!), amy ruppel. amy is a portland-based artist, but you’ve seen her artwork all over the place. from gallery shows (there’s one on currently at rare device) to artwork... 
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if you’re in the bay area this friday evening (november 6th), be sure to stop by rare device for an amazing new show from artists Amy Ruppel and Lisa Congdon, Gently by the horns. Lisa and Amy have put together a show paying homage to one of their favorite animal groups: the cloven hoofed, horned, furry creatures that belong to the family Bovidae. They each chose five... 
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GUEST BLOGGER: Lisa Congdon Hello all! It’s Lisa reporting from Portland again. I am so lucky to have so many talented friends here in the Northwest. One of my favorites is Amy Ruppel, who is as kind and generous as she is talented. Today I went with Amy, my friend Diana and my eight-year-old niece (also a big fan of Amy’s) to see her most recent body of work entitled Migratory... 
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