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12 : justout 0CÎQBLR5. ¿007_____ northwest * m-tir.ir i.-i T Tn.- ' i--. ** r i.i . - irn. mi. Vote with Your Palette Robinson says that her dream is to “I think gay people are more For a growing number of people, food is political. The industry is eventually have a storefront but that a sensitive people being what they closely connected to oil consumption, agricultural and business prac home business is an ideal way to start. have had to deal wit|i in society,” T-shirts are made through an envi said Robinson. “It’s not that far of ronmentally sustainable heat pressing a stretch to have compassion for process as opposed to the harsh chemi animals or the way the environ cals used in silk screening. Morbal Eco ment is treated.” tices and an overall sense of community. Many diners, restaurateurs and chefs have met these issues head on by buying food locally or supporting sustainable and organic agriculture. In recent years, there has been a rise in the farm-to-table and slow food movements. “Portland is the land of business watch opportunity, and food is driving For defenders Outlet plans to provide the more option of organic cotton as soon as it visit becomes financially feasible. outlet.com. information www.morbalecodefenders “We want our product to be good Onda Makes 10 for your body, good for the environ The last Thursday of every ment,” said Robinson. it,” said Bruce Carey, owner of 23 Hoyt, Saucebox, Bluehour and most The company also plans to make month brings hundreds of people recently Clarklewis. Under his leadership, Clarklewis is pushing the donations to various environmental from all parts of Portland to boundaries of the farm-to-table movement. and humanitarian causes, including Northeast Alberta Street. The reforesting, sports, arts and music, -monthly celebration of the art and “Many items on our menu have only been touched by one person’s hands between the farm and the chefs at Clarklewis,” said Carey. A tall man with an easy smile, Carey is passionate about food and giving his chefs the latitude to express themselves. animal rescue and homelessness relief organizations. Their goal is to donate Onda Arte Latina owner Allan Oliver marks the gallery 's 10th anniversary with Riding the 10th Wave. although the intimate touches of the restaurant—its open kitchen, St., has seen the street change from boarded-up storefronts 10 years hats and tote bags for groceries. Last month they launched a new product, the Defender Starter rated the menu. There was even a tasting event to get acquainted Kit, which consists of educational stickers, coasters and a checklist of with the new, inventive flavors. environmentally friendly assignments. planning to further expand their family. Allan Oliver, owner of Onda Arte Latina at 2215 N.E. Alberta Robinson and Barringer plan to expand into designing logos for wood hearth and rotisserie—remain intact, his chefs have reinvigo Carey and his partner, Joe Rogers, recently adopted a son and are musicians, performers and specta tors well into the night. a percentage of their profits quarterly. He and his investors took control of Clarklewis on April 18, and vibrant culture draws vendors, ago to today’s thriving cultural destination. “Two taquerias opened up a few blocks east, and at that time there was nowhere to get real Mexican food. They started making Alberta They choose to create wearable items over posters because of their a destination,” said Oliver, who is gay. Oliver is celebrating his gallery’s 10th anniversary with the exhibi potential to education others. Carey is also an active philanthropist through collaborating with the Several women in Robinson’s family have been teachers. tion Riding the 10th Wave through Oct. 22. The gallery is showing the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art and Cascade AIDS Project and Educating people about the environment is a way for her to pay trib work of 12 artists who have helped define the style of art in the gallery. generally using his restaurants to build a stronger community. ute to those women. Carey’s establishments provide a way to cast a vote with your palette. F<xxJ surpasses its nutritional contribution to combine community, culture and friends. Carey’s restaurants merge those priorities elegantly. For details visit www.brucecareyrestaurants.com. The early days of Onda began with Oliver and other gallery “Even though I’m not teaching children in a classroom, this owners working with the Urban Development Committee to help is my way of expressing it,” she said. revitalize the street. “We started the Arts Walk, which is in its 10th Robinson and Barringer say rhe gay community has been support year. We also did the Arts Hop, and that’s in its eighth year,” Oliver ive of their products; they believe it has something to do with their said with a smile. life experiences. Onda reveals a decade of growth and a culmination of Oliver’s Style for the Environment travels. As an Amherst College graduate in 1964, he had strong Marney Robinson and Lynn Barringer have been forming a busi connections to Latin America. In graduate school, Oliver traveled to ness plan for four years but formally launched Morbal Eco-defenders Chile and Peru, where his children were bom. When his oldest son Outlet at Portland Pride 2007. The couple walked around wearing was 12, they moved to Caracas, Venezuela. their T-shirt designs and passing out business cards. They directed In 1999, Oliver organized the first Cuban art show in the United Pridegoers to their online business, which sells T-shirts with pointed States in decades. A few years later, Onda hosted a show of slogans and natural scenes. Ecuadorian art and became a gallery of Latin American art. Robinson and Barringer use photos from vacations they take in Oliver greets every visitor at Last Thursday. the mountains or on the coast and pair them with expressions about In June, Onda featured a show of queer Latin-American art in con defending the environment, practicing recycling or caring for junction with Latino Gay Pride. animals. They also have slogans that are queer-specific, such as This year also brings a change in ownership. Oliver sold the con “Similarities Attract,” “Happiness Is a Life Right” and “No One Can trolling interest in Onda to Pablo Merco Flores, an Argentine living Be Free When Hate Is Legal." in Portland. Oliver will continue as manager and curator, but Flores’ “Our T-shirt company is an emotional outlet for people who have connections in rhe art world will afford them the opportunity to something to say about the environment," Robinson said. introduce more art and keep the space a thriving gallery in one of Children's T-shirts promoting messages about recycling are also Portland’s most fertile artistic areas. For more information visit www.ondagallery.com. © available. Robinson designs all of the T-shirts, and she and Barringer think of the slogans together. Marney Robinson (left) and Lynn Barringer express themselves though T-shirt designs. By A lex B aldino and J aymee R. C uti H ollywood A ntiques Gillan Bradley Co. 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