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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (June 17, 2011)
JUNE 17, 2011 47 J f t OREGON'S LGBTO NEWSMAGAZINE G I XT ■ • 1 A collection of vintage artisan jewelry, estate engagement rings, creations & other luscious treasures. The Underemployed Creative as the creator of silk scarves, the crafter be hind labor-intensive photo booths and the mastermind of a You Multi-hyphenate Jason Kinney on Tube video that went viral. bears, booths and design nerds Upon moving here he The first thing you notice when you see did a photo booth for a friend, a process Jason Kinney is his beard. that led to his signature creations. To make It’s as it he were a classical Greek statue, his very specific spaces, Kinney admits it or perhaps a subject from a neoclassical takes “a week’s worth of work and numer painting. The beard is striking and stoic, yet ous trips to Michaels and Home Depot.” full of flair. His clients have included Stumptown Cof Kinney, who hails from Charlotte, North fee Roasters, Hanna Andersson and Laugh Carolina, calls himself an “underemployed ing Planet. creative.” Two years ago, when Lady Gaga was at “Two weeks ago I was assisting a ward the apex of her fame with songs like “Poker robe stylist on a Walmart commercial to Face” and “Bad Romance,” Kinney had an this last week doing a photo booth for a idea for a parody. The result: “Neutra Face: corporate client to designing a business An Ode On A Typeface (A Bearded Poker card, scarves, and then photography,” Kin Face Parody),” a YouTube video that has ney says. amassed more than 430,000 views. He started early as an artist, studying “I credit the bears and the design nerds photography in high school, and came out for the popularity o f‘Neutra Face, ” Kinney of the closet when he was 19 while working says. “When I look at the stats, we were big at the Gap. in America, Canada and Germany—if that “I never saw myself buying silk flowers,” doesn’t say bears and design nerds, I don’t what does.” Kinney jokes. He’s referring to his preparation for his To see Kinney's work, visit his website, ja - photo booths, but the statement applies sonkinney.net, or his Flickr page, Jlickr.com/ well to Kinney, 38. A Portland transplant photos/jasonkinney. of three years, he’s made a name for himself — W aynf . B und y KNOW Your Vancouver USA Broker YOUR STATUS CM JeA tside; Jtatist/ Ken Spurlock Free & confidential HIV rapid tests for gay & bisexual men ■ CRS GRI Oregon City Clinic trill arrange your delivery' Serving the LfìBT Community Since a m at 1425 Beavercreek Road YOUR DOM ESTIC PARTNER Oregon City 97045 Call 503-655-8471 for an appointment Tuesdays 3:30 - 6:30 www.man2manpdx.us 360 901-4944 - Don Duncan owner SoId@KenSpurlockHomes.com John L. Scott Real Estate ( ) n r f>r,j l’ssi<>,ltils Teleflora (503) 642-9992 1-800-356-1884-I Aloha Market Centre 20455 SW TV Highway www.westsideflorist.net
