January 2013

On view at Belmont January 30th – March 5th, 2013

‘For my work in graphite and charcoal on paper, I approach drawing as both experiential and objective. The profound way drawing can open an idea – be blown up in scale, redrawn, placed in a computer program and become something else – is the foundation for my art process. My reference points stem from personal photographs and images found in books, magazines and online. Each piece, whether drawing, sculpture, or painting, transcends the polarity between figuration and abstraction, placing micro and macro side by side.’
-Jill Raymundo

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Between writing and recording his own solo records, touring intercontinentally playing keyboards with The Shins, and producing records with musicians like songwriter Damien Jurado and Portland’s dreamy up-and-comers Pure Bathing Culture at his studio National Freedom, Richard Swift is a busy human.  (more…)

Alfred Coffee & Kitchen on Melrose is now open in L.A.! Stop in the bright and airy shop serving Stumptown Cold Brew stubbies, espresso and pour overs, with a more extensive menu in the works. For now, grab a pastry pick-me-up, admire the sleek color palette and the well-styled Rag & Bone bedecked staff, and sit by the working fireplace as you sip.

On view at Division January 29th – February 28th, 2013
Opening reception 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, February 17thArtist Statement

Richard Swift’s art has a place in an American lineage of primal, urgent outsider art that can be traced from Walt Whitman to Kerouac, from Bo Diddley to Captain Beefheart, from Bill Traylor to Royal Robertson. It is the kind of art that can only come to pass when the rest of the world is deep into REM and old death comes creeping in at a man from the shadows. (more…)

Liam has been holding down the fort at the Stumptown Annex pop-up at our HQ, alongside our training lab and green team. A build-out is in the works and we’re looking forward to offering more classes, tours and tastings, but for now, you can buy beans in bulk fresh off the roastery floor, order a Beehouse, V60 or Chemex pour over and talk shop with Liam. Pop by Friday through Monday, 10 am to 4 pm, with daily tastings at 3 pm. See you this weekend. (more…)