On our walk through the Pearl District on our way to lunch, we stumbled upon the most wonderful little store. Oblation is equal parts print shop, ephemera wonderland, party of paper and place of learning. If you don't already know, I was a printmaker in a former life--I have a degree in printmaking, actually--so this place made me feel right at home. It also made me miss my days spent behind a press, mixing inks, and smelling solvents.
And it made me want to scoop up every little thing in the store and bring it back to Mississippi: the tags, the cards, the tools, the books, the gadgets, the toys and, oh, the paper. Such beautiful paper! If I lived in Portland, I would be done for. My studio would be filled with stuff collected on regular trips to this place and my bank account empty from my lack of restraint. I'd also be signing up for many a workshop, you can be sure.
Can't you just smell the inks? I wish this photograph were scratch and sniff.
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