Meet the artist Rakeem Cunnigham
On The Cover
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So Youn Lee’s Pastel Dreamscapes
Little Blue, 12 x 12, oil and acrylic on panel, 2015 So Youn Lee On the cover this week is So Youn Lee’s pastel neon starry-eyed vision topped with an ice cream hat, peeking through a forest of blue roses and woodland creatures, named Little Blue. I’m not sure what has captured Little Blue, but […]
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A Game of Truth or Dare with Artist Parker Day
Eyeing the 100 faces of Parker Day’s ICON series which opens Thursday, makes me feel like I’m 31 going on 13 again and everything is going to be okay. There’s a nontraditional standard of beauty in all her photos, with her subjects’ eyes glaring, mouths sneering, and cheeks sparkling. Each model brings their own shine […]
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Meet Cover Artist Inés Estrada
On the cover this week is Inés Estrada, a self taught artist from Mexico City, currently based in Texas running an online shop of comics, apparel, and her own designs through Gatosaurio. Her illustrations are tough, sexy, and hilarious—a perfect fit for our issue made by all women and nonbinary contributors. Check out her self-published […]
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Meet Painter Jeremy Okai Davis
His Portraits Celebrate the Messiness of Analog Work
His portraits celebrate the messiness of analog work.
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Meet Buddy and Friday Hangs
The Weird and Wonderful Magic Society Move to Portland
The weird and wonderful Magic Society move to Portland.
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High on the Nip
Heather and Jonathan Sielaff Run the Best Darn Cat Instagram in Portland
Heather and Jonathan Sielaff run the best darn cat Instagram in Portland.
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Meet the HOMOCATS
This Week’s Cover Artist, J Morrison, on the Gayest Cats Ever
This week’s cover artist, J Morrison, on the gayest cats ever.
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How We Made the Design Issue
One of my favorite things about process is being able to share it with other people, especially when things get really hairy for awhile, but we’re able to save the day at the last minute. This week was not one of those stressful weeks, however, and I am all the more thankful for that. Jordan […]
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Enter the “Design a Christian Starbucks Cup” Coloring Contest!
HEY, amateur or professional artists! Would you like to see your work published on the cover of the Portland Mercury AND win a cool $100? Then read on! Recently a former Christian pastor gained national attention after claiming that Starbucks removed “Christmas from their cups because they hate Jesus.” (Starbucks says they actually removed reindeers […]
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This Week’s Cover
“Nice Beaver!” Those are the only words I’ve heard about this week’s cover.Come on, people! Do you really think we’d put a beaver on the cover, just to boost our pick-up rate (yes we did)? If you like looking at beavers and stuff by Jeremy Fish you should go to this print art show he […]
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Yes, That IS Sam Lipsyte on the Cover of the Mercury This Week
{{image:1}} “That looks like Sam Lipsyte,” I said when I saw the proof of this week’s cover. Well, GUESS WHO IT IS?? The photo is by Asger Carlsen, whose creepy modified photos are worth a browse. Our art director Justin Scrappers Morrison explained that he chose the image “for the fucking fantasy of it,” adding, […]