At the entrance to a warehouse a giant truck waits like a beast shaking its body as strong men unload its cargo. A little early for the appointment, I push back my nerves and reach out to ring the bell. I first met artist Stephanie Simek at Yale Union. Her studio is in one of many warehouses near the Willamette River in Southeast Portland. I was interested in her work, which according to her is in…

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  With a “Portlanders You Must Meet” list from Midori in-hand, we visit an art bookstore on Alberta Street. Artists Blair Saxon-Hill and John Brodie opened ‘Monograph Bookwerks’ in 2010. Their store is full of rare art publications and carefully selected pieces of art from all over the world. As we walk up to Blair she is reading a book in the half-basement of the store, she notices and greets us …

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