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(they/them) and I met by happenstance one February evening at a socially distanced art event hosted by Art Design Xchange (ADX) Portland. We were introduced by a mutual friend with whom Stevenson had collaborated to create, A King and His Crown, the work that was on view that evening. So there we were, myself, my friend and Stevenson navigating an art event, my first one in nearly a year, during a global pandemic. , A King and His Crown, 2021, mixed media. ADX Portland. Image courtesy of the artist. At the heart of their practice, is desirous of being in...

Some people even have this haunted look in their eyes when they remember the first time they went out to buy curtains for their first apartment. Fresh-faced and optimistic, they googled the closest place they could get curtains at a price they could afford. With thoughts of simply replacing the curtains they “borrowed” from their mom’s seemingly endless collection and getting done as fast as possible, they enter the store and are a bit surprised at how much fabric is hanging inside the shop. Having experienced such a thing, I had to go and learn what I could about curtains,...

Tove has a timeless appeal, balancing modernity with femininity by utilizing luxe fabrics and high-quality construction. Per Tove’s website, each collection is rooted to a season but is carefully conceived to endure beyond it – aka my kind of clothing! I’m always looking for pieces that feel “of the moment”, but will also stand the test of time. From effortless dresses to solid separates, Tove features a little something for everyone! You may recognize the Ceres dress, as it is one of their most popular styles and has been featured all over the place this last year. The tie-front bodice...

I admit that over the past year, I've bought some pretty weird things. Being stuck at home I've been both bored and enabled by the vastness of the internet. I have no idea when or where I'll get to premiere the deeply discounted patent leather pencil skirt I bought on impulse, or why I thought I needed three different sets of candlestick holders, but with each passing day, the lines between practicality and absurdity have blurred considerably. That said, the vast majority of things I've bought or received this year have one thing in common: they bring comfort. (Even the...

s At least two species of sacoglossan sea slugs are capable of severing their own heads from their bodies and then growing an entirely new body, including a heart and other internal organs. The authors of a new study published in the journal Current Biology postulate that the secret to the decapitated slugs' survival might lie in the algae that makes up the majority of their diet. It's a type of self-amputation known in biological circles as "autotomy," and many species exhibit some form of the phenomenon, most notably lizards and salamanders, which shed their tails (caudal autotomy) to evade predators...