Senior Year Seminar Update

November 12, 2009, Leave a Comment on Senior Year Seminar Update

Well, I think I’ve finally gathered together all of my research for my essay on vice in Portland. After plowing through the majority of it, I’m sitting down and writing summaries for each piece to figure out how I want to work it into my essay. I am working off of about 25 newspaper articles, and…

I'm engaged!

November 3, 2009, 1 Comment

Well, I’ve been engaged since Friday actually, but I didn’t post about it when I discussed Big Bad Voodoo Daddy because I hadn’t yet told all of my family, and I felt they should know first. Anyhow, I’m thrilled. Patrick and I have known each other since we were Sophomores in high school, and after a…

BBVD Leaves Portland Swingin'

November 1, 2009, Leave a Comment on BBVD Leaves Portland Swingin'

After a day running around Portland, hitting up the stores on Hawthorne and Powell’s, Patrick and I headed to the Wonder Ballroom to see Big Bad Voodoo Daddy last Friday. I was surprised to read that this show was 21 and over, and it made for a more mature audience. The Wonder is a pretty…

Heading to Portland for BBVD

October 29, 2009, Leave a Comment on Heading to Portland for BBVD

Tomorrow, Patrick and I are taking the train up to Portland to see Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at the Wonder Ballroom in Portland. Last time I’ve saw BBVD, it was New Years Eve at the Walt Disney Concert Hall (designed by Frank Gehry) in LA, which wasn’t a bad show, BBVD is quite entertaining, however it wasn’t…

Buried in Corruption

October 23, 2009, Leave a Comment on Buried in Corruption

Well, I know it’s been awhile since I last updated, but with good reason. I’m literally buried in corruption, or rather papers discussing corruption… For the last week, I’ve been in and out of the library making photocopies out of old Life magazines, finding newspaper articles in the microfilm department, downloading and printing Portland City Club…

Hard Boiled Noir in the Rose City

August 15, 2009, Leave a Comment on Hard Boiled Noir in the Rose City

Recently, I had a friend who was looking for a cool film noir poster for his entertainment room and he came across the poster for Portland Expose. I spent much of my growing up in the Portland Metro Area, and plan to move back there as soon as I graduate from the UO. I think it’s…

"Oops!" The American Pin-Up: An Ignored Art Form

July 10, 2009, Leave a Comment on "Oops!" The American Pin-Up: An Ignored Art Form

This past spring term I enrolled in an art history course: History of Design. One assignment was to write an essay about an artist or movement. If the artist or topic was not discussed in class, you had to get it approved by the professor. I thought about going the easy route and discuss Toulouse Lautrec and his…

Welcome!

July 6, 2009, 1 Comment

All right. Finally, a site of my own. First things first. My name is Janey Ellis, and I started this site as a launching pad to post my finds and writings about vintage collectibles and other related discussion, as well as provide somewhat of a steady personal blog for myself, and to have something to offer while out…