Alison Hawley, of Nice Work, and I like to "take meetings". In coffee shops, restaurants, bars...just sitting around Palace. Day or night. Pretty much any time, any place. It was determined that a collaboration between our two businesses was necessary in order to have an excuse to take meetings on a regular basis.
Be on the lookout for what these two great minds have dared formulate. DEUX makes it's debut November 25th (Black Friday). You have been warned.
Stop by and take a peek at the wares of these two fine establishments.
I'm working on a room spray for Honorable Mention to be released this Fall. Antler & Co. have cool antlers and what not, plus they like OLO.
Check out the pics of how OLO is made at work.place. I told you OLO is tiny!
Carlie Armstrong has compiled a beautiful assortment of photos of Portland artists doing their thing. I am honored to be in the mix. I'm also excited that my cats made the cut. Thanks for the amazing photos Carlie!
XO
Heather
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OLO fragrance can now be found at Spartan. I had the chance to meet with the owner, Currie, on her resent visit to Portland. She's super cute and sweet and I've had a crush on her store for a while! We hung out with Pam (Frances May) and Alison (Honorable Mention) before heading over to Clyde Common for lunch. I like when people like to eat. It's my thing. It's also nice to get to know my vendors because they are the ones that present my perfume to the world. I love learning about the visions of store owners, what they want to offer their communities. It inspires me to work hard to make the best fragrance line I can.
XO
Heather
Come see me this Saturday, June 4th at the Remodelista local market in Portland. Stop by from noon-4pm to check out my awesome new sample gift boxes. They were created for OLO by local printers Keegan & Meegan and they are rad! You may expect deals.
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Heather
Last fall, things were a little slow. I was cutting back on my day job and focusing more on OLO. Lots of people were losing their jobs due to the recession. Freelance work was scarce. There was an abundance of free time. Why not make a commercial?
Ashby Collinson was the original inspiration for Leisure Nomad. She’s often involved in projects but not necessarily ‘employed’ in the conventional sense. Every time I see her she has something totally different going on. She is always able to travel and be involved in amazing art projects. Chic always lands on her feet! Portland has lots of leisure nomads but Ashby is the one I thought of when making this fragrance. We collaborated on the perfume at first but ultimately I went a different direction with it. However, some of the ideas we had in the beginning did end up in the final version of the perfume. I knew she had to be in the commercial!
My friend Orland Nutt is a local filmmaker. He and Ashby have worked together in the past so it was just kind of a given that I would ask him to do this with us. I told him about Leisure Nomad and said, “Let’s make a fake commercial”. His response, “Let’s make a REAL one”! We both spent tons of time online checking out old perfume commercials. They are over the top! We were totally on the same page with our favorites. White Diamonds and Cody from the 80's were my inspiration. I wanted the commercial to be Ashby running in a field but the rest was up to Orland. I love how Orland is able to make beautiful imagery and maintain a sense of humor at the same time. Leisure Nomad is pretty but doesn’t take itself too seriously. I knew he and Ashby could convey that.
So, me, Orland, Ashby and Jonathan hopped in the car to find the perfect spot to film. We were looking for an open space so Ashby could flit about in her pretty white dress. We ended up at Rowena Crest. I had never been there before but it was exactly what I had pictured for this project. We stayed in that spot all day. The little oasis with cattails and water lilies and the herd of deer passing by were very happy accidents! Orland and Ashby did their thing while I carried around lipstick and bottled water. We explored a bit, filmed a bit, explored some more. It was like any other day trip except that Ashby was a little over dressed for a hike.
Golden Retriever made the music. I had no real idea what I wanted but I trusted Jonathan (my husband) and Matt Carlson to create something fitting the mood. So dramatic! They nailed it with the trippy synthesizer and over the top clarinet.
There was talk of extensive voice over but in the end we decided on the simple, ambiguous, “Leisure Nomad” at the end. I think it’s a cross between a Rasta and French accent. Maybe?
Thanks to everyone for indulging me on this. I appreciate being surrounded by such talented people. It’s fun to be able to express an idea and have people run with it!
XO
Heather
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