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Hob Gob: Erica Eyres, Joshua Abelow, Elmeater Morton, Lena Lutz 


  • Helen's Costume Fine Art Portland, OR (map)

Opening Reception Saturday Oct. 29th  2-5pm 

Open Saturdays & Sundays1– 4pm  & by appointment  


It’s really quite a mess  

you know  

I’d beg them 

to come tonight and straighten up  

anything they could 

but I sleep during the day and would it be awkward to be  awake while  

they work  

while I wyle 

jealous and wandering Like a finger in the eye  on the dark dank dirty ground a headless bear a gurgle for a growl summer slim sear and foul 

to let it out a bit  

not as a belt after dinner  

but as a head searching for its body  

dripping on the floor  

rushing for the last chance to get fat for winter  a honey bee with stingers on both ends  

turned inward 

“Smart and natty boys are we; 

Shoemakers we’ll no longer be;” 

douses and starves 

curled in to to touch 

it makes a heart but no head 

little men will not easily take refusal  

“Though I am as old as the oldest tree,  

Cooking in an egg-shell never did I see;” 

 now that about it 

I think  

I get it I think it 

Makes me 

 laugh  

 so 

I’ll see myself out 

city hobgoblins stock 

takis  

tap tap tap quiet enough 

for coyotes to run the streets 

at night in peace 

on  

garbage night in peace 

Chase Allgood, 2022 




Joshua Abelow is a painter working and living in Harris, NY. He is the founder and  director of Freddy in Harris (formerly of Baltimore, MD). Abelow has recently exhibited at  Et al. (San Francisco, CA), Baader-Meinhof (Omaha, NE), A Jir Sandel, (Copenhagen,  DK), Anthony Greaney (Somerville, MA), Magenta Plains (New York, NY),  Sydney (Sydney, AU).  

Erica Eyres is painter and ceramicist currently based in Edinburgh, Scotland.  Recent exhibitions include OTP, (Copenhagen, DK), Norerg Hall Gallery, (Calgary, CA),  Celine, (Glascow, SC), Plaza Plaza (London). This is Eyres’ first show in Portland.  

Elmeater Morton works in painting, drawing and soft sculpture. She is a Portland  native and has recently exhibited at the Oregon Contemporary, (Portland OR),  The Museum of African Diaspora, (San Francisco, CA) and the Portland Art Museum,  (Portland, OR). This is Morton’s third show at Helen’s Costume. 

Lena Lutz currently lives in Portland, OR. She makes paintings and sculptures from  things she finds on her morning walks. Her photos of underground legend Robert  Omlit and friends provides the glue for this exhibition.This is her first show in Portland. 

Helen’s Costume is located in the Montavilla neighborhood of Portland OR.

Erica Eyres, Red Glove, 2022, Glazed stoneware