You know how I mentioned the ELK Collective being part design firm, part art house, part back stage soiree in that other article, well, here’s what I was talking about…

Take original art, mixed with live musical performances, live painting, add alcohol and a bunch of young Portlanders, maybe cut the sleeves off of your mom’s old Prince tour tee shirt from 1983 and you end up with this, a cocktail of pure, uncut awesomeness.

First Friday turned into one of those types of evenings.  With the office transformed into an art gallery, a custom light installation by JK put in mere hours before doors opened and a microphone getting support from two turntables, the party for the Ford Building’s first Friday was on.