FOUND's Pastime Blog
What we do when we’re not at the shop.
It has been such a pleasure to host local artist, Richard James Yozamp, at FOUND Natural Goods downtown Bend, Oregon for the past three months (December 2020 - February 2020). His art is large and bold and our clients are just a pleased as we are. Above is one happy client who has given Mount Hood & Trillium Lake its new home.
Come shop the last of this wild showing and catch the sale price of 20% off until March 1st.
Cheers to Local Love — the artists, the wall space, the support.
FOUND
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Our FOUND FLEA Markets (with Distancing & Local Pickers) is quickly becoming our highlight of 2020! Join us!
(formerly Friday, 9/25)
Our FOUND FLEA Markets (with Distancing & Local Pickers) is quickly becoming the highlight of COVID-19 for us. Announcing our August plans:
Our FOUND FLEA Markets (with Distancing & Local Pickers) is quickly becoming the highlight of COVID-19 for us. Announcing our July plans:
(no fb event link this month)
✨ F O U N D FLEA ✨
Market with Distancing & Local Pickers
Saturday, May 23rd from 11-3ish for another
Wear a mask 😷
Bring your bags.
Our FOUND FLEA Market No. 1 went over so well that we wanted to offer up another opportunity to more folks and be outside in the sun behind FOUND, with local pickers to join in on the fun. If you're a treasure hunter, this is something to pencil in on your dance card. Follow the event on Facebook to be apart of the buzz.
Local Pickers include but are not limited to MERC Naturals, Peaces by Lauren, Loloma Lodge aka Wallis Levin, Golden Years Vintage, Dime Pieces Shop, Jaime Hogen, and MORE!
***UPDATE 4/24 Due to a rainy forecast, we will be allowing 5 shoppers inside at once, you must wear a mask and follow the social distancing lines out front. You will also be asked to sanitize your hands before entering.***
Here’s the passion behind this idea: community, fresh air, and to have fun!
Our intentions are to offer an open-air shopping experience dubbed the FOUND Flea Market offering our local artist wares, organic skincare, second-life goods, handmade jewelry, and to help support our neighboring local businesses along Brooks Alley.
Put your mask on, grab a coffee from Looney Bean, bring your shopping bags to FOUND to shop, grab lunch from Bend Brewing Company and Barrio Taco Truck, and grab a native plant from Deschutes Basin Native Plant Nursery at The Commons. Let’s celebrate spring together, at a distance! It may be a little awkward at times with no hugs, limited interactions, and short hi’s and goodbye’s but know WE LOVE YOU! 💚
Masks are required! 😷
Wear gloves if that comforts you but using hand sanitizer and frequent washing helps eliminate cross-contamination
If you’re sick, stay home
If you’re high risk, stay home
If you’ve been exposed to the virus knowingly, stay home
If you’re 65+ come at 10:30 am to shop early and avoid contact with others
Be respectful and responsible and stay 6’ from others when shopping
Window shopping is welcome –– we’ll assist you but we’re not opening the shop during the market due to our limited staffing.
All card payments will be taken at our POS outside on the North wall with a contactless card reader and signatures are not required but we are accepting cash sales too
If you think this is crazy, stay home (and ponder the following)!
If you’re comfortable grocery shopping inside a building with more than 10 people, then this will be right up your alley! If you’d prefer to stay home and shop online please consider ordering from small businesses in your community like us and discontinue boosting billionaire pockets like Amazon, Target, Home Depot, Lowes, Wilco, and Walmart (all who are STILL OPEN to customers going inside (sans Amazon) and selling much more than the essentials) while nearly all of the small businesses downtown Bend were asked to close their doors. Liquor stores and dispensaries have also remained open throughout the past month and are thriving which means the state is also receiving huge taxation of those sales, alcohol sales during the month of March in Oregon alone were nearly 66 million.
Sidenote, did you know the top 25 companies of the world are in Oil & Gas, Finance, and guess who else is on the list? Wal-Mart is also on this list and has remained open. If you’re shopping IRL, please consider walking or biking to lessen your oil consumption too.
Friendly Reminder: we offer free same-day local delivery from our online shop but not everything is online — most all FOUND Objects are one-of-a-kind. It’s not the most strategic eCommerce business but it is interesting, eclectic, handmade, and in alignment with our belief that The Future is FOUND!
Cheers –– see you Saturday,
Jacq / FOUNDer
by FOUNDer, Jacqueline Smith
I hope you’re home enjoying the time we’re all being gifted. I’m personally taking this newfound time as a workshop to build our online presence, brand, style, voice, and connect more with our artists. I’m also utilizing this chapter to remember our company's ethics and prioritize what matters, what excites us, what we know you want — but you haven’t found yet!
I’ve been blessed to have so many honest conversations with neighboring business owners, clients, friends, artists and with the women who work here at FOUND. The shop hasn’t been open two years yet in its physical form, but it’s been a sprint to get to where we are today —thanks to you all for keeping me on my toes— that I hardly had a moment to meet many of my neighboring business owners. A huge silver lining in all this has been these sidewalk conversations, introductions from afar, and elbow bumps.
My instinct on Sunday, March 15th was to close the doors to keep everyone safe and stop paying a single dime of overhead the shop endures each month. But, that approach does not honor everyone that has helped grow the shop for the past two years. FOUND isn't just my shop anymore — it’s the communities. It’s the 80+ artists, it’s the woman who keep her open on a daily basis whose roles are quickly changing (did you see our new illustrated gift cards by Jenny / or Jaime’s close-up and Top 8 Picks), who clean her weekly, who have events here, who depend on her each and every month. It’s more than me. And today, FOUND needs me like never before and I’m happy to be the one to pivot, to listen, and to adapt to this new normal.
Thank you for your continued support of our vision and talented roster of local artists. FOUND literally came from nothing and has been built by all of us into something beautiful that’s flourished quickly. I look forward to celebrating our two year anniversary with you all come July 2020 even if we have to limit the number of people who enter the shop or if we have to have a Zoom First Friday July — we’re making it happen!
Our new daily goals are to work hard but to also get outside every day. To listen to creative ideas but let the obvious ones fall to the side. To stay connected to loved ones but to put the phone down more often. To make local purchases but to also stay home. Cheers to a stronger, more conscious future ahead.
With love–keep trusting,
Jacqueline, FOUNDer
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Forewarning: this is an unsolicited blog written from a genuine place of love by a Bend native. The following builds a solid itinerary for those who like to wake up with the sun and be tucked in around 9 pm.
We are so fortunate to live, work, and play in Bend, Oregon especially amongst such synergy and creativity. We wanted to take a moment to boast a few local must-sees, -dos, -tastes, and -experiences around Central Oregon as “day plans” during the Winter season.
We hope this list gets you excited to make the most of Bend during the winter season and packs up your time while here with our best of the best—getting you off your phones googling and researching in-the-moment needs, with more time to look around and soak it all up! For those that just want a bulleted list and none of our romantic narrative; skip to the bottom two, darlings:
Jacq XC skiing downtown to open the shop after a big night of snowfall in late February 2019.
Begin with an anything but light brunch at The Lemon Tree (shakshuka and crab cake benedict to name two menu winners), walk it off around the iconic Drake Park to circle back around and find FOUND Natural Goods and other like-minded downtown boutiques and shops (Cowgirl Cash & Arrange and Feathers Edge Finery are two must-shop shops). Take a warm coffee break at Lone Pine’s new location and wander around a bit more until happy hour to find yourself sampling from over 300 tequilas y mezcals at M&J Tavern (order the jojos if you want the full experience). After you’ve built up your liquid confidence, get some of the best PNW Lebanese food at Joolz with a warm and gooey date cake, and a shot of arak to end your day of indulgence.
Pro-tip: go for a long run in the morning or XC ski into town to make room for a day of indulging, bring your own shopping bags, take home some coffee beans for the morning, and detour to The Lot if you’re not into shopping.
Cabin Four at Loloma in the winter.
If you’re craving some nature time surrounded by a rushing river, fragrant green scenery, and moody cloud systems—all via a radiant floor heated MCM cabin—then we know to send your lucky self to Loloma Lodge. Bring a notebook, comfies, some reading you’ve been meaning to catch up on, even a movie or two and some light paperwork with a facemask and you’re in business. The McKenzie General Store has all the fixings you’ll need and Takodas will leave you ear-to-ear if you want to see other humans.
Pro-tip: book in the off/winter season for a 1-night stay! Also, you can easily ski HooDoo from Loloma or go into Eugene for the day but we recommend staying local to get the true essence of this magic McKenzie River-front property.
Stella and Jacq at Suttle Lake in January 2019 enjoying a moment after running around the lake for the daily cardio.
If you have the whole day, you should begin with a BC tour into the Three Sisters Wilderness to earn what’s ahead of you. Or, resort ski at HooDoo! But if you have to work in the AM, kick things off in the afternoon with a coffee break from Fika Coffee where you can have a sweet and adore the Scandinavian environment before your treatment inside Shibui Spa. Steam before and soak after in their killer amenities and remember to leave an offering with Buddha. Three Creeks Brewing and a quaint movie theater are all within walking distance of the spa and the brewery offers a delicious juniper berry crusted wild salmon dinner with micro-brew flights to accompany. If you’re a treasure hunter, the Habitat for Humanity Re-Store is downtown Sisters and is a great detour to hunt and gather. Next door to the Re-Store is Oliver Lemons for a snack para llevar.
Pro-tip: stay the night at Five Pines, or the weekend if you’re game. Another rad option in this neck of the woods is Suttle Lake as pictured for delicious food and lodging that’s close to HooDoo too.
Pro-tip No. 2: Extend your weekend and stay at The Suttle Lodge (now owned by Ace Hotel people and recently renovated) on your way back via Portland.
Jacq & Jacob at Mount Bachelor on a bluebird day, 2019.
Get yourself to Mount Bachelor and slide down the fluffy white hill (with a break at our absolute favourite, Sun Bar). After you’ve felt the burn de groomers, soak in salty waters at McMenamins Turkish Pools, and continue to warm up from spice level three while dining on Khao Soi Curry at Wild Rose Thai. Bonta is next for a local, fresh gelato dessert with a nightcap at San Simón for the big kids will leave you toasty, stoked on Bend and ready for the hay. Oh! Simón is interactive—he’ll take an offering too.
Pro-Tip: order the chili and hot toddies from Sun Bar, and if you have a friend who doesn’t ski we highly recommend you delegate the task of getting your names on the Turkish Bath list asap!
Jacq trail running with Stella at Smith Rocks in December 2019 on a mild and beautiful blue day. Photo by Geoff Ragatz.
Hike, run, or climb Smith for hours and hours then dine at The Depot after for dinner or happy hour. Need we say more? #willnotdissappoint
Pro-knowledge: Smith tends to be about 10 degrees warmer than Bend; plan accordingly.
Jacq halfway up Tumalo Mountain, 2019. Photo by @trubakerism
Begin at The High Desert Museum to learn about the history of the area and get in touch with the local animal kingdom. Head further South into Sunriver for a Sintra brunch then have an ice skating adventure. Follow with more coffee or hot chocolate breaks (common you’re ice-skating), and some shopping to stimulate the local economy. Or, if you prefer less consumption, a peaceful walk along the Deschutes River with a hot tea is a great option. And for dinner, there’s of course, Sunriver Brewing for the grand meal to end the evening. Their tacos are so good!
Pro-tip: This is an easy kid design kind of day. There’s also a Sunriver Brewing on Bend’s Westside so you can safely bounce around after dinner rather than winter commute it back. And, if you’re lucky and the weather isn’t too gnarly, you can always take the dirt road home! Conversely, stay out at Sunriver and skin-up Tumalo or ski Bachelor in the morning!
Photo by Adam McKibben/Visit Bend
Explore the downtown shops including FOUND Natural Goods, Cowgirl Cash, and Feathers Edge Finery
Smith Rocks
Stay out at Suttle Lake Lodge and eat the best fish dip, and fish sandwich you couldn’t even dream to be better than it is
Skin up Tumalo Mountain! Ski Mt. Bachelor! Or, HooDoo if you’re on a budget and entertained by Oregonians skiing in blue jeans!
Walk/hike Pilot Butte for sunrise or sunset— do it twice to be a true Bendite
Walk/run The Deschutes River trail south from the Old Mill District
XC ski to Tumalo Falls
Shop at The Iron Horse for a throwback to Old Bend
XC ski or skin around Crater Lake and snow camp if you’re game!
Pine Tavern has a great happy hour in the tavern, but the hot soups and grilled chicken caesar salad will not disappoint
Rent a riverfront cabin at Loloma Lodge
Hang out at the McMenamins fire pits by their cigar bar called O’Kanes
Chill, eat, and drink at The Lot Food Truck Court at Bend’s classic westside neighborhood — they have heated benches! The East Side now has On Tap with a similar charm except much more western feeling
Shop local art at The Workhouse then have a satisfying lunch or baked goods at Sparrow Bakery on 2nd Street
Lava Lands has a stunning aspect of the Cascade Range—hike out on a clear day and bundle up
Grab a hot tea and find a cozy nook at Big Story Bookstore—get inspired by their book installations
The High Desert Museum / Sunriver Day
Have a spa day at any one of our awesome spas; a Sisters Day opens up some time at Shibui Spa
El Sancho tacos by Natalie Puls
Wild Rose Thai Khao Soi Curry
Jacksons Corner
Forbidden Rice Chicken Bowl from Joolz
Beetnik at Dogwood Cocktail Cabin
Stumptown Coffee at The Commons
M&J Tavern - 300+ Tequilas y Mezcals
Lone Pine Coffee
Ramen bowls & sushi at Kanpai
A slice, salad, brownie, and glass of wine at Pizza Mondo
Lettuce wraps at Immersion Brewing
Chicharones and the Salmon Wrap from Parrilla
Everything at Spork
Paella from Barrio is so perfect in the winter
Anything from Village Baker, especially their tomato bisque and rolls
Cocktails, steaks, and fresh crab legs from Bos Taurus
The tasting menu from the bar at Ariana
Charcuterie board at Crux Fermentation Brewery is divine - there’s even honeycomb!
Anything at El Sancho especially the strong and short El Caminos and fried plantains
Fish and chips, the Black Bean Burger, and the naked wings with a side salad from Bend Brewing Company with a Tropic Pines IPA
San Simón for the atmosphere, soundtrack, and stiff drinks
The Lemon Tree shakshuka and crab cake benedict to name two menu winners
MOST IMPORTANTLY:
PLEASE LEAVE BEND AS YOU FOUND IT!
FOUND Natural Goods invites you back for another Self-Care Sunday –this time– with Sisters, Oregon-based Curandera Collective on February 9th from 12-3 pm to sample their full line of body care.
To learn more about their offerings, visit Curandera Collective’s shop.
In this new 2020 year, FOUND will be focusing our collective energy on doing the most for our ever-giving planet, because it's time for action rather than conversation. Our messaging on our Pastime blog and social media channels will be powerful but few, our presence on this platform strong and thought through. Join us in taking steps towards awareness of our actual and very polluting digital footprint.
Back in 2016, our FOUNDer was blogging about mindfulness and a necessary digital detox, especially before bed. Today, that same approach is woven into this blog but with a much greater sense of urgency and more glass shattering facts that are undeniably harming us and our planet.
This QUARTZ article really unveils some truth around the environmental impacts of our modern conveniences
This infographic helps breakdown everything without us attempting to paraphrase
Visually see a creative depiction of the consequences of Google Searches thanks to the genius that is Joana Mull.
Delete redundant images from your phone, ones that no longer serve you or need to take up room in the cloud creating a footprint. The same goes for emails, texts, and especially videos as they are likely much larger files.
Conscious social uploading and sharing; consider the value of each image and words before publishing. We challenge you to scrub your feed and delete what isn’t necessary or serving you and our collective.
Consider less screen time altogether. Manage your consumption consciously by setting time limits on apps, and please lock your phone when you’re putting it away to not drain the battery power (this is all too common, Boomers).
Be more conscious in your time online—what are you searching for? What are you consuming?
Every piece of data we consume digitally is hosted in a data center (think GIANT warehouses full of computers using energy 24/7). Many of these massive centers are powered by unsustainable fossil fuels. Let's make a choice to approach our time online with as much conscious effort as in the rest of our lives.
Going forward, we won’t be communicating online or even just online as much because we believe the publishing filter should be more tightly woven and we urge you to do the same. See you IRL.
Peace,
FOUND
How much do you purchase online? What are you doing with all the boxes and packaging?
How often are you walking or biking to get your errands done vs. driving?
Are your bank statements and bills still being mailed to you?
How long are your showers?
What are you putting into our collective water systems? Detergents, hair chemicals, etc.
Are you air drying clothes or do you always use the dryer?
Have you considered THINX over tampons?
Are you composting?
Turn off your lights!
How many one-time use items do you use each day? Are they compostable or biodegradable or are they plastics?
What’s your air travel co2 footprint?
What’s your digital footprint? Remember, digital footprints are outnumbering air traffic.
How much meat are you consuming? Remember too, the footprint of the meat industry outweighs all travel CO2 emissions combined!
Photos by Charlotte Dupont
Re-introducing the simply classic yet modern designs of local Accessory Designer, the lovely Paige Bruguier of JPAIGE.
Handmade by Paige here in Central Oregon are the functional designs made of rich textures like domestic leather, brass, waxed canvas, and suede that patina and age with oils and daily use making time the best thing to happen to them.
December will be the month to re-visit FOUND and find your dream accessory. These pieces are extra dreamy knowing Paige made them, knowing where the materials are from and knowledge of their quality after years of working together with Paige. This is not a “leather” bag from China dear friends — this is a JAPIGE bag.
Learn more about Paige, her process, her dreams, and her inspiration on our Make(Her) Blog Series that features local woman makers who contribute to FOUND on a regular basis—whom we wouldn’t be here without. Spoiler alert: this blog interview was from earlier in the year and many of her dreams are already becoming realities.
Official artist reception is December 6, 2019 (5 pm - 8 pm) – follow the links to FOUND’s Facebook Event for more details, or watch her work roll-out before your eyes in preparation for First Friday December on both her and FOUND Natural Good’s Instagram.
FOUND is made up of over 50 Women & a Few Great Men.
We support over 50 artists each month, mainly women as we’re a woman-founded and woman-led business.
100% Organic, Plant-Based, Handmade, and in Glass.
These are just a few of our curating filters when selecting which products we’ll bring into the shop for you to self-care.
One of my favourite images of Carol after a coffee date in Portland before we picked all afternoon. She loves the color white, nudes and flowy, feminine pieces.
by Jacqueline Smith, Founder & CEO, FOUND Natural Goods
At FOUND, we appreciate the eye and time of second-life Pickers —so much so— that our next featured Make(Her) is one. True, she didn’t make the vintage and second-life pieces but, she did find them and bring them to us to share with all you beautiful people. And that is the kind of magic we believe in; dedication, energy, style, imagination, strength, organization, and vision.
This sixth Make(Her) spotlight lands on a woman I know very well and am so thrilled to be introducing to you all; Carol Arnott aka Aunt Carol, Vintage Picker & Stylist. Carol is my Mom’s sister and the most involved aunt you’ll meet. She shows up regularly in our lives and we genuinely have so much fun together. Granted, we love many of the same things so it’s an easy compromise. Yoga? Sounds great. Tea? Love to. Walk with the dogs? Was already planning on it!
Carol’s unique second-life clothing and eccentric home good offerings can be found inside only a select few shops which include FOUND Natural Goods and even our online store is now carrying some of her shipping-friendly finds that we think you’ll love.
Jacqueline Smith: Carol, what is your number one rule when picking?
Carol Arnott: Pick what moves you—you have to be inspired and love what you’re buying. For clothing that I bring to FOUND, you have to make sure it’s on-brand and made of natural fibers; furs, linens, silks. Or, just a very unusual one-of-a-kind vintage piece.
Pick what moves you—you have to be inspired and love what you’re buying.
JS: Do you have more “rules” or guides that help direct you with home goods or furniture?
CA: I like looking at the jewelry first and I’m losing the energy to flip furniture—especially after you get a nice car you lose that motivation to haul big pieces around. [laughs]
JS: Oh, it’s so much fun to score furniture though! What is the most expensive furniture you’ve picked and was it for a client/resell or for yourself?
CA: I found a vintage iron patio set for $150. I resold it for approximately $1500! Now that was worth the haul. [laughs]
JS: I know that your mom (my Grandma) introduced all her kids to thrifting at a very young age out of necessity—but what’s kept your interest over the years?
CA: I really appreciate quality things. I enjoy finding the diamond in the rough for pennies on the dollar. Sometimes when you find a special piece it’s maybe what you’d feel if you won the lottery. It’s such a great feeling.
Aunt Carol & Jacqueline on the Deschutes River.
JS: I have a couple of things (earrings) I still think about and wish I had kept when I was first opened FOUND last year.
CA: Somethings you’re just meant to keep, even for a little while and then when you’re ready, sell them.
JS: How do you prepare before you go pick?
CA: Have cash and time. Maybe you think about this part more than I do?
JS: I would just add that water and snacks are crucial. Even a manifestation list can be a fun exercise before you go in. And disinfectant spray! After handling large amounts of cash especially.
CA: Oh, yes—you are good about that. Making a list of garage or estate sales is crucial when it’s early summer so you use less fuel and just manage your time better. But I like it when we go out to lunch instead of snacks. [laughs]
JS: [laughs] What’s the most bizarre experience you’ve had in this sport of thrifting, reselling, having a shop, garage sale-ing?
CA: Well, there are different moods you can be in when thrifting. Sometimes, the next day you’ll be looking at your goods wondering “What was I thinking?!” [laughs] That’s why you have to filter, filter, filter at the end.
JS: What’s your filtering process?
A very full basket pre-filtering. NOTE: We very rarely hunt at Goodwill for ethical purposes. Please help us support smaller charities and single family home sales by donating and shopping with them.
CA: You filter after the end of a stop by examining your pieces before you pay. Find a spot where you can review every item to make sure they are in great condition and that they’re what you think they are meaning authentic or the correct designer label. Determine the materials (is it real wood or fake), check for rips, stains, modifications, even smells — and think about what you’re paying for them. Will you be able to get your money back and how much more money back? Double? Hopefully, it’s triple. And, in what time frame do you think they will sell? Your time is the most valuable thing you have so make sure you’re considering yourself in the equation. Making a $5 profit is great but it’s not worth the effort to drive around town, move, clean, photograph, describe, sell and potentially store for a year.
JS: I feel like I should have formally asked you these questions years ago to help speed up my own learning process. Do you think you have more of an attachment to material objects or do you think you have less of an attachment because of picking/continuously buying and selling?
CA: Sometimes you get attached. And when you do, you keep your jewels for a while and when you’re done, you let them go. There’s a small percentage that you’ll keep forever. Sometimes after serious picking stints, you just don’t want to do it anymore and you’re done for a while. Then you get the urge again and you go back. For me, it’s an art. It’s very difficult to be consistent and “on” all the time. It takes a lot of time and energy. I’ve come to appreciate really good quality items, to understand craftsmanship and aged pieces with their patinas and uniqueness that can only come from time and can’t be reproduced. So, yes, I do have an attachment to things but it’s more of an appreciation from the experience of picking.
Sometimes you get attached. And when you do, you keep your jewels for a while and when you’re done, you let them go. There’s a small percentage that you’ll keep forever.
A nearly full basket after filtering: Vintage Oregon-made felt hat, MCM brassware, US ARMY wool blanket, vegan basket purse, Cole Hahn shoes, potato mashers —gah— such treasures from this trip!
JS: Do you prefer picking clothes, jewelry or home goods?
CA: Oh, all equally. The diamond lies somewhere in the pile and we are going to find it, dammit! [laughs]
JS: What percentage of your home and wardrobe is second-life?
CA: At least 90% — my home is my art.
JS: Now that is true.
CA: I love it. It’s now down to small details and additions.
JS: At FOUND, we think of pickers as recyclers. What do you envision picking evolving into in the future given the second-hand market is estimated to reach over 60 million in revenue in 2020.
CA: The good news is that recycling is happening. The bad news there’s more competition and it’s harder to find the diamond in the rough. Overall, I think it’s great that it’s becoming common because we can’t do things the way we’ve done them in the past—there are too many people and not enough room. And, design-wise, I love the idea of mixing the old with the new. Decorating with handmade and pre-loved things gives a room so much more character and allows an eclectic flavor that might otherwise look generic or mass-produced.
Decorating with handmade and pre-loved things gives a room so much more character and allows an eclectic flavor that might otherwise look generic or mass-produced.
JS: What are the top 3 things you look for, either for yourself or for FOUND, each time you thrift?
CA: The top 3 things that I look for FOUND are: organic fibers, one-of-a-kind, and unique objects.
JS: What are the benefits of living in Portland and doing what you do?
CA: There are unlimited options over here and in any city, really.
JS: What would you say to someone wanting to begin Picking as a profession?
CA: Do your homework and know what sells. Know the designer’s trademarks and stamps. There’s a lot of things you can study online to support you. It’s a fine line between being in the green and being in the red. Buying and being able to sell vs. buying and being stuck with your product for a long time are two realities you have to accept upfront.
JS: We’ve loaded up trucks, trailers but mostly cars packed full of treasures. Do you think we have Gypsy in our blood? Or how can we so easily hunt and gather?
CA: I think we like nice things but don’t want to spend the money to buy them. So, we look for ways to live like Queens on pennies. [laughs]
We look for ways to live like Queens on pennies.
JS: Truth! [laughs] Thank you, Carol.
CA: Thank you! Love you, babe.
The Northeastern corner inside FOUND Natural Goods sits works by Marité Acosta & Morgan Miller this November 2019.
Photos via Poppy & Someday
We are so lucky to have the handmade goodness from Poppy & Someday. Certified organic ingredients, handmade, in a recyclable glass container with screen-printed labels. Today the specific self-care we’re talking about is routine and masking. This powerful combination of earth, herbs and crystals should be honored by using consistently each week and left on for a good 20-minutes to allow for the magic happen—letting your skin glow from pore decongestion, inflammation, and hydration. Follow up with a toner (or mix this mask with a toner rather than water) and moisturizer and go big—let your skin soak up what it needs, especially after using a clay-based mask in the high desert like Bend, Oregon. Your face, lips, neck, and shoulders all need some masking and moisturizing love—not just your gorgeous, naturally beautiful face—make sure do to something lovely while your mask is drying. More self-love equals less folding laundry. xo
Via Poppy & Someday:
Legends and myths abound around Rose Quartz. Beauty-wise, the Egyptian goddess Isis apparently rubbed river-tumbled rose quartz over her face in upward motions and around the eyes to help retain her beauty. According to Ayurvedic texts, the radiant energy of warmed rose quartz crystals as they are massaged on the skin, along the energy channels (Nadi) and energy points (Marmas), replenishes and restores the energy centers within the body.
SUGGESTED USE: Mix this luxurious face mask with water, honey, or Gypsy Rose Toner and then apply to face. Let dry and rinse off. Follow with Ojas Face Serum or moisturizer of choice. This crystal-infused face mask will cleanse your pores from impurities while nourishing and restoring your skin cells.
INGREDIENTS: Powered Rose Quartz, Pearl ( sourced from Sunpotion), White Kaolin Clay, Marshmallow Root Powder, Oatstraw Powder, Aloe Vera Powder, Rosehip Powder, Lavender Powder, Chamomile Powder
Rose Quartz - Vibration nourishes, heals and promotes joy. This gemstone is traditionally the stone of unconditional love and harmony and, as such, is ideal for use on the face.
Rosehips - The fruit of wild roses containing high levels of vitamin C, which provide antioxidants and anti-aging properties.
Pearl Powder - A potent antioxidant, boosting the body's own enzymes and reducing oxidation. Pearl also contains polysaccharides, 17 amino acids, minerals, and proteins, including conchiolin, which helps replenish and rebuild the skin’s natural collagen.
Re-introducing the wabi-sabi, imperfectly-perfectly-shaped pottery of Marité Acosta!
Small batches of hand-thrown and hand-shaped slab stoneware with textures from canvas and linens and natural glazes that’ll make you blush will be all over FOUND this coming November. Learn more about Marité on our latest Make(Her) Blog Series that features local woman makers that contribute to FOUND on a regular basis—whom we wouldn’t be here without.
Official artist exhibition is November 1, 2019 (5pm - 8pm) – follow the links to FOUND Facebook Event for more details, or watch her work roll-out before your eyes in preparation for First Friday November on both her and FOUND’s Instagram. Shop Marité Acosta on FOUND’s website.
In the past few months, we’ve been finding new ways to say thank you to our customers. In September, we gave small packs of activated charcoal for oral + topical use which was a big hit!
This month, we’re gifting Vintage Matches with every purchase made in-store and online. Add one to your order, as many as you’d like on us, today. Eeeeee!
Cheers and happy October!
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Introducing eco-friendly art by Moontea! Small batches of hand-carved woodblock prints on linen and recycled paper with water-based inks by Kristin Loganbill known as Moontea Artwork.
Official artist exhibition October 4, 2019 (5pm - 8pm) – follow the links to our fb event for more details, or watch her Bend-inspired work roll-out before your eyes in preparation for First Friday October.
