Velveteria Takes Over Powell's Books

Heading to Portland this sunny weekend? If you answered, "Why yes I am," then you're no doubt also paying a visit, as per usual, to Powell's Books. While you're there, be sure to head up to the Pearl Room (where the Rare Book Room is located), where you'll be met with a visual treat sure to please your campy, polyester-wearing soul.

Portland's Velveteria Museum of Velvet Paintings has taken over the art gallery space for the month of May, offering a wondrous eyeful of, well, pretty much what you might expect from a collection of velvet paintings--unicorns, naked ladies, Skinny Elvis, Fat Elvis, sad clowns, sad Jesus--it's all there, waiting to be loved, laughed at, idolized, lusted after.

One more collection of doozies after the jump...