Who is Ellen Vanderslice?

Ellen wears many hats.

Ellen Vanderslice in 2017

"An unhurried sense of time
is in itself a form of wealth."

~ Bonnie Friedman

"Hats are sky-pieces;
hats have a destiny;
wish your hat slowly;
your hat is you."
~ Carl Sandburg

 
 

She is


-an award-winning jazz composer
-an architect & urban designer
-a radical pedestrian activist

-a magpie collecting road trash & crafting poems
-one in a family of adventurers
-a big fan of Portland, Oregon

 


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Click HERE for a link to Ellen's CDs page!

Ellen's favorite hats are one-of-a-kind art, handmade by
Corona Hats of Eugene,
Pinkham Millinery in Portland,
Jax Hatz of San Francisco,

Sue Kenny of Painting With Threads, Portland,
and, on occasion, by Ellen herself.

This page was last updated on 15 March 2022
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