Basic Timeline
January 15th 2016 - Joshua FERNelius lands his volvo stationwagon full of life stuff in the Arbor Lodge neighborhood of Portland via Orange County, California.
July 2nd 2017 - Hayley Warren (paternal great-grandfather, WOLFson) pulls up to Celio apartments in Goose Hallow to live with brother Logan. A couple of East Coast Floridians trying their hands at west coast life.
October 19th 2017 - After connecting on OKCupid, Joshua & Hayley meet for dinner at Pinky's on Interstate with a nightcap at The Alibi. So things went pretty well.
March 1st 2018 - Joshua starts his first day as in-house painter at Lounge Lizard on Hawthorne. Spends the next 7+ years painting furniture, canvas, lamp shades and a lot more.
May 25th 2025 - Joshua & Hayley, now living in Foster-Powell, get married and throw a huge reception dance party at The Hallowed Halls on Holgate and 64th.
October 21st 2025 - With not much more than a little wedding money, a dad (hayley's) who believes (and invests) in us and help from some friends, we opened up FERN & WOLF.
Along the way we built ourselves a little team:
Bobby Willis, Art Curator - Bobby is a great friend of ours and has a honed eye for art. When we knew we wanted the space to also be an active art gallery, there was no other option we considered.
ULTRAMARNi, Vintage Curator - Marin and Joshua met while working at Lounge Lizard. She has an impeccable sense of style all her own so it was a no brainer to work with her. She focuses mostly on our small, but growing, clothing section as well as couches and other smalls. She is an amateur upholsterer with ambitions of going pro.
Xanadu Vintage, Vintage Curator - Tina splits her time working estate sales, picking for her Xanadu brand as well as working at Lounge Lizard, which is where she connects with Joshua. Her taste and eye for the most high-end pieces at a deal as well as the kitchy, fun, funky pieces we covet is unmatched. You'll see her whimsical smalls throughout the store a long with this occasional chair/couch and clothings.
Beckstead Wookworks, Furniture Maker - Christopher is another Lizard Alumni. He makes our coffee tables, credenzas, console tables, shelving and much more. His attention to detail and craftsmanship is top notch. He's available for custom work if you see anything that isn't quite perfect for you in the shop, just send him an email.
Residency Artists
November - Justine Vanderpool
December - Ronin Roc
January - Abigail Fraser
February - Rachel Mulder
March - Hector Ornelas
May - Mark Wayne
June - Daren Todd
July - Greer Siegel