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July 25, 2013
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But handbags and pillows are not all
Queen Bee does. Something that Pearcy is
excited about now in her line is their new
sling rocker folding chair, which is some-
thing that she has never designed before.
“This is the chair I want to spend my sum-
mer in,” she said.
Pearcy was inspired by a beat-up vintage
desk chair she found on the side of the road
and decided to fix it up. Pearcy has been
working with ADX Portland, which provides
the wooden frame for the chair and then
Queen Bee does the fabric.
Now that her business is off the ground,
Pearcy has been focusing her energy on de-
sign, which is her true love.
“I love when I hand something off to
someone, and they do it better than I did,”
she said. “And that happens a lot.”
She hopes to spend more time with fabric,
for textiles within the home, and apparel.
“That’s what I’m good at,” said Pearcy.
“That’s the heart of what I do.”
This year, Queen Bee has been working to
expand its store at the location of the studio,
also affectionately called the hive, at 3961 N.
Williams Ave.
When a business that was renting space
in Queen Bee’s building moved out, Pearcy
decided to keep the space and double the
size of the store within the studio. In ex-
panding the store, they are reaching to-
wards Pearcy’s dream of also selling apparel
because they have started constructing a
dressing room.
Although they do not yet have their own
line, Queen Bee creations is beginning to
carry locally made apparel that fits their
aesthetic. They will soon be carrying the
line of one of their own employees who will
rent studio space in their new and improved
building.
But their own apparel may still be Queen
Bee’s future. Pearcy has begun the develop-
ment stages of a line of leggings for babies
and women in her famous textiles.
“I love when I hand something off to someone,
and they do it better than I did.”
— Rebecca Pearcy
All it took
was one
appearance
in the
“Twilight”
movie series
and the
Portland
company’s
family was,
well, in the
bag.
COURTESY OF
QUEEN BEE
CREATIONS