Elite Event @ Ouch My Eye

Cool art, fun photo contest (sadly my food photos did not win), great munchies, easy to find parking, hip people, neat Unilocal swag such as Unilocal wristbands (the 80’s are back!), Unilocal chapstick, and Unilocal pens. Long lines for the bar, but well worth the wait.
Very interesting venue with intriguing art!

Wow, am I late to the party when it comes to reviewing what was easily the best elite event I’ve been to thus far!
This event space is so much fun! It was set up brilliantly, and honestly, who doesn’t appreciate staring at some boobs?
The food, was amazing, thanks Herban Feast! Ridiculously delicious bruschetta (I can’t spell that word, and neither can spell check apparently!) thingies and the cheese platter from heaven. Finally, catering with more than one veggie option. They were on top of it all night too, and everyone seemed to be enjoying it.
I didn’t partake in the booze, but the dry soda was wonderful. As was hanging out with some people I hadn’t seen in a while.
So all in all, a great night in a great space with, you guessed it, great people.
Thank you to Katy and all of the wonderful vendors at the event. I had a super awesome time (even if it took me like 2 weeks to review!)

i don’t understand why… the venue kept the name «ouch my eye» cuz… This place was full of BOOBS and I wonder how can that ever make ones eyes hurt??? Definately opened mine more than hurt it. (this is coming from a guy with small eyes)
As for all Unilocal EVENTS HOW CAN YOU NOT LIKE free drinks and Food. I mean… you must be a narcissistic or a simple hater of pleasure to shy away from such events.
So I summerize with this. Awesome venue, awesome food, awesome Unilocalers, fun group that gets dancing going. and… geeze. man. i’m hungry, thirsty, and excited to dance again. I better stop writing now!!!

Booby-​licious!!!
The service was great, food yummy, drinks strong, and of course, an excellent crowd. Other than the conversation starting artwork, my favorite part was meeting the stumptown rep serving delicious espresso to cap off the night.
Thanks to Katy and all her hard work! Looking forward to the next one!

«Those crabcakes were phenomenal!!!»
Thanks for yet another great EE. Although it was hot as balls (or should I say… BREASTS!?!), the quick service beer window helped cool things down. Awesome event space and the boobie art was cool — my favorite was the photo of the smokin’ hot blonde girl and her cleavage, you know, over near the knit boobs… Anyways, job well done to all those that helped put it on!

Loved it! The art was an interesting backdrop to all the Unilocal-​socializing. Good drinks, food and music. The photo contest was fun. Nice work, Katy H!
At one point, we sneaked downstairs into the dungeon. It was as though we were in a horror movie.

Cute gallery, great food and drinks, interesting art, loved seeing the picture contest! The crab cakes were especially tasty and I enjoyed the alternatives of having Dry Soda and Stumptown coffee as well as alcoholic drinks. Both coffees I tried were new to me.
Ended up being a big crowd as the night went on. Thanks for all that contributed, it was a fun night!

5 Star, this was a great event!
Pros:
— Party in an Art Gallery, nice tall ceilings, great layout, greeters with instructions on what was where and cool art. Nice!
— Herbian Feast had a nice spread of appys and cheese… glorious cheese!
— Novo Fogo served up a variety of cocktails. yes there was muddling! Yes!
— Ninkasi Beer! Hop heads united.
— Photo contest to win prizes! I love that Unilocalers had to participate with their own food photo art in order to win. *Nice touch to have said photos hanging at the gallery for the event.
— Linda found the last Unilocal Sweatband… available this nite anyway. and she shared with me ;) Thanks girlfriend.
— Photographers on site snappin fun pix.
— Props to the Dj with a great variety of groovy tunes! I loved that I heard reaggaton beats, peaches and tones on tale all in the same evening. Fun stuff.
–Met new elite pals and united with old ones. How I missed thee.
Cons:
–Can’t really think of any. The space was a lil warm at points during high attendance but it was a warm day. Maybe the space needs ceiling fans?
Thanks to all who made Ouch my eye such a fun event.

What a great event! Huge thanks to Katy for putting it together, and for all the sponsors for making it happen.
I had a glorious time (that’s right). Had some crab cakes & a mushroom pouf, plus several Brazilian drinks (oh boy that Red Parrot was STRONG). The vanilla Dry Soda was tasty, but a little warm. Is that the recommended serving temperature?
The art was a great addition. Just saying the word «boobies» is fun, so why not fill a gallery with them? I think the «tit mouse» collage was the best. ;)
Lots of fun people to meet & greet with here, saw old friends and met a few new. I have no complaints.
Woo!

This was another very cool event. Music, coffee, beer, photo contest, and an excuse for the risqué stuff. Plus, most importantly, we were supporting the arts. I dig it. Katy pulled off another great event…
The only things that could have made this event better would have been having my girlfriend by my side… and maybe a few more places to hop to… more like a First Thursday. But, seriously, I cannot complain…
By the way, my eyes weren’t hurting at all by the end of the night. :) Now, if we could just somehow hook something up for the amazing Picasso exhibit at SAM in October…

It had all the good workings — art, booze, food, music.
The drinks were strong, the space neat (but small) and the food good. We didn’t stay past 9pm as it got really hot and while there was outside patio area we weren’t able to take our drinks out there.
We did have fun for the hour we stayed though. Best part was seeing everyone’s perception of Sweet Sexy and Savory foods. Thanks Katy!

I arrived on «Ian time,» so I can’t comment on the food. It may have still been available, at least to some degree, but I tend to get bogged down in serial conversation upon arrival, lucky to even make it over to the bar for a drink. But I heard there were crab cakes available, and their mere presence at this event is star-​power-​worthy.
One benefit of arriving after the sun had disappeared was that the reportedly-​hot space had cooled down to a pleasant temperature. With this luxury, I found Ouch My Eye an attractive space that suited our gathering wonderfully. The staff seemed gregarious and was happy to fetch me another pint of beer, even after the advertised 10:00 PM end of the event. I am inclined to like people who give me beer, free beer even more so. And in fact, even though things began quieting down after 10:00, it was 11:00 by the time I actually departed, and from what I could tell the Ouch My Eye folks were hardly up in arms about stragglers or wanting to get out of there and go home. So, thanks, Ouch My Eye folks. *tosses more stars into review*
The crowd was boisterous and as friendly as always. So many of the ladies in attendance looked beautiful, done up and smartly accessorized in their summer dresses, I noticed while rocking the Keens, cargo shorts, and hoodie. (I’m sure the guys looked nice, too, but, yeah, I didn’t notice as much.) I saw faces of those I see regularly – always nice. I saw faces I hadn’t seen in a while and enjoyed catching up, albeit briefly, as is the nature of the transient conversations spurred at such an event. I met other, new, delightful faces, including a couple in particular whom I’d been eager to meet, which made my night. More stars awarded, for the crowd.
I know Katy worked hard getting the photos mounted, and pulled it off with aplomb. Being consumed by the social and beerish elements of the event, I didn’t get as good a look at the exhibits on display as the effort involved should have warranted. This said, I am appreciative of the work that was done to coordinate and execute this event. I forget easily how enjoyable these events are, so a reminder like last night was a welcome way to end the week. Thanks to everyone involved. Here, take the rest of my stars, will ya?

The night was a perfect combo of kinky+kitchy in art and food!
We all know the bosom is a beautiful thing and Ouch My Eye studios celebrated it well with array of artistic mediums: the gummy bear boobs, wool sack cloth breasts, perfectly circular polymer clay boobs, and it goes on.
The small studio itself is hidden in Sodo — which makes it even more unique!
Really good strong cocktails and beer along with the most delicious small bites, cheeses+crackers, fruit, fancy dips! The Unilocal atmosphere was fantastic as expected — great to see and catch up with everyone that I had been MIA with for so long!
Bravo Katy for this creative event!!!

Super funky gallery, yummy drinks and endless appetizers… how could this be bad.
Thanks!!!

That was a good time mingling with the other Seattle Unilocalers! These events remind me why I love being elite!
I had a good time at the gallery politely ogling the artwork and sipping the Ninkasi.
I think there was someone playing grab-​ass too!

This was a totally fun event, even though I only got to spend about an hour enjoying boobies, food, and fellow Unilocalers. Ouch My Eye was a cool venue, though as others have noted, it got hella warm in there and the bathroom situation was somewhat lacking for a crowd this size.
The food was tasty and didn’t run out — at least not while we were there. We really liked the crab cakes and bruschetta. The mushroom puffs were a bit dry, but pretty good, considering I don’t like mushrooms. Def a fan of the table with bread, crackers, cheese, fruit, and spreads. I was in love with the sun dried tomato tapenade, while my boyfriend chowed down on the cheeses and salmon mousse. I wasn’t happy that the caterer put olives on top of the grapes though. Ick. We didn’t want to wait in the long line for mixed drinks, so went with beer and a Vanilla Bean Dry Soda. The beer was too bitter, but free, so whatevs. My first experience with Dry Soda was disappointing. It was room temp and had a very weak flavor. I kinda wish I’d tried the Cucumber instead. Oh well, I was thirsty and glad to find a non alcoholic option.
Ouch My Eye isn’t a huge venue but there was more food and drink than the last event, plus lots of art all about boobs. I got a Unilocal bottle opener and my BF got a cool Unilocal wrist sweat band. Too bad I didn’t bring my camera! Thanks for a great event Katy!

Tree and I had fun. this was our first ever Elite Event. I knew like once person, but randomly introduced myself to some people. We met the infamous Todd, and some other people. The food was good, the drinks were good, the music was decent.
I loved there was good beer, Ninkasi Total Domination is great
The Dry Soda was great as always.
Hope to get to meet more people at the next event.

Interesting space, cool appetizers, stiff and free drinks, plus tons of boobs. Seriously, I could have done with any two of these things, but all four. Bonus.
And by boobs I meant tasteful and thought-​provoking artwork about the subject of breasts. I promise that’s what I mean.
Plus I got to run into some people I actually know IRL and found out they were Unilocalers. Double bonus.
Only downside was the place got kinda hot. But kudos to Unilocal (and Katy) for providing the fans and setting up a little space outdoors to chill out (ha!).

Boobies!
It’s been way too long since we all were together and with the great summer nights we’ve had, today was perfect! Ouch My Eye is a great venue in SODO, currently hosting an exhibit of boobies! All kinds of boobies — knit ones, gummy boobs, wood craft (hehehe), paintings (some beautiful, some angry, some subtle), photographs (the classy black/​white kind), and mixed media.
We were greeted by a friendly team of Unilocalers and quickly given the lay of the land – there were three main food stations (station 1: mushroom puffed pastries and bruschetta, station 2: crab cakes, station 3: crazy intense cheese/​fruit spread). The drink stations provided beer (an IPA), water, and Dry Soda. the other featured 3 mixed drinks for the evening.
The floor had a few tables loaded up with free stuff… here I finally scored my Unilocal wrist sweatband!
The DJ provided some fun music which had people dancing once the lights went dim. The space did get hot despite the high ceilings and open doors, but we were able to head outside for a breather before diving back in. The event officially ended at 10p, but we were able to stay later, which is a nice option while folks decided where to go next.
Congratulations to the winners of the sweet, savory, sexy photo contest! Thanks to Katy (and her cute haircut) along with the generous venue and businesses that contributed to this event. See you all again soon. :)

How can you go wrong with delicious food and drinks in an art gallery???
Well, I can think of a few ways… but, none of that was experienced at THIS event!
The breast exhibit was pretty neat, and I loved the space in general! I was even able to comfortably walk there from Downtown.
It got quite warm quite quickly, so I was thankful for the little bit of outdoor seating and the Unilocal «fans» that were available on some of the swag tables (and some of the walls).
I loved the two bottles of DRY soda I consumed, the wonderful appetizers by Herban Feast (especially that Heirloom Bruschetta!), the fun music, the opportunity to re-​load on swag, and of course the chance to see some of my favorite Unilocalers (and get introduced to some new ones)!
Team Unilocal Seattle– Keep on Rockin!