Babe Fest 2018: Albany, NY

Over the weekend, in the midst of a heat wave, some very dedicated friends of mine ran an event called Babe Fest – its second annual iteration. Babe Fest is an event to showcase art by women. There was so much amazing work there. One lady had these cat paintings I loved (among other paintings, but I feel very strongly about cats!). Another woman was an incredible thread artist, with gorgeous embroidery on display.

I chose to display a hand-printed satin dress, made to look like the one on the cover of Neutral Milk Hotel’s album Aeroplane Over the Sea. I wore it at a formal Halloween event last year but unfortunately no one caught the reference – wrong crowd I guess.

Here’s me standing by my work, looking super sweaty from biking and set-up!

The following photos of the art were taken by Dave, one of the organizers.

Honestly all around great work. And there were talented performers of music, poetry, and other spoken art all day long. The heat was awful, but I was so glad that didn’t stop the event from being well-attended.

My Dad, the Glass Artist

Since moving to a retirement community, my dad has taken up stained glass as a hobby. He has gotten very good at it, and has made quite a few complex designs to decorate his and my mom’s condominium. This year I asked for him to make me some window designs for Christmas, and he sure delivered!

He made two so that I could hang them symmetrically in my windows.

Here’s an example of some of his other work – a heron, which he mounted to a light box and now hangs in the kitchen.

Custom Ouija Board by Lindsey Pellino

My close friend, poet, and fellow creative type Lindsey has been very into woodburning as her art medium for the past year or so. She makes very cool work, and when I saw the wood Ouija board she made herself a few months ago, I knew I needed one. She kindly made me one that even glows in the dark, and it looks amazing!

If you’re interested in her work, get in touch with me and I can hook you up. She’s very talented!