Mending/ Goddesses

Goddess in Process by A. Laura Brody

Mending Goddess(es)
In this latest newsletter:
-Share your goddess art and costume couture (2 brand new, no fee calls for art!)
-Learn to mend or let me fix it for you
-check out the stories on Substack and Genius Teatime
-And in times of darkness, let's stir up some good trouble.
XO Laura

Two new calls for art:
In Enter the Goddesses 2, the gods have had their time... now it is high time for the goddesses to take center stage! Submit your art that celebrates your goddess/es of choice. Curated by A. Laura Brody.

The Art of Costume Couture is a call for wearable art, dipping into the world of fantasy, costume design, and fashion ideas that merge and float between art, fashion, and craftsmanship. Curated by A. Laura Brody and Lisa Tomczeszyn.

Deadline to submit work is August 1st. No fee to submit, 30% commission to gallery on sales, details in the links. Exhibit scheduled for October 3-27 at the Los Angeles Makery.

Learn to mend- or let me fix it for you!Sign up for a free 15 minute consultation and we'll make your well-loved items fit beautifully and mend what's broken. With my 30+ years of experience you will learn fast and get great results.

Special introductory rate is $55 for the first hour. After that, $65/hour for alterations, mends (visible or invisible), repairs, or one-on-one instruction. Group lessons online or in person in the Los Angeles area only for $40 per person for a 2 hour lesson, 6 person minimum.

Read the Substacks and Join us for Genius Teatime!
Genius Teatime is back March 9th with the delightful Deb Sivigny! 3:30- 4:30 PM PST in the Zoom room. Deb is a scenic and costume designer, a fabric and jewelry artist, and the writer-creator of HELLO, MY NAME IS… an immersive installation about Korean adoptees partially based on her own experience.
 
The latest interview on Substack is with Joy Murray. In her words, “I’ve used the arts to help navigate life, cope with a long term disability -- to find enchantment and insight…There are so many ways we are told through our lives to conform, to be quiet, and to not stir up trouble. I hope to resist that in my life and to help others resist."

Join us if you can or get in touch for the recording link, check out the Substacks, and please spread the word far and wide!

I really appreciated this quote and maybe you will too.
"Sure. Sometimes it's hard to believe you've made any positive impact on the world. But it's pretty easy to believe you've made a sock. Look at it. There is is. Put it on. Your foot is warm. Take that, nihilism."

This is proven scientifically. When you feel overwhelmed by existential despair, do something. It doesn't have to be big. It just has to be something that is not nothing.

Let's stir up some good trouble together.

XO Laura