OMGArtFaire

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Scene: Opening Night with Janet Hicks and Sean B. Nutley. The celebration of the arts in Kingston in the Hudson Valley featured a curated selections of 22 fine art galleries and artists from NYC and other states for the first annual OMG ArtFaire. It is an initiative of Janet Hicks, Gallerist, Owner, One Mile Gallery, Kingston, NY.
The VIP opening launched the StockadeFaire, spearheaded by Sean B. Nutley, Co-Owner of blue Cashew Kitchen, and real estate agent Hudson Modern. The four-day art fair included works from both established and emerging artists, and performance artists at the historic Wall Street Music Hall. It was built in the early 1900’s and originally served as a vaudeville and movie house for Kingston residents and tourists who came up the Hudson River by ferry. 
Sean is holding Mike King poster, OMG ArtFaire 2021, three color screen print on white paper, printed throughout the four-day event.

Scene: Mark Hogancamp, Artist, US Navy Veteran. Welcome to Marwen, a film directed by Robert Zemeckis, who co-wrote the script with Caroline Thompson, was based on the life and artwork of Mark Hogancamp, a hate-crime survivor who turned to art as a form of therapy. In 2000, he spent nine days in a medically induced coma before waking up to a world he didn’t recognize, having lost his memories of what happened prior to the assault. He had a 40-day stay at the hospital and enough physical therapy so that he could relearn to walk and talk. To help him cope with the fallout of his assault that saddled him with crippling psychological trauma, he created a fictional 1 to 6 scale World War II Belgian town named Marwencol, populated with toy soldiers and Barbies inspired by his real-life friends, neighbors, and even the men who attacked him. In 2010, he was the subject of Jeff Malmberg’s award-winning documentary, Marencol, named after the imaginary town.
One Mile Gallery regularly shows his work, and in New York, Allouche Gallery, Pioneer Works, and White Columns Gallery have also done so.
Scene: Jane Deering, Director, Jane Deering Gallery, Gloucester MA, with Adin Murray’s Great Marsh #1, oil on canvas.
Scene: Abby Deering, Jane Deering Gallery, Gloucester MA, with Alice Hutchkins‘ (1916-2020) magnetic fields sculpture Group 1 / Model K, left, James Paradis, Cloud #9, top, and Into the Blue, bottom, both oil on sculptured canvas, and Michael Porter’s No.8, right, oil, acrylics on Arches paper.
Scene: Atim Annette Oton, Curator, Calabar Gallery, NYC, with artwork by Alexander Kyungu Mwilabwe, left top, Nzoloko-Map III, left bottom, Nzoloko-Map I, both woodcut, incision, engraving, acrylic, Untitled 2020, right, and Untitled 2019, far right, both woodcut, incision, engraving, wood dust, collage, acrylic.
The gallery showcases contemporary African Artists and African Diaspora artists globally. Each artist selected has work that deals with the complexities of the African experience. 
Scene: Laurie De Chiara, Co-Founder and Director of AirPort, with her husband, Stefan Saffer’s folding paintings, from left, Soul Tweet and Souk on the wall, and Suzanne Wright’s Untiled (Jim).
Saffer creates intricate abstract compositions from single sheets of painted, cut and folded paper. He is Director of Interactions at ArtPort in the historic Cornell Steamboat Building in the Strand, Kingston, NY. 
Scene: More artwork from the ArtPort gallery booth. Maryann Strandell, Julie Hedrick, Seth Rubin, Maxine Leu, Beth Humphreys, Jeila Gueramian, and Rodger Stevens.
Scene: Kristeen Schiele, Artist with AirPort, standing with her paintings and sticks. She is inspired by stage sets, cinema, allegory, and storytelling that is theatrical and playful.
Scene: Jim Kempner, Owner, Jim Kempner Fine Art, NYC, Sondra Kitchen, Sales Associate, and Jim Watt, Artist, with Jim Watt’s paintings, left to right, Liminal 2, Liminal 3, Liminal 4, all oil on canvas. Special thanks to Kaitlyn Ghougassian, Associate Director, and Morgan Grant, Gallery Assistant.
Scene: Jim Watt, Artist, paintings, left to right, Liminal 2, Liminal 3, Liminal 4, all oil on canvas.
Jay Kelly, Artist, sculptures, left to right, Untitled #499, wood, gesso, acrylic, Untitled #403, metal, Untitled #535, metal, enamel paint, Untitled #501, wood, gesso, acrylic. Represented by Jim Kempner Fine Art.
Scene: Rick Wester, Director, Rick Wester Fine Art, NYC, with Mary Shah’s paintings. Circling ‘Til We Land, top left, and Future Memories, bottom left, both watercolor on paper, and Lyra’s Lake (Greek Song), right, diptych oil on canvas.
Scene: Keri Oldham with quilt created by the Alabama artist collective, Gee’s Bend Quilters. The woman of Gee’s Bend have created hundreds of quilt masterpieces dating from the early twentieth century. The inhabitants of this small, rural community are mostly descendants of slaves, who for generations worked the fields belonging to Pettyway plantation. Using recycled work clothes and dresses, feed sacks, and fabric remnants, the woman have composed bold geometrics that are a visual testament to the quilting groups and aesthetic lineage of local families. Represented by One Mile Gallery.
Scene: Lisa Padovani wearing and standing with creations by Gee’s Bend Quilters.
Scene: Kerry Gaertner Gerbracht, Principal, Ver Sacrum Fine Art Consulting, NYC. Paintings by Emmet Duggan, left, Stephen Gorman, right. Other artists, Grady Gerbracht and B.A. Van Sise.
Scene: Mike King, Brooklyn Graphic Designer, Printmaker, with his posters, screen prints on white paper, before he starts his silk screening happening.
Scene: Guests.
Scene: Mark Hogancamp, Artist, US Navy Veteran, and Janet Hicks, Gallerist, Owner, One Mile Gallery, Kingston, NY, with his artwork. Photographs of his fictional World War II town Marwencol. Untiled 2008, right, and Untiled 2008, left, both digital inkjet prints.
Scene: Mark Hogancamp’s artwork, digital inkjet print. A photographer takes a photo of Anna and Mark’s alter ego, Hogie, at Marwencol Falls, where they spent their honeymoon.
Scene: Marieken Cochius, Artist, with her artwork, Frequency 48, top, and Frequency 64, bottom, both inks on paper. Her work is meditative and intuitive and often explores growth forms, movement of light and wind, root systems, and animal architecture. Represented by The Lockwood Gallery.
Scene: Publicists for OMG ArtFaire and StockadeFaire. Joanna Pagoulatos, Vice President Operations, and Barbara Wagner Founder and President, of Barbara Wagner Communications.
Scene: Beth Kantrowitz, Co-Director, Drive-By Projects, Watertown, MA, with artwork from her gallery, and Bob.
Scene: Rob Bermann, Conductor, and Chase Brock, Choreographer, renovated the 1902 Accord Depot train station, with careful preservation. Modern Accord Depot, in addition to preserving New York, Ontario & Western Railway architecture, is a dynamic arts residency space and one-of-a-kind Hudson Valley getaway serving dual populations: artists and non-profit arts organizations in need of residency space.
Modern Accord Depot presented Olivia Palacios, Choreographer, dance performance Propulsive, below.
Scene: Opening night’s dynamic dance performance Propulsive. Choreographed by Olivia Palacios and presented by Modern Accord Depot. Dancers Jane Abbot, Grant Howard, Richard Sayana, and Molly Grey.
Scene: Kenise Barnes, Director, Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Kent CT, with Mulling over a Haiku by Janna Watson.
Scene: Samantha French, Artist, with her painting Below the Sun. Her current body of work explores the idea of escape, the tranquility and nostalgia for the lazy summer days of her childhood. Represented by Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY.
Scene: Michael Lokensgaard, Artist, and Janet Hicks, Gallerist, Owner, One Mile Gallery, Kingson, NY, with Audrey Stone’s painting Keep Close, flashe on canvas, in the Kenise Barnes Fine Art Gallery booth. Represented by Carrie Haddad Galery
Scene: Cade Tompkins, Director, Cade Tompkins Projects, Providence, RI, left to right, with Allison Bianco’s Not Too Far North, intaglio screen print, Nancy Friese’s Glittering Spring, oil on canvas, and Stella Ebner’s Pole Beans and Mexican Beetle Damage, woodblock.
Scene: Paul Gagner, Artist, and Jacob Rhodes, Artist and Co-Founder, Field Projects Gallery, NYC, with Paul’s paintings, The Artist Rearranged With Pickle, left, and Stoop Sale, right, both oil on canvas. Gagner is represented by Field Projects Gallery.
Scene: Paul Gagner, Artist, Suspended Lunch, high density foam, aqua-resin, fiberglass, metal, acrylic paint. This sculpture was created for and installed in Poughkeepsie for the Upstate Arts Weekend in the Hudson Valley. He’s been making spider webs because they represent the passing of time and a lurking, maybe sinister, intention. Represented by Field Projects Gallery.
Scene: Grady Gerbacht, Artist, and OMG ArtFaire lead installer, with his son, Eamonno.
Scene: Grady Gerbacht, Artist, Incidental Composition, mounted photographs. He views the city as a collaborator, finding unique compositions on the street as he goes about his day. Represented by Ver Sacrum Fine Art Consulting.
Scene: Stephanie Theodore, Director, Theodore Art, NYC, with Oliver Watson’s archival inkjet prints on photo paper.
Scene: Oliver Watson’s archival inkjet prints on photo paper. Represented by Theodore Art.
Scene: Christina Osburn, Paula Cereghino, and John Smylie with Klye Meyer’s artwork.
Scene: Kyle Meyer, Artist, with his creation, Bleeding Out, pigment dyed woven cotton. Watch him create it. This is the evening look of his artwork. Represented by Yossi Milo Gallery, NYC.
Scene: Sean B. Nutley, Co-Owner blue Cashew Kitchen and Creator of the StockadeFaire event, and Orlando Reece, Vice President, Category Development Officer at Univision Communications Inc.
Scene: Kathleen Griffin by Mike King’s Gallery booth.
Scene: Mike King with squeegee in hand moves across the screen to fill the open mesh apertures with ink to create the OMG ArtFaire 2021 poster, three color screen print on white paper.
Scene: Carmel Holt and Jojo Ans with Mike King’s posters, screen prints on white paper.
Scene: Jane and Neal Hollinger with Mike King’s posters, screen prints on white paper.
Scene: Neal Hollinger, Artist, Cloudy Rainbow Sparkle, wall lamp, plaster and enamel paint.
Scene: Guests viewing art in the Drive-By Projects booth.
Scene: Jim Watts’ 1000W. A series of 1000 ink washes (Japanese Sumi ink and water on paper) created in conversation with improvisational jazz. The interaction between the painter and an assemblage of musicians, led by trumpeter Antoine Drye, was featured in a live performance. Footage of an overhead camera captured the works as they were created and projected for the artist and audience to see. A film, produced and directed by Danny Clinch, will chronicle the entirety of the project.
Scene: Jim Watt ink washing paper projected on the screen. A collaboration of art, music, and film.
Scene: Janet Hicks with guests.
Scene: Greg Slick, Artist, and Alan Goolman, Curator, The Lockwood Gallery, Kingston, NY.
Scene: Greg Slick, Artist, paintings Old Materiality, top, and Dig for Fire, bottom, both acrylic on wood panel. His artwork is based on the ancestral land of the Wappinger people and investigates the crossroads of art, archaeology, and anthropology, plus the influence of ancient cultures on contemporary art. Represented by The Lockwood Gallery.
Scene: Julie Hedrick, Artist, with her painting Solar Wind, triptych oil on canvas, and Le Soeil Chair, street find prepared as a canvas, gesso, acrylic. “My work explores the human experience at its primal level: energy. I experience energy in the world though color-form-space.” Represented by Nohra Haime Gallery, NYC.
Scene: Eamonn Gerbracht with Julie Hedrick’s Sculptural Meditation Set.
Scene: Aaron Hauck, Artist, with his painting Visitors, oil on canvas. His paintings are the experience of his surroundings, from social events to empty rooms. Hauck’s palette is often high key which keeps the work looking modern and never nostalgic.
Scene: Elizabeth Schwaiger, Artist, left to right, Houseplant Sparking, oil, ink, acrylic on canvas, Houseplant Seance IV, acrylic, ink on canvas, Plant Grow Other World, acrylic, watercolor on canvas, Plant Grow Savage, acrylic on canvas, Fiery Room, acrylic on canvas, Plant Grow Savage, acrylic on canvas, Dawn II, acrylic on canvas, Captiva, oil, acrylic, watercolor, graphite on canvas. Represented by Jane Lombard Gallery.
Scene: Lisa Carlson, Senior Director, Jane Lombard Gallery, NYC, with Sarah Dwyer’s Double Double Etretat, oil and charcoal on linen.
Scene: Jennifer Hicks, Founder, Director, Artist, 11 Jane Street Art Center, Saugerties, NY, and Kathryn O’Mara, Gallery Assistant, with Jennifer’s Transient Everlasting mixed media on canvas.
Scene: Mary-Ann Monforton, Artist, and Jared Linge, Founder, High Noon Gallery, NYC, with Mary-Ann’s Play Station.
Scene: Mary-Ann Monforton, Artist, Play Station and Climbing Wall. Represented by High Noon Gallery.
In Play Station, Monforton expands on her ongoing body of work in which recognizable objects are remade, crudely, using limited, fast acting materials such as wire mesh, plaster, gauze, resin, and a variety of surface coatings.
Climbing Wall is comprised of a grid of robes centered around what would have been foam supports for a jungle gym.
Scene: Patricia Trafton, Owner and Director, Soap Box Arts, Burlington, VT, left to right, with Katrine Hildebrandt-Hussey’s Unexpected Twist, hand burnt lines on paper, Build & Bend, hand burnt lines, wire, reed on paper, and Breathe, hand burnt lines on paper, and Scott Cambell’s Chime Cannon, mixed medium on paper on panel.
Scene: Jessica DuPont’s Half Moon Books display sculpture.
Scene: Debra Mangrum, Artist, Writer, and Joe Mangrum, Artist. He creates sand paintings and multiple medium installations. Both are based in NYC.
Scene: Ed Potokar and his bandmates with his handcrafted experimental musical instruments. These unique artist-made instruments sang their tune throughout the Wall Street Music Hall.
Through his unusual creations, Potokar, an artist, seasoned percussionist, and acclaimed industrial designer, has invented an environment where primitive and modern sounds perform a delicate dance in the context of the unique shapes and designs that trigger them.
Scene: Elizabeth Keithline, Artist, Curator, Shadow Sculptures. Shadow art was created with woven wire shapes and lights. This moveable installation created giant to small shadows by Elizabeth moving the wire shapes to and from the lights. Represented by 11 Jane Street Art Center.
Scene: Elizabeth Keithline Shadow Sculptures on the Wall Street Music Hall stage.
Scene: Kyle Meyer, Artist, Bleeding Out, pigment dyed woven cotton. This is the afternoon view of his artwork.
Paul Gagner, Artist, What Moves You?. Rocking chair with spider webs on right, high density foam, aqua-resin, fiberglass, metal, acrylic paint.

 

 

NYFW Cynthia Rowley (part one)

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Scene: Cynthia Rowley’s guests wearing pastels, prints, patterns, and black. All dressed up with a feminine sensibility. Models in their own clothes getting ready for the outdoor runway for Spring/Summer 2022 at Robert F. Wagner Park, with Lady Liberty looking on across the water on September 10, 2021. The energy was joyful, optimistic and celebratory, resonating with the young influencers that turned out en masse. The perfect end of summer, an evening with the sun shining and flowing details. Above, guest wearing Cynthia Rowley’s Clara Organza Dress.
Cynthia Rowley (two) will be about the prep, first looks, and the runway.


Scene: Charlotte Karcher, Cynthia Rowley’s official videographer for this event. She is wearing a vintage silk organza trench coat.


Scene: Kit Clementine Keenan, one of Cynthia Rowley’s daughters, wearing Cynthia Rowley’s Irene organza wrap dress.


Scene: Regina Fumero.


Scene: Guest wearing Cynthia Rowley’s ombre floral mini dress.


Scene: Guest in surf, swim, and city wear.


Scene: Alaina Demopoulos, Style Writer at The Daily Beast.


Scene: Meeka Hossain, is a Bengali influencer and Marketing Director of a luxury fashion brand. She is based in Los Angeles.


Scene: Rhinestone Bandeau and blush Tulle Skirt, left, and pastel purple Tallulah Dress from Cynthia Rowley’s Resort 22.


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Scene: Lydia Moynihan, Wall Street Reporter at New York Post.


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Scene: Jack Fleming and Summer Warren.


Scene: Charlotte Karcher recording the scene.


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Scene: Regina Fumero and Chloe Unis.


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Scene: Guest wearing Cynthia Rowley’s Blue Tulle Boa.


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Scene: Guests ready to watch the show from above on one of the balconies of the Robert F. Wagner Pavillon overlooking the lawn and harbor.

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Scene: Sophie Tortorella, eCommerce Coordinator at Cynthia Rowley, reviewing the model wardrobe and checking the details. She is wearing a gem of a sweatshirt, the Gemma Sweatshirt, by Cynthia Rowley.


Scene: Guest wearing Oversize Tee Dress from Cynthia Rowley’s Resort 22.


Scene: Aqua, Monika, and Andie, models, during runway practice.


Scene: Lydia, Lillian, and Loren, models.


Scene: Sydny, Mia, and Isabelle, models.


Scene: Angelica, model.


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Scene: Ariana, model.


Scene: Lydia, model.


Scene: Eve, model.


Scene: Lauren and Michi, models.


Scene: Mia, model.


Scene: Sydny, model.


Scene: Sophia, model.


Scene: Isabelle, model.


Scene: Lillian, model, after the show.


Scene: Monika and Michi, models, after the show.


Scene: Emigdielys, model, after the show.


Scene: Cynthia Rowley and guest after the show.

Special thanks to Helen Oppenheim, US Correspondent for Peluquerias Magazine, archivist, blogger, and hair historian, for asking me to collaborate during Fashion Week.

Happy Halloween

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Scene: A spooky, fun, and happy gathering at Paul and Christina’s place around the corner. A big fantasy fish with big fangs at the front door, inspired by the anglerfish. Paul O’Connor, former technical director and stage designer at Vassar College, is now Designer and Owner of his woodworking and design studio. He created this amazing fish out of water.
Scene: Paul O’Connor, fisherman for the night, and Christina Osburn, hosted this fun and light hearted gathering. Christina is an Art Teacher and Creator of Events, Artwork, and Spaces, and of course both are wonderful hosts.
Scene: The Martians, sometimes called “the Yip-Yips” debuted in 1972 on Sesame Street. They are interplanetary visitors, presumed to be from the planet Mars, who are terrified by things like clocks, telephones and computers. When frightened, they hide beneath their lower lips, which shoot up to cover their faces. Channeled by Christina Osburn and Rachel Chayon.
Scene: Tedd Prudhomme, Songwriter and Musican, enjoying. Listen to Tedd’s song The Whistle-Blower.
Scene: Hans Gissinger and Rachel Chayonis. Hans is a Swiss Commercial, Editorial, and Fine Art Photographer. And Rachel is Fashion Director and Producer of a Private Label for Uffizi Moda.
Scene: Out of the smoke…
Scene: Janet Wygal appears. Production Editor at Penguin Random House USA, and Songwriter and Musician at Wygalator along with Tedd Prudhomme and Matt Crane.
Scene: Jojo Ans, who opened her Shop Little House in Woodstock NY after years of traveling and working in the New York photography industry.
Scene: Christina Osburn with fishing pole distributing sweet treats while social distancing.
Scene: Stefan Saffer and Laurie De Chiara with their daughters Tessa and Paulita, and their dog Ruby. Laura is Co-Founder and Director and Stefan is Director of Interactions at ArtPod in the historic Cornell Steamboat Building in the Stand area, Kingston NY.  ArtPod is an internationally focused German nonprofit organization that promotes accessible, direct and unconventional interaction between contemporary art and a wide range of audiences.
Scene: Keeping warm and telling spooky stories. Center, Hans Gissinger, Paul O’Connor, John Murphy, Rachel Chayon, Rachel Gans, Christina Osburn, and Beth King DeVito.
Scene: Hans Gissinger, Paul O’Connor, John Murphy, Rachel Chayon checking out Paul’s work. Hans’ wife, Jenni Li, is the Founder and Creative Director of Intiearth, a shop that prides itself in showcasing and providing work to local artisans from her native country. She was born in Peru and raised in the United States.
Scene: Christina Osburn keeping the spooky stories going!
Scene: Neighbors John Murphy and Rachel Gans.
Scene: Bella, Paige and Kirk’s daughter.
Scene: Paige, a Teacher, Kirk former Lawyer, and Thomas.
Scene: Warming the spooky night.
Scene: In the giant fish, looking out and feeling like Jonah!
Scene: Yours truly. Happy Halloween. Have a Booootiful time!

Disco Skate

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Scene: Roller Disco! Vibrant energy filled the venue at the Third Annual Catskills Roller Disco by Wolf + Lamb‘s Zev Eisenberg which was held at Skate Time 209. Organized and sponsored by J.T. McKay and Sean B. Nutley of bluecashew Kitchen Homestead in Kingston. Other sponsors: Hudson Modern, Rustic Pines, and StockadeFaire.
A throwback sensation of Roxy the popular nightclub in New York City. It was a roller skating rink and roller disco (discothèque) which began in 1978. I was a wonder roller back then. After arriving home from Studio 54 on several occasions I would put my skates on and roller skate on the city streets in the wee hours of the night. Down Fifth Avenue and up Park Avenue. I was rusty this time around! Above photo Laura Lee and Cheshona Hart.


Scene: Sean B. Nutley of bluecashew Kitchen Homestead and Lara Russo.
Summer came and everyone was ready to groove. They came to one of the first major events post lockdown from Boston, Brooklyn, Manhattan, San Francisco… to meet the beat. Rockin’ and rollin’. Skaters and revelers swayed to the rhythm. Everyone was ready to party and disco-ed at this zestful Saturday night shindig. Personal style was scene on the roller runway with athletic accents, trippy chic, flash glam, and retro vibes.


Scene: Harry Martin, Rollerwave founder, Rollerwave DJ Anna Collecta, and Zev Eisenberg of Wolf + Lamb.
Classic disco skate tracks and old school house jams from Eli of Soul Clap, DJ Anna Collecta and NYC’s Rollerwave crew, A-Rock the Islamic Shock Jock, and Mister Rogers own DJ Shnay spinned tunes from the disco era to the present.


Scene: Sam Shapiro, Andre, and Jesse Ma.


Scene: Snapping a shot. Photo Beth King DeVito.


Scene: Ladan Amin and Brianne Dowd.


Scene: Elvira, Kevin Muth, and Mona.


Scene: Beth, Phillip, and Leond.


Scene: Rachel Chayon.


Scene: Vagabond.


Scene: DJ Shnay.


Scene: Brianne Dowd.


Scene: Jesse Ma.


Scene: Fantasea from Haus of Peculiar.


Scene: Sam Shapiro.


Scene: Sean B. Nutley, bluecashew Kitchen Homestead, with camera and notes in hand.


Scene: Ladan Amin, Christina Osburn, and Janet Hicks.


Scene: Lara and Thomas Russo.


Scene: Maria Philippis, hair and makeup by James Aguiar.


Scene: An amazing wonder roller. And here’s a short video of the skaters from the event.


Scene: Zev Eisenberg of Wolf + Lamb.


Scene: Christina Osburn.


Scene: Kevin Muth and Johanna Dun-Jones.


Scene: DJ Shnay, Rachael Hayley, Nathan, and Joshua Kriystal.


Scene: Sam Falvoni and his dog Uma.


Scene: Janet Hicks and Carla Ullman.


Scene: Victoria Precise.


Scene: Brianne Dowd, Barbie-Amber Guesa, and Ladan Amin.


Scene: Kyle Meyers.


Scene: Sean B. Nutley of bluecashew Kitchen Homestead, Lara Russo, Zev Eisenberg of Wolf + Lamb, and Thomas Russo.


Scene: Cheshona Hart.


Scene: Adam and Kat.


Scene: Nathan and Jake.


Scene: Arianna White and Damian Fitzpatrick.


Scene: Laura Lee.


Scene: Daniel.


Scene: Tania from Spain and George W. Hightower from Boston.


Scene: Elvira.


Scene: Mona.


Scene: Matthew Fass.


Scene: Ana and Dan.


Scene: Kassandra Meadows. Aka Mimic, her roller derby name.


Scene: Harry Martin, Rollerwave founder, and friend.


Scene: DJ Shnay.


Scene: Janet Hicks.


Scene: Mae.


Scene: Barbie-Amber Guesa.


Scene: Guest, Cheshona Hart, Laura Lee, and guest.


Scene: Beth King DeVito and yours truly. Beth is wearing a wig with unmatched 50’s vintage earrings, spangle jacket from Screaming Mimi’s, black tank and pants with Adidas Superstar. I’m wearing BDG jacket, necklace created by Beth, shirt and pants from Screaming Mimi’s with my 90’s shoes from the original Barneys in Chelsea.
Thanks Annie and Anja from Screaming Mimis NYC for helping us with your vast vintage collection. And Laura, the owner too! Photo Bill Patrick with my camera.


Scene & Heard: George W. Hightower. And here’s the newly orchestrated I Want Your Love by Chic singing to an updated beat! Video Re-Edit 2013. First release was January 29, 1979.

Special thanks to Zev Eisenberg of Wolf + Lamb and J.T. McKay and Sean B. Nutley of bluecashew Kitchen Homestead in Kingston for organizing such an awesome event!

 

 

 

Observations

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Scene: Early Spring to early Summer. Another change, from cool to warm. Summer just arrived and Spring just left. Oh, transition how I love you so. A new beginning to sow and to be so part of. Warming treads weather or not. Coats off, jackets on, wools away, and linens out. A lighter feel, a lighter mood, a lighter touch. But it’s not always as warm as we wish. So, layering is still a hitch.


Scene: Ovila Leman, at the Upper West Side Pottery Barn on Broadway, setting up her art for her gallery presentation. “I am one half of Mut’Sun (moot-son) which is a signature name to describe the tag team efforts in painting collectively with my nine year old son, Cleson.  He came up with our signature. In the Ancient Egyption language of Kemetric Medu Neter, “Mut”  is mother and “Sun”  is son. What sets apart Mut’Sun from other artist besides the obvious, mother son partnership, is color. Coming from 20 plus years in the fashion industry I am not afraid of to use color. The way I see color is different than most.”