Our fun etsy find: Green Glory! This inspiring piece was done by artist Robin Maria Pedrero who captures the beauty and simplicity of life magnificently.

Frida Kahlo was an intense, passionate, fiercely intelligent woman with a formidable unibrow. She wanted to be a doctor but fate intervened, and she became an artist, literally by accident.

The 2nd Annual LeftOut Festival
A Celebration of Gay Performance Art at
Stage Left Studio
NYC
Performances April 16-27, 2009

Check them out on April 15th for the 2009 LeftOut Gayla!

Our friend, Empathic Amanda, has been a long time supporter of Out Impact. She couldn’t wait to tell you about her new Empathic Mystic Online Tarot deck and that is available to all our readers for free!

This beautiful and insightful do-it-yourself online tarot deck focuses on guiding the querent to their highest path. The name comes from it’s ability to consistently bring the focus to one’s inner feelings and spiritual journey. It can be used on any topic from, mundane to mystical, and the key insights tend to rest most solidly in paying attention to and honoring one’s deepest emotional truths. It teaches that one’s feelings can work as a path to a personal wisdom that can be lived in everyday life.

We recently spoke with Karen of Zoe’s Bag Boutique who made some cute bags we stumbled upon!

FEATURED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION: Nest
Where: “Based in St. Louis, MO. But, we have advisory boards in Chicago, Seattle, Boston, New York, Atlanta and Washington DC.”
Mission: Nest provides microfinance loans for women in developing countries to begin or maintain art- or craft- based businesses.
Formed: 2006
Serving: Women in need in 8 countries
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 14, 2008

CONTACT: Malia Schlaefer, feminapotenspress@gmail.com

FEMINA POTENS VISUAL ART OPENING RECEPTION: Bust ED

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 14, 2008 – Femina Potens presents “Bust ED” artwork around breast cancer awareness and breast health. Please allow us to tease, tantalize, and captivate you with our dirty pillows. “Bust ED” celebrates the lovely and erotic nature of the bosom, while reminding everyone of the way breast cancer affects our lives. 2.4 million women living in the U.S. have been diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer. An estimated 182,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in American women during 2008 (ACS 2008). Artists Annie Sprinkle, Elizabeth Stevens, Madison Young, Jennifer Clary, Laura Drugal, Mary Ellen Scherel, and Talia Green all address this prevalent issue with their art. Join us to pay tribute to the mighty and healthy breast for the “Bust ED” opening reception October 9, 2008 at 7pm – 10pm. During the reception we will be hosting a live body casting of breast cancer survivors, a “Mamorial”, for artist Mary Ellen Scherl. Show runs October 9 through October 26, 2008.

Bust ED is sponsored by Abigail productions www.abigailproductions.com

“Bust ED” Visual Art Exhibition

October 9 – 26, 2008

Femina Potens Art Gallery

2199 Market Street

San Francisco, CA 94114

Visit feminapotens.org for more information

For more information on this amazing festival that is a wonderful showcase of women’s work in many mediums of art. The Estrogenius festival lasts throughout the entire month of October with short plays from award winning playwrights, music and dance performances, as well as visual art exhibits. The festival is entirely volunteer run, and benefits Voices of Africa – a non-profit providing scholarships to young girls in Niger. Don’t miss it!

For more information, visit http://www.estrogenius.org/estro.html – we are proud media sponsors for this event!

Brushes With Life features eight artists who live with mental illness, who deserve to be recognized as creative talents in a world that often stigmatizes, judges, incarcerates because of lack of understanding of mental illnesses and abuses them.

by Cris Long

Maria Kogan – All The Kings Men troupe member:
Official MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/46708809

Cris Long: What influenced your decision to start performing drag?
MK: I got my first official start in college in 1999, performing in bars in Connecticut. My friend was hosting monthly women’s nights at that time, called “Bushfire” parties, and [...]