Diagram of my Heart, Illustration, 2010 Travelouge for Those Dear and Far, 2010 Heart Trouble, 2004
Author: femmetech
Fame and Shame in the Lower East Side (Poster design & Website, 2011)
I had a dream about updating my blog to talk about process, the motions of making and the spaces in between that I like to forget that I need in order to bloom beauty. I dreamt of performances about dissociation and homorobics. I dreamt of taking a walk with Diamanda Galas. If you want to… Continue reading Fame and Shame in the Lower East Side (Poster design & Website, 2011)
Shareware, Freeware, Open Source: Definitions, explanations, and some programs!
Why are there a billion free PC programs out there but only ten thousand free Mac programs? Because a PC operating system is open source and Mac is proprietary. What the hell does that mean? Friends that’s a long conversation down intellectual property and capitalism lane, so let’s go there a little bit, and lets… Continue reading Shareware, Freeware, Open Source: Definitions, explanations, and some programs!
How the YMCA Has Kept Me Sane & Why I Love The Gym
This fall I am celebrating an awesome anniversary: ten years of Going To The Gym. That’s 10 years of learning how to be in my body after 21 years of life kicking me out; 10 years of keeping calm and carrying on; 10 years of getting to be strong and flexible when I thought that… Continue reading How the YMCA Has Kept Me Sane & Why I Love The Gym
Websites 3: Updating Your Webpage
You got a website set up and want to update it yourself! Great, and totally doable. This post is for folks who **have** a website [not a blog] up and going, and want to do some minor text changes or perhaps even go further and add pages etc. If you want a more comprehensive tutorial… Continue reading Websites 3: Updating Your Webpage
Recent Web Collaborations: IDA & Philly Stands Up
As someone who is committed to media justice and open access to technology for all — and a competent communications designer with a tiny bit of free time — I have been donating about five hours of media work a week to *non-funded* activist and cultural organizations. I get to collaborate, learn about the amazing… Continue reading Recent Web Collaborations: IDA & Philly Stands Up
Print Design! Layout Software that doesn't cost more than your rent
I love print design, and I’ve been at it for years; first my making zines in the 90’s and next by making newspapers, magazines and promotional media over the last ten years. So it makes sense that people ask me for tips and recommendations regularly. Some examples are this page from Femme2010 program, and my… Continue reading Print Design! Layout Software that doesn't cost more than your rent
Fashion Embroidery: 2002-2004
Femme Power Hat, 2005 [image forthcoming] Wrist Cuffs, 2004 Flaming Jacket, 2003 Semen/Flower, 2002
Postcards and the Art of Image Maintenance
I’ve been up late these past few weeks, getting ready for Femme Pride Week, and working on media for the US Social Forum, where I’m teaching a DIY New Media workshop with Sarah Jenny, and Femme2010, the amazing femme conference that I’m Co-Media Chair of this year. Part of my favorite media strategy has always… Continue reading Postcards and the Art of Image Maintenance
Hart Collective is teaching DIY Web at the US Social Forum!
The inimitable Sarah Jenny and I — wearing our femmetech hats as the Hart Collective — are going to the US Social Forum in Detroit this June! Our workshop, DIY New Media: Creating and Maintaining an Activist Presence using Websites, Blogs, Audio/Podcasts and SMS was accepted this week. We’ll be steamrolling our way through demystifying… Continue reading Hart Collective is teaching DIY Web at the US Social Forum!