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Hello there, I hope everyone is healthy and able to go outside to enjoy the beautiful fall weather. I can’t believe we are already heading towards the end of 2020. This has been a truly tough and weird year and I just want to congratulate everyone for hanging in there. My memoir graphic novel, Almost American Girl came out right before the pandemic took over the world. It was heartbreaking to hear one book event cancellation after another, not to mention all the terrible news of economic, political, and health crises happening around the world. But looking back now, I realized that this year brought me closer to my community and I was also able to connect with so many readers virtually. I am so grateful for everyone who has reached out via social media to tell me that my memoir has resonated with them. I am also honored to be invited to be part of so many great virtual book and art events happening all over the states. I have tons of awesome virtual events happening this month which I am excited to share with you guys. First of all, If you haven’t read my memoir yet, the e-book version of Almost American Girl is having a promotion for only $1.99 till the end of October available on all e-book platforms! For more info on where to purchase the e-book, please check out Harper Collins website. OCTOBER 7th, Wednesday 6PM EST Tea & Conversation: Inspired by Hokusai What makes Hokusai’s visual storytelling special? Explore this question during a conversation about the exhibition “Hokusai: Mad about Painting” with curator Frank Feltens and artist Robin Ha. The Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) is widely recognized for a single image—"Great Wave Off the Coast of Kanagawa,“ an icon of global art—yet his work consists of much more than that. In this talk, get a fuller picture of the artist by taking a close look at his dramatic paintings and his Hokusai manga, images that poke fun at everyday life in Japan. Then explore images from contemporary comics and graphic novels to see how Hokusai’s work continues to influence art and culture today. Frank Feltens is the Japan Foundation Assistant Curator of Japanese Art at the Freer and Sackler. He is a specialist in Japanese art with a focus on the late medieval and early modern periods, including Japanese photography and the intersections between painting and ceramics. He is the curator of the exhibition "Hokusai: Mad about Painting” (https://asia.si.edu/exhibition/hokusai-mad-about-painting/). Robin Ha is an illustrator and cartoonist based in the DC area who shares her cultural experiences through graphic novels. She is the author and illustrator of the New York Times Bestseller “Cook Korean! A Comic Book with Recipes,” and “Almost American Girl,” a memoir about immigration and belonging. Image credit: Detail, “Thunder God”; Katsushika Hokusai / Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution: Gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1900.47. I am so honored to be part of this event to talk about Hokusai, one of my favorite artist of all time with the curator at Freer + Sackler gallery which specialize in Asian art at the Smithsonian. This is a free event for all ages. You can register here. OCTOBER 10th,  Satuerday 10:40 AM – 11:10 AM EST

NEW YORK COMIC CON is going virtual this year and it’s happening on Youtube for free on October 8-11th. I am in a panel: TITANS OF GRAPHIC NOVELS, joined by Lily Lamotte and Kathleen Gros, to talk about our process and how we managed to carve out a space in a male-dominated world of comics, moderated by Heidi MacDonald of The Comics Beat. Tune in at  Youtube.com/nycc Almost American Girl also has been nominated for Harvey Award for Best Children and Young Adult Books. Harvey Award is one of the comic industry’s oldest and most prestigious awards. Recognizing outstanding achievement in multiple categories, the Harvey’s have been a fixture of the comic industry since 1988. The winners will be announced at the end of New York Comic Con. Wish me luck!

OCTOBER 17th, Saturday I had a pleasure of being part of Bank Street Book Fest for the first time this year. I am in a panel:

All American or Forever Foreigner: The Un-easy Balancing Act of Asian American Voices (Pacific Rim) 11:55 AM – 12:45 PM (EST)

Kao Kalia Yang, A Map Into the World

Christina Soontornvat, All Thirteen: The Incredible Rescue of the Thai Boys Soccer Team

Minh Le, Green Lantern Legacy

Cynthia Kadohata, A Place to Belong

Robin Ha, Almost American Girl

Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat Taipei

Moderator: Roxanne Hsu Feldman, Librarian, Dalton School This is an all day virtual bookfest and you can resigeter for it here. OCTOBER 17th, Saturday 3 PM EST Artist talk at Gift and Gather Facebook Live.

Gift and Gather is a gift shop in historic town of Occoquan, VA offering unique DC handmade products from stationery, jewelry, kid’s toys, handbags, home decor and cocktail mixers, shrubs. They have been featuring my art prints since the summer of 2019 and invited me to talk about my work and connect with the community on their facebook live. Please come join me and Usa, the owner of Gift and Gather for a virtual cup of tea and ask me any questions! This is a free event. You can watch it here. OCTOBER 24th, Saturday I’ve been invited to participate in a panel for School Library Journal Submit.

I Guess This is Growing Up: Coming of Age Stories in Graphic Novel Format Adolescence is a rocky time, but literature can make it easier. These graphic novel creators will discuss how they crafted stories about growing up, dealing with identity, and learning to carve out a sense of self. Tyler Feder, Dancing at the Pity Party (Dial) Robin Ha, Almost American Girl (HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray) Matt Lubchansky, Be Gay, Do Comics (IDW) Ngozi Ukazu, Check, Please and Sticks and Scones (First Second) Moderated by Mahnaz Dar, Reference & Professional Reading editor School Library Journal is the premiere publication for librarians and information specialists who work with children and teens. A source of quality journalism and reviews for more than 60 years, SLJ produces award-winning features and news coverage on: literacy, best practices, technology, education policy and other issues of interest to the school library and greater educator community. We evaluate a broad range of resources, from books and digital content to databases, in 6000+ reviews published annually. This is a free, all day event for all ages. You can register here. Museum of Women in the Arts has put together an online exhibition: DMV COLOR, featuring book arts made by female artists living in DMV (Washington DC, Maryland, Va) area and my book, Cook Korean!: A Comic Book With Recipes has showcased alongside this beautiful work of arts. To check out the full exhibition, click here. November is just around the corner and I’ve never been so nervous about an election in my life. I am generally very uncomfortable telling other people what they should or shouldn’t do, but this is an extraordinary time that needs an extraordinary measure for all of us to service. So I was compelled to make a poster to show my support for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. If you wanna print this image and use it as your window sign, feel free to download it here.   Ok, this was a long one. Thank you for reading it through and feel free to reach out if you have any questions. I hope to connect with you soon in these events! Sincerely yours, -Robin Ha

Hello everyone!

I hope you are having a wonderful fall and getting ready for the turkey day. I have many exciting events coming up in November and early December that I would like to share with you guys.

DC BRAU HOLIDAY MARKET

3178 Bladensburg Rd NE

Washington DC 20018

November 30th Saturday, 1-5 PM I will be part of DC Small Business Saturday as a vendor at DC Brau’s Holiday market. If you are in DMV area for thanksgiving, please visit the market and support small local businesses and also enjoy DC Brau beer! This is a free event for all ages. Here’s the detail of the event:

http://dcbrau.com/holidaymarket19/

I have been honored to be part of the National Museum of Women in the Arts’s ‘DMV COLOR Book Art by Women of Color’ exhibition. The District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia—known locally as the DMV—is a fertile center of art-making for women of color of diverse heritages. Washington, D.C. and its surroundings have long been home to a rich community of artists of color, ranging from those born and raised here to others who built connections to the region as short-term residents. The exhibition DMV Color features an eclectic assortment of contemporary works by women of African American, Asian American, and Latina heritage. The artists’ books, graphic novels, photobooks, and zines depict intimacies of family life, legacies of enslavement, effects of rampant development, dislocation and newfound freedoms tied to immigration, and other topics.

This exhibition is up now till March 4th 2020. You will find my work along with works of 18 other female artists based in DMV area. Please visit this awesome museum!

For more info:

https://nmwa.org/visit/visitor-information

November 4, 2019–March 4, 2020

Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center National Museum of Women in the Arts

Monday-Friday: 10:00am-12:00pm & 1:00-5:00pm

Closed on Weekends

Last month, I had an amazing opportunity to paint a mirror for the LINE HOTEL’s restaurant, A Rake’s Progress in Adam’s morgan, DC. If you haven’t been to this hotel, I highly recommend checking it out for their excellent decor and fine dining experience. This painting will be up until the end of this month, then it’ll be erased for me to paint a new winter-themed painting on December 2nd, which will be up till the end of this year. If you are in the DMV area, you are welcome to come by and see me in action!

THE LINE HOTEL

1770 EUCLID STREET NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20009

TEL: 202 588 0525

As some of you may know already, I have been part of DC women entrepreneur collective,

Femme Fatale DC

for two years now. I am so happy to announce that they have just opened a new winter pop up in Chinatown!

Location:

401 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest

Washington, DC 20001 This pop up will be up until the end of March 2020. Not only this will be the home for many DMV female entrepreneur’s products, but we’ll also be hosting lots of events and workshops to empower creative women in all walks of our lives. At this store, you’ll find all of my prints and signed copies of Cook Korean!, along with eclectic works made by several dozen female DMV artists, including jewelry, stained glass, self-care products, apparel, fine art, and other gift items. Please join us for our opening party on December 5th 2019 to check out the new store and meet the makers! For more info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/femme-fatale-dc-launch-party-a-cosmic-gathering-tickets-80372744041 Early-bird sale for the opening party ends on November 29th. Here’s the flyer for the opening party that I designed. Feel free to spread the word about this event and Femme Fatale DC! You can also follow their Instagram to get informed on all of their upcoming events.

I am thrilled to have some of the best gift shops in DMV area to carry my work. These stores feature mostly local artists’ work and would be great places to shop for your holiday needs. Now you can find my prints at SHOP MADE IN DC at their brand new location in Dupont, GIFT AND GATHER in Occoquan, VA, and STEADFAST SUPPLY STORE at both Ballston Quarter and Navy yard locations. If you are in DMV area, I highly recommend checking out these stores. You’d be amazed at their selections of beautiful and unique products.

Hello everyone! I hope you are having a wonderful fall and not too sad about the end of the summer. I have some very exciting events happening in October that I would like to share with you guys. Some of you Washingtonians might be already familiar with this DC staple gift shop, SHOP MADE IN DC. I will be in both of their shops in Georgetown AND their brand new location in Dupont this Saturday OCT 19th doing art pop up and portrait drawing! First, from noon to 3 pm, I will be in the Georgetown location doing a solo ART POP UP, selling my art prints. It will be Georgetown Family weekend so lots of fun events are happening in Georgetown. Hope to see y'all there! Georgetown: 1242 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington DC 20007 Then, I will hop over to their brand new location in Dupont, drawing portraits for the guests as part of their birthday/ reopening celebration from 4 to 7 pm. So check out their new store and get you and your loved ones/ pets drawn by me! You will also be to purchase my art prints there during the event. DuPont: 1710 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20009 For more information, please check out the Eventbrite here.

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I will be participating in Brookland Exchange DC Makers Market this Sunday, October 20th from 11 am to 5 pm on the Arts Walk, located next to the Brookland Metro Stop, 716 Monroe Street NE. The event will include 27 guest vendors with live music area along with with the Arts Walk studio tenants. I will be debuting a whole bunch of new prints as well as selling Cook Korean!, mini-comics and food zine and tarot coloring book. For more information, please check out the Brookland Exchange website here. ———————————————————————————————– 

I will be exhibiting at this year’s DC ZINE FEST this Saturday! Come check out a whole bunch of new merch, including Vegan Kimchi & Pickle Zines and Witchy art prints and one of a kind, silkscreened shirts!

DC Zinefest

DC Zinefest is a one-day independent event designed to provide a space for zine-makers, self-published artists, and writers to share their work with each other and the Washington, D.C., community. The 2019 DC Zinefest will be held on Saturday, July 20, 2019 at Art Enables (2204 Rhode Island Ave NE) from 11am to 5pm.

http://www.dczinefest.com/

I’m doing a #mystic#sprituality #tarot #astrology#workshop #discussion #networkingevent with a couple of fabulous ladies at #femmefataledc! Come join us, #CapitalCovenFFDC on June 24th and July 16 and we will explore the limitless potentials of our #psycheand support each other in #spiritualdevelopment. The first workshop will be on #astrology, lead by @goddessglassart on June 24th 7 to 9 pm and the second workshop will be about #tarotcards, lead by @girlsprouts on July 16th 7 to 9 pm. This is a monthly #meetup, open for all genders: everyone with an open heart is welcome and each month we will share our knowledge on different other-worldly topics! #washingtondc #witchystuff #magic#energy

Date and Time

June 24th Monday 7 to 9 pm

July 16th Tuesday 7 to 9 pm

Location

Femme Fatale DC

3224 11th Street Northwest

Washington, DC 20010

Capital Coven presents: Lunar Enlightenment Series Capital Coven is a community of kindred spirits interested in the other-worldly and who support each other in spiritual development. The only rules to join are to be open-minded to exploring the Great Mystery together. We meet monthly to create together, build deeper connections and to learn a little bit more about topics of interest, including but not limited to: spirituality, energy, healing, sacred geometry, earth-based wisdom, crystals, tarot, astrology, shamanism, etc. We aim to deepen our connections to our own intuition and explore tools to help us do that. If you are seeking a supportive community grounded in soul-work, please join us! We meet monthly on potent lunar days when possible, to activate our intentions. Come as you are, as we are all learners on this path. Participants will receive a Capital Coven journal upon joining the community ($20) which they can decorate on their own. Journals will be used to track our insights, notes and other details during and after gatherings. If you are not interested in joining, please still bring a journal of your own to any event you attend. The Lunar Enlightenment Series is the name for our monthly meetups centered on collective learning and creating in a magical space together. We look forward to enlightening our lives in a safe container with you! Lunar Enlightenment Series Calendar 1. June 24: Astrocharting Eliza of Goddess Glass Art will take you on a journey to discover your rising and moon signs in addition to your sun’s signs meaning. Participants will then break out into groups to work through how the placement of their planets are influenced by the astrological sign they are in. You will be provided with practical tools on how to use this information to help understand and navigate everyday challenges. Participants will create and astrology-themed piece of art personalized for their own sun/moon/ascendant signs to empower you on your astrology journey. Please come prepared with the place and time of your birthday.****2. July 16: Beginner’s Tarot (Buck Moon)In this session you will learn tarot basics and discover the history and underlying themes behind this wonderful deck. Emily of Woven Psyche will be presenting on a special tarot topic and Cait from Girl Sprouts will provide tarot 101 and ideas on how to get started on your own. Each participant will choose a card for this full moon and learn a bit more about the themes and how they might apply to their own life. Participants will then create an art piece with a card they have pulled for the night and gain tips for using the card’s guidance during this full moon cycle. The last half hour will be a tarot exchange, so bring your own deck if you have one for practice! About the organizers Cait Newcamp of Girl Sprouts Cait (she/her) is the owner of Girl Sprouts, a plant-based body care company grounded in feminine wisdom and honoring the cycles of womxn. Girl Sprouts was planted as a way to shift the story around menstruation, connecting girls and womxn to their bodies and the earth and to celebrate the beautiful rite of passage into womxnhood. Her formal training is in biology and chemistry which informs her recipes for healthy, safe and practical creations to love on your body. Cait believes that the intuitive mind is as important as the rational mind, and that our individual connection to this sacred gift is necessary to restore a healthier planet. Therefore, part of her healing path, largely stemming from her own mental health struggles has been in re-connection. Cait is an empath, a reiki level II practitioner, tarot card reader, science communicator and public health professional. Inner and outer balance informs her life choices and nature is where she finds home. Cait loves experimenting in art, writing, riding bikes and learning from others (especially plants and children). Robin Ha Robin Ha is the author and the illustrator for Cook Korean!: A Comic Book With Recipes, a New York Times bestseller cookbook graphic novel. She was born in South Korea and moved to the United States when she was fourteen. After graduating from RISD, I’ve been working as a freelance cartoonist and an illustrator in NY and Washington DC. She is currently working on a memoir graphic novel, Almost American Girl which is about her immigration experience from Seoul, Korea to Huntsville, Alabama. Almost American Girl is scheduled to come out in January 2020, published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of Harper Collins. Robin’s mission as an artist is to share her cultural and personal experiences through comics. Aside from drawing comics, she has been giving numerous talks and cooking demos to share her knowledge and love for Korean food culture around the United States. As much as she loves to draw, she loves to eat. Her plan is to travel to new places around the world and taste their food and draw comics about them. There is really no food that she wouldn’t try at least once in her life. She doesn’t have a sweet tooth though. She always goes for bacon over baked goods. For more info on Robin Ha, please visit her website: https://robinha81.wixsite.com/robinha Eliza Derick of Goddess Glass Art Eliza Derick is a teacher, artist, and astrology enthusiast based in Washington DC.  She is the founder of Goddess Glass Art and Astrological Empowerment with Eliza, both endeavors based out of Femme Fatale DC.  Eliza has studied astrology for 20 years and loves sharing with others the secrets of stars for gaining a deeper insight into a journey of self-discovery.   In addition to, stained glass art and astrology, Eliza has held a lifelong passion for the stage and performing arts. She trained and performed for a decade with Sahara Dance, a DC-based Middle Eastern dance troupe. A camp counselor at her core, she taught visual arts, yoga, and dance at Fillmore Arts Center for 8 summers. Eliza has recently partnered with Bloombars to offer Wild Things Yoga family performance workshops borne out of her love of integrating movement and creative expression with children’s literature.

Musical Chairs Art Workshop is back on popular demand!

Date And Time

Thu, June 27, 2019

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT

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Location

Femme Fatale DC

3224 11th Street Northwest

Washington, DC 20010

No Experience needed and all supplies (& HAPPY HOUR) included. This is a one of a kind, a collaborative workshop where you start a canvas and when the music stops, you move on to your neighbors’, like a game of musical chairs!

Have a drink, sing along to the tune, dance and paint some canvases, and take a unique piece of art home. This would be a great chance to check out the awesome new venue of Femme Fatale DC in Columbia Heights.

You must be 21 or over to participate in this event.

Workshop lead by Violet Red’s Studio and Robin Ha.

Violeta Barcenas - Violet Red is a Nicaraguan artist based in Washington, D.C. She is a woman, artist, illustrator, mother, feminist… She has been traveling since she was 9, and her art has become an abstract reflection of the little corners around the world that have become part of her lives. she likes to travel and meet new people with cool stories. she doesn’t shy away from a well spent weekend at home in her hammock reading a book. A part of her thinks that life should be spent reading books, watching movies and relaxing with family over a good beer and with a great friend. However, the other part :-) knows working hard every day is key to survive! Some days she longs to return to the places she has visited, - especially her favorite beach in Nicaragua, San Juan del Sur - and some days she wishes she could hop on a plane and travel to some cool pacific island. Adventure, similarly to work, is another key to survival; and when you mix them together you find the ultimate key to happiness. For more info on Violet Red’s Studio, please visit her website: https://violetredstudio.com/

Robin Ha is a cartoonist based in Washington DC and the author of Cook Korean!: A Comic Book With Recipes, a New York Times bestseller cookbook graphic novel. She was born in South Korea and moved to the United States when she was fourteen. Her memoir graphic novel, Almost American Girl which is about her immigration experience from Seoul, Korea to Huntsville, Alabama is scheduled to be published in January 2020 by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of Harper Collins.

Robin’s mission as an artist is to share her cultural and personal experiences through comics. Aside from drawing comics, she has been giving numerous talks and cooking demos to share her knowledge and love for Korean food culture around the United States.

As much as she loves to draw, she loves to eat. Her plan is to travel to new places around the world and taste their food and draw comics about them. There is really no food that she wouldn’t try at least once in her life. She doesn’t have a sweet tooth though. She always goes for bacon over baked goods.

For more info on Robin Ha, visit her website.

Robin Ha and Violet Red Studio are artists and entrepreneurs at Femme Fatale DC. FFDC is the District’s womyn-only collective of local womyn creatives & entrepreneurs. Check out our Instagram @RobinHaArt, @violetredstudio, and @FemmeFataleDC

Here are my summer events in DC and Hanover, PA.

LOVE BAZAAR at FLASH   June 2nd and June 9th Sundays 6 to 9 pm Address 645 Florida Avenue NW Washington DC 20001 Metro Shaw / Howard University station - 2 minute walk U Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo station- 5 minute walk

Come dance with me at FLASH CLUB DC! As part of their summer DJ series ‘SUNDAY LOVE’, Flash Club DC has opened up their second floor to local artists and food vendors.

This is a ticketed event which includes the entrance to their rooftop bar and dance floor (third floor) where the SUNDAY LOVE is happening and the LOVE BAZAAR on the second floor (That’s where I’ll be!). The ticket at the door is $20, but it gets cheaper if you buy it online in advance. To purchase the ticket, visit: https://www.flashdc.com/sundaylove

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Capital Artist Collective SHOWCASE

June 20th, July 18th, August 20th, and September 19th Thursdays 10 am to 2 pm

Moynihan Plaza at Ronald Regan Building and International Trade Center 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 This is a free event with dozens of arts and craft vendors and food vendors. For more info: https://www.facebook.com/ReaganITCDC/ ———————————————————————————————————–

American Library Association Annual Conference Artist Alley June 21st Friday to 24th Monday Pavillion at Walter E Washington Convention Center 801 Mt Vernon Pl NW, Washington, DC 20001

Friday, June 21  5:30pm – 7:00pm Saturday, June 22  9:00am – 5:00pm Sunday, June 23  9:00am – 5:00pm Monday, June 24  9:00am – 2:00pm THE ALA ANNUAL CONFERENCE, through its 58,000+ members, serves as the nation’s top resource for public, academic, private, and school libraries. The Annual Conference is the industry leader, the oldest, largest, best-attended tradeshow for the library marketplace.  Artist Alley is located on the exhibit floor, it includes the best from all genres. Past exhibitors have included many of today’s leading artists, illustrators, and creators of comics, games, and graphic novels showcasing original artwork.

For more info: https://2019.alaannual.org/artist-alley

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DC Art Book Fair

July 7th Saturday 12 to 5 pm

National Museum of Women In The Arts

1250 New York Ave NW

Washington, D.C. 20005

202-783-5000

Join us for the third annual DC Art Book Fair!

This curated, kid-friendly event in NMWA’s Great Hall brings together small presses, artists, and more to sell their independently published (largely paper-based) works. More than forty artists will be selling creations from zines to books, from comics to prints, and plenty in between.

This event is organized by the DC Art Book Collective, and the participants are chosen by a panel of judges: Nguyên Khôi Nguyễn, an artist and educator based in Baltimore; Christopher Kardambikis, assistant professor in printmaking at George Mason University; Malaka Gharib, an artist and writer based in Washington; Alison Michael Baitz, a graduate student in library science and children’s literature at Simmons University; LA Johnson, artist, illustrator and creative director at NPR; and Elizabeth Graeber, an illustrator based in Washington. For more info: https://nmwa.org/events/dc-art-book-fair-2019 —————————————————————————————————– 

Hello everyone! Hope you are having a wonderful spring. I have a whole bunch of events coming up that I would like to share with you. From this Sunday, April 24th and onward, I will be participating at a night market and music event called SUNDAY LOVE at FLASH located at 645 Florida Ave, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001. I will be bringing my mini-comics and Cook Korean! along with many new art prints, postcards and original art for sale. There will be many other local artists and entrepreneurs at this market and also DJ’s and happy hour specials. The market opens from 6 pm till 9 pm and it’ll be on every Sunday till October 6th. Please follow my Instagram and Twitter to find out which of the Sundays I will be participating. I will be there this Sunday the 27th. —————————————————————————————————— I am doing another Musical Chair Workshop on May 8th at Femme Fatale DC’s new location in Columbia Heights!

Date And Time

Wed, May 8, 2019

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT

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Location

Femme Fatale DC

3224 11th Street Northwest

Washington, DC 20010

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Musical Chairs Art Workshop is a collaborative workshop where you start with a canvas and when the music stops, you move on to your neighbors’. Have a drink, paint some canvases, and take a unique piece of art home.

A limited number of tickets are available for purchase now. Everyone over 21 is welcome! No Experience needed and all supplies (& HAPPY HOUR) included. This is a one of a kind, a collaborative workshop where you start a canvas and when the music stops, you move on to your neighbors’, like a game of musical chairs! Have a drink, sing along to the tune, dance and paint some canvases, and take a unique piece of art home. This would be a great chance to check out the awesome new venue of Femme Fatale DC in Columbia Heights.

You must be 21 or over to participate in this event. Workshop lead by Violet Red’s Studio and Robin Ha.

During this event, all Violet Red’s Studio and Robin Ha’s merchandises at Femme Fatale DC will be 15% off! To purchase the ticket, please click here. —————————————————————————————————— Now you can find my illustration art prints and Cook Korean! at several DC gift shops and restaurants. Please check out these awesome venues and support local business and local artists! TEAISM PENN QUARTER Address: 400 8th St NW, Washington, DC 20004 Phone: (202) 638-6010 SPACEY CLOUD Address: 2309 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20009 Phone: (703) 403-4134 Store hours: Mon-Thur 5 am to 10 pm, Fri-Sat 1pm to 2 am, Sun 1 to 9 pm FEMME FATALE DC Address: 3224 11th St NW, Washington, DC 20010 Store hours: Wed-Fri 3 to 9 pm, Sat-Sun noon to 9 pm TOLI MOLI Address: 1309 5th Street NE Washington, DC 20002 (inside Union Market) Store hours:  Mon: 10am-7pm, Tues-Wed: 10am-8pm, Thu-Sat: 10am-9pm, Sunday: 10am-7pm

NOVEMBER 2018 NEWS

I’ll be exhibiting at this year’s DC BRAU HOLIDAY MARKET on Saturday 24th which is a part of DC Small Business Saturday event. VIP ticket is on sale here. General Free admission starts at 2 pm and goes until 6 pm. Come enjoy a pint of DC Brau and help DC entrepreneurs by shopping local! 

DC Brau is located at  3178-B Bladensburg Road NE, Washington, DC 20018

My original artwork will be displayed at Woolly Mammoth Theater as a part of the art gallery for the play, ‘SHE THE PEOPLE’. I am so honored and excited to be part of this awesome play at one of my favorite theaters in DC. 

An all-female, all-star team of The Second City’s most fearless, tuned-in sketch comics roasts the patriarchy and reclaims at least two hours of absolutely hilarious time. The producers of Black Side of the Moon and Nothing to Lose (But Our Chains) bring you a mimosa-and-madness-fueled foray into “having it all,” having each other’s backs, and having that sick feeling your government’s trying to turn back the clock to the Middle Ages. She the People… in order to perform a more perfect union!

My art that would be displayed are part of an on-going series of collages made with magazine tear sheets combined with poems. You can have a sneak peek on my Instagram. This project started by experimenting with slicing random tear sheets and combining them to create an unexpected ‘new’ image, which I used as a jumping off point to write down my stream of consciousness poem. I had worked as a fashion illustrator and a textile designer throughout my twenties and looking at fashion magazines was part of my daily life. Fashion ads are full of distorted and unrealistic images of what is currently considered as an ideal female beauty, and they shape the self-esteem of women all around the world. The fashion industry doesn’t care that women are actual human beings with individual history and thoughts and these ads are created to trap women into being insecure and unoriginal. It took me many years of struggle and self-discovery to distance myself from these images and become more comfortable with my own body image. With many discussions on body positivity and diversity in the current feminist movement, many women have been able to find their own ways to exist in this world in a happier and a more natural state. But I know that we are still not completely immune to this addiction to superficial beauty. It is apparent in the images that we voluntarily post on our social media. The discrepancy between the commercial and public femininity and what I personally experience as a female in the world is a fascinating subject that I am still in the process of exploring. 

The play is on from Dec 3 till January 6th. Come visit Woolly mammoth to check out the play and the original art! 

Happy beginning of autumn, everyone!

I would like to let you guys know about a fun art workshop I am organizing with two other artists at Femme Fatale DC on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20th 7-9 PM. Musical Chairs Art Workshop is a one of a kind, collaborative workshop where you start a canvas and when the music stops, you move on to your neighbors’, like a game of musical chairs! A limited number of tickets are available for purchase now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/musical-chairs-art-workshop-tickets-49967366739 The ticket is $30, Canvases and all supplies (& HAPPY HOUR) included. No Experience needed and everyone over 21 are welcome! Have a drink, sing along to the tune, dance and paint some canvases, and take a unique piece of art home. This would be a great chance to check out the awesome venue, Femme Fatale DC it closes at the end of this month! Check out more of Femme Fatale DC here. Femme Fatale DC 4620 Wisconsin Ave NW Washington DC 20016 The workshop is lead by Violet red studio,  Sentient Beings Art and me. The following photo is from our short, test run of the workshop, we created these amazing art in just 30 minutes.