Suzanne Forbes, a New Yorker thriving in Berlin. Crowdfunded documentary art made possible by the generous support of her Patrons. https://www.patreon.com/SuzanneForbes.
My friend Shakrah got married at the courthouse here in Berlin, with immediate family only.
And her band, who showed up to play a surprise socially distanced number to the newlyweds! Of course the courthouse was a huge beautiful stone castle! It was a freezing cold day but Shakrah and L. looked incredibly chic and elegant as they danced outside.
Shakrah’s style is 1920s and she was an absolute Deco Belle!
Of course I wish I could have been with her. But we do what we can to honor our loved ones as things are. I am so glad I got to see her in her wedding dress and watch her and her husband L. cut their cake.
You can see more portraits of Shakrah here, here, here and here!
My other big winter UV resin art accessory project besides the Imbolc Crown.
Probably a hundred hours of my life went into this piece over the last two months.
slowly adding thousands of beads, crystals, cast resin jewels, microbeads, micropearls and droplets of tinted resin.
edit: here’s GodXXX Noirphiles about to perform in Lausanne this May, in the horn visor and trans flag latex durag by Lupae Latex of Berlin!
Meditative, self-soothing, meticulous and yet random work.
Making these pieces is as different from my primary art mission as it could possibly be.
But the flow state is the same.
Controlling the droplets of resin as the UV light of the sun hardens them is hypnotic.
This piece is robustly constructed, because I made it with a performer in mind.
And I was so honored when GodX Noirphiles said they would accept it as a Patron gift and wear it for her performance in Switzerland in May! He said it would go perfectly with their costume :)))
Still image from Adrian Blount’s Queer Birthing series video Aug 2020
I have been incredibly inspired by the faces and stories and performances GodX (pronouns he/she/they) has/have been posting since they started a Patreon. I get so much energy from this young artist’s creative work, and while the money I can give is limited, I can also give my creative labor.
Still from Adrian Blount’s Octavia E Butler episode for Black History Month Feb 2021
I simply cannot wait to see how this visor looks with Godx’s Switzerland costume and performance look.
My friend Shakrah got married at the courthouse here in Berlin, with immediate family only.
Shakrah’s style is 1920s and she was an absolute Deco Belle!
