Here at Black Lab art studio you will find The Female Power Outlet, a creative laboratory and emporium. In Brookland DC since 2014, Black Lab is the “In Real Life” public shopping experience and workspace of word and digital artist, Leda Black (Creatrix).

This year, 2024, I have rearranged and reimagined this space to emphasize the Wearables in the Female Power Project, but also show the other things as they come into being. I have made so many things and I can’t lug all of them to markets anymore so I’m putting more energy and creativity into making this space into a transformative female power situation.

Going forward I am placing less energy into bringing my art to the markets (with smaller targeted product offerings) and instead will be bringing the market inside the art. It will be changing all the time. Every one of these things is a message. These phrases are open. Come see them and let’s see where this goes.

Black Lab is at 716 Monroe St NE, Studio 16, Washington DC. It is one of 27 creative spaces on the pedestrian Arts Walk that is park of the Monroe Street Market development at the border of the Edgewood/Brookland neighborhoods.

The Female Power Outlet is open to the public many Fridays (1:00–7:00) and Saturdays (10:00–4:00), also by appointment or chance (I make work here). Only Female Power Project works are sold here, there is no reselling. A visitor called it a “singular vision.”

The Arts Walk hosts a vibrant farmers market on Saturdays year round and many studios are open to the public then. We also put on events about five times a year. Here is the link to the events calendar.

You can check the Black Lab art studio Facebook page for the weekly schedule at facebook.com/BlackLab or scroll down to see the facebook widget at the bottom of this page. I always post weekend plans on Instagram posts and stories and on the facebook pages.

(Next I will revamp the pathetic Wearables page on this blog, I promise.)