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I Make Things Out of Words, Mostly

About the Artist

Leda Black lives in the Washington, D.C. area. Her primary medium is digital imagery printed by high resolution archival inkjet. Most of her recent work is part of the Female Power Project, started in 2015. Previously she concentrated on book arts—writing, printing, and binding limited edition artists books under the imprint Palabra Press. She also for many years produced an art by mail subscription called Physical Language Laboratory. Current Artist Biography & Statement (pdf 67kb) Current CV (pdf 90kb)

About Black Lab

Much of the art work on this website can be seen at Black Lab, Studio #16 on the Brookland Arts Walk, 716 Monroe St. NE, Washington, D.C., steps from the Brookland/CUA Metro stop (Red Line). Check posts at Black Lab on Facebook for my open studio hours each week.

Open Studio

Black Lab is open most Fridays 1:00–7:00 and Saturdays (10:00am–4:00pm) or by appointment. Open studio hours change without notice, but you can check the Black Lab Facebook page for updates or my Instagram feeds. Check Facebook! Or scroll to the bottom of this page to see the social feeds.

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Female Power Project on Instagram

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Going back to the Nuance Variations, printing on n Going back to the Nuance Variations, printing on new shirts instead of thrifted. There are six designs in the series. I had two ready for the holidays, now I'm circling back to finish the rest. I'm planning to make stickers too. #nuance #graphicteeshirt
Happy Birthday Alice Paul. You can read something Happy Birthday Alice Paul. You can read something I wrote about her on my blog at LedaBlack.com, select the perSISTERS tab and find her there. She was a wicked-smart epitomous badass. I love her. Open studio till 4:00pm today. The other photos show new shirts I'm making. #thisismadeindc
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This coming weekend, The Female Power Project wil This coming weekend, The Female Power Project will have a small presence at Sparkle Mart in Greenbelt, MD. This is a juried art and craft festival on Saturday, December 7 (10:00-5:00) and Sunday the 8th (10:00-4:00). Sarah and Rose will be staffing because I will be at the Downtown DC Holiday Market. I will have the buttons, 8x10 prints, and a few shirt designs (including the smash hit, A Girl With A Book in toddler, kids, and unisex adult sizes). Address: 25 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770. Shop local!
Some pics of The Female Power Lair in Booth 24: ac Some pics of The Female Power Lair in Booth 24: accessible and maximalist. 💃💪💫 Open every day, noon till 8:00pm, through 12/23. 🎪🌞🌨️ Shirts regularly replenished as I make them in my DC studio. 🏋️‍♀️👕🔨 @downtowndcholidaymarket @themakersshow Still looking for load out help on 12/23.
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