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Sadie Lune at HAU!

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Color drawing of Sadie Lune, a slim white femme wearing 80s workout wear. She is holding up an inflatable dolphin onstage in a theater.My friend Sadie Lune was part of a recent program at Hebbel am Ufer.

The program, “On Abolishing the Family – and finding Alternatives”, featured readings, a panel, pop-ups, and more. Sadie Lune performed as an ecosexercise workout instructor along with a screening of Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens short film.

It was very fun and beautiful to see Annie and Beth air-hugging trees on the big screen.

Color drawing of Sadie Lune, a slim white femme wearing neon 80s workout wear. She is sitting on an inflatable globe and holding a basket of flowers onstage in a theater.Sadie’s workout voice was amazing as she exhorted the audience to breathe and move.

The HAU staff had kindly organized a reserved chair for me, but I had forgotten to specify that I need a chair with arms and so I wound up exhausted from supporting my body and had to leave before the panel Sadie participated in.

I’m just grateful I was able to be there.

Previous collabs with Sadie Lune:

Second Annual Longest Night

The first Longest Night

The Lamp of Spring

My latest IRL portrait of Sadie, on a very cold Fall day.

Vampire Baby Jesus

Sadie in Thistle and Spire

Book release party for “As You Wish, my Lady” – vanilla

Book release party for “As You Wish, my Lady” – NSFW

Sadie’s piece in the Coven show at Schwules Museum

Sadie’s pregnancy photo shoot, documented

Vampire Lesbians of Neukoelln – NFSW

Diptych portrait of Sadie Lune and Jo Pollux

You can learn about Sadie’s work on her (NSFW) website. And here’s her Insta, and her twitter . My flickr gallery of drawings and paintings of Sadie is here!

I am so grateful to my Patreon Patrons, whose monthly financial support makes it possible for me to continue making art as a homebound disabled person.

With your support, I can work from home or safely outside and keep telling the stories of Berlin.

Evilyn Frantic modeling for Sketcherei!

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drawing of Evilyn Frantic, a small white femme-presenting person in strappy underwear, big boots and fuzzy ears. It had been such a long time since I’d drawn Evilyn Frantic!

They are one of my favorite Berliners to draw – in fact, I first met them on the street outside Berlin Burlesque Week in 2017, and said “Hello, I would like to draw your picture!”

Evilyn is a sideshow and burlesque performer, producer, model and emcee.

drawing of Evilyn Frantic, a small white femme-presenting person in strappy underwear, big pink boots and fuzzy ears. I drew Evilyn at Dr. Sketchy’s Berlin in the teens.

I especially loved this marvelous witch look, with big boots and layered lace. I drew them onstage at Violet Variete, for the Berlin Bruiser queer rugby team, and in baroque styling for Dr. Sketchy’s. And mostly recently in 2020, in early lockdown days, for a Full Moon Cabaret online show – live from Evilyn’s mom’s sauna!

drawing by Suzanne Forbes of Evilyn Frantic posing on a chair in strappy underwear and big boots and bunny ears.Evilyn is always stylish and punk and fun.

So it was wonderful to join a Sketcherei session featuring Evilyn last week. (You can see the in-person moments here!)

drawing by Suzanne Forbes of Evilyn Frantic posing on a chair in strappy underwear and big boots and bunny ears.Thank you for another accessible event Sketcherei and Evilyn Frantic!

Sketcherei supports performers and sex workers and always has great music and vibes. Insta here, upcoming events here! Alexandra Ru (aka Barsketcher) and her mom are running the sessions together, and I love that they offer zoom access.

I’m so grateful to my Patrons on Patreon, whose monthly financial support makes it possible for me to keep working as an artist, to share my art for free, and to support Berlin performers!