Be safe out there, my friends. The bugs are crazy this year and so is literally everything else. It’s hard to reconcile the fecundity of my garden with the viciousness of a mass starvation campaign supposedly in the name of my people. Take care, feed each other, give your money to orgs feeding folks in Gaza, yell at your reps, gather in community, and stand up for your marginalized neighbors 🌿 🍉
Surprise!! ZAPWARE is in @thestrategist thanks to this killer article by @sylvieflo ! Sylvie speaks so eloquently about this little small biz I’ve built and there are tons of great local shoutouts including my personal art practice @beccavank , @omgnikkic (who said some especially lovely things), @catskilloutpost , @vanish.today , @chaseholmfarm Dairy Drag, and @basilicahudson Farm and Flea! Check it out at the link in our bio 🫶🏻 Thank you Sylvie!!
Pruned a few overgrown branches off of one of my spruce trees and collected the spruce tips for some @foragerchef syrup. ZAPWARE is a must on these buggy days with all the on/off rain. Xerox got a whole damn hr of ball time before this, but you’d never know it from this (sound on if you want to be annoyed). I promise I throw her the ball at the end lol #funnydog #slowfashionstyle
Showing off some new needlepoints landscapes and a few older pieces at the “Friends and Family” show in Hudson curated by my dear friend (and former boss) @middlebrookstudios ! Opening is this Saturday May 16 from 6-9 pm! It’s a phenomenal group of local folks and it’s definitely worth a visit. The show will be open through May 31 at 611 Warren St. 🙌🏻
Excited to be a part of a really special textile show “Surface, Texture, String” at Hudson Hall @hudsonhallny , which opens this evening (Friday May 8)! I have four needlepoints from my series of needlepoint kits reworked in a BVK style. There are so many friends in this show, so it’s not to be missed.
Curated by Richard Saja @richardsaja
Opening Reception:
Friday, May 8, 2026 from 5-7 PM
“Surface, Structure, String” celebrates the remarkable diversity of textile practices throughout our region.
Featuring hand-dyed fabrics, conceptual embroidery, fiber-based sculpture, and immersive large-scale installations, this exhibition honors longstanding textile traditions while spotlighting artists who are redefining the medium as conceptually rigorous, socially engaged, and deeply connected to place.
The exhibition features work by:
Paolo Arao @paolo_arao
Margot Becker @mbbunny
Melissa Dadourian @stringgirl
John DeSousa @iohn.usa
Erika deVries @fancyswanpants
Christine Domanic @christinedomanic
Matthew Gilbert @matthew.0_o
Hilary Gluck @hilaryjane.has.add
Jessica Goehring @jessgoehring
Valerie Hammond @valeriehammondstudio
Kat Howard @kat_howard
Ellen Jouret-Epstein @ejestudioart
Laleh Khorramian @lalehkhorramian
Jessica Ludwicki @lovelambny
Maeve McCool @maevethemccool
Will McLeod @_willmcleod_
Portia Munson @portiamunson
Courtney Puckett @courtneygpuckett
Padma Rajendran @padmavathy_r
Claudia Renfro @claudiarenfro_art
Richard Saja @richardsaja
Katharine Umsted @k.umsted
Becca Van K @beccavank
Hanna Washburn @hanna.washburn
Returning to @basilicahudson@likemindedobjects for our third season of Farm and Flea this weekend May 9-10 at 10 AM - 5 PM! This market is really special, as it was ZAPWARE’s first launching pad in late 2024. We love being a part of it.
Come visit us and lots of friend vendors! The bounty of makers, food folks, and cool HV projects make it a blast. Come try on some bug protection clothing!! The ticks are OUT
Folks in the Hudson Valley/Catskills! If you have wanted a ZAPWARE set but it’s out of the budget, I am looking for some light help in the studio. In exchange for a one-time 6 hr shift at my home studio in Purling, you can get a set in any main color (black, white, or two-tone) of your choosing. Help might look like fabric cutting, putting in elastics, or packing, but it’ll be low-lift and no sewing skills necessary. I’m only able to do this on weekdays rn but DM me if you’d like to trade! I am chill to hang with and you will have time to listen to audiobooks/music or watch TV while you work!
Sound on for birdsong and plant picking ASMR! Our plant friends are emerging in full force now that spring is here, but so are our tick and mosquito enemies. ZAPWARE can help protect you from these nasty bites and we also think that you will look very hot!!! Send us your pics any time. We’d love to post them
Been mostly quiet about my art practice/chair practice these days as I dive head-first into @zapware_ , but I am super excited to be in this upcoming show at @hudsonhallny curated by dear friend and embroiderer-extraordinaire @richardsaja opening May 8. So many friendly faces in the show and a few special needlepoints by yours truly!!
