Rockstar Boro sew-along-and-share-with-me from Melanie Testa

Melanie Testa is a textile designer and fiber artist. All during the month of December she's invited me to create along with her. Well, not just me. Anyone who wants to participate is welcome. I found out about the project through a podcast interview with her by Ricë Freeman-Zachery. You can read what Ricë wrote about the project at CreateMixedMedia.com.


It's December 3 and I'm just now selecting the garment I'm using. It's one I altered during that whole fiasco of my tiny film being banned from the city of Shreveport back in 2009. Here's a blog I started so I could have some place on the Internet to post what a juicy trip that whole ordeal was. Oh, goodness. I haven't posted on it in forever or even looked at it in forever and the last post has a photo of Charlie, Goddess rest his soul.

So my plan is to continue to use the garment as a protest piece. But this time it will be a statement about street performers in downtown not being able to ask for tips or even post signs like "Tips Appreciated." And I know it will have to add pockets. Right now there are none. My iPhone needs a nest.

Okay.... now I have to search through fabric piles and get started rockin' the boro!