Oh my goodness have I been having fun making stuff. I am exploring the concept of deconstructing, reconstructing and constructing. When we reconstruct our bodies after breast cancer, we can have procedures where you move fat from one part of the body to another, you can cut a flap of muscle and rearrange it, whoContinue reading “A Brooklyn day plus reconstruction!”
Author Archives: Melanie (Melly) Testa
I am back!
I came home from Quilting by the Lake tired but Energized. I have three different Sew-plies purses going at the same time, this is just one. I made the Yellow/Red/ Brown/Pink cloth with the Eye-Love graffiti symbol, while I was away last week and now, feel the need to use it quickly. I also rearrangedContinue reading “I am back!”
Kass Hall’s Zentangle Untangled
Kass Hall just came out with Zentangle Untangled and I have to say, her book made me understand Zentangles. They really are inspirational and ever so meditative. For me, drawing is meditative, but to do it purposely to that end is a very healing thing indeed. For this fact alone I recommend Kass’s book, butContinue reading “Kass Hall’s Zentangle Untangled”
Redux of Redux
I am participating in a blog hop while I am away, it starts tomorrow, Monday, July 23. Here is the list of Blog Hop Links: July 23 – START – Kass Hall July 24 – Jill Berry July 25 – Rachel Grieg July 26 – Sandra Strait July 27 – Melanie Testa July 28 – Ingrid Dijkers July 30 – Pam GarrisonContinue reading “Redux of Redux”
Gone Fishin’ Redux
A bit of fun. I am being a goofball with two balls of embroidery floss.
The Over Achiever + Gone Fishin’
OK wait, The above photo shows the ‘Cuff Before’ photograph. Now onto the back story. You haven’t fully met this shirt yet, but you aren’t going to meet it now either. Not fully anyway, just enough so that you can get up to speed in my creative life. You see, it is crazy at Casa Melly.Continue reading “The Over Achiever + Gone Fishin’”
Move those labels.
Eucalyptus dyed silk satin over linen, replaced label. Soon to become a strap for a Gather your Sew-plies purse, hippie style. I am moving labels around within my wearable art pieces. Very excited by the idea. My medias are mixing, it can be quite confusing. My orderly nature rebels, but the stuff I am making?Continue reading “Move those labels.”
And the winner is?
Congratulations Kristin, please email me as soon as you are able. And to all who took the time to comment, post links to your Facebook page, thank you. I invite those of you who have interest my my approach to keeping an artist’s journal to please sign up for my class. This is aContinue reading “And the winner is?”
Fragments old, made new.
The poppy sew-plies purse got nixed. I like that piece too much to cut it down to size and at the same time, I don’t want to have one off sized purse in the lot. So I searched my stash and am making a new ‘graffiti style’, embroidered ‘Gather your Sew-plies’ purse. Perhaps I couldContinue reading “Fragments old, made new.”
Sewing Sew-plies again and again.
This week I did an interview and spoke about living in a tiny apartment and maintaining a studio within it. I was reminded that I don’t need to apologize for liking things neat. Funny how I do that. When I was working at the poster restoration place, I helped organize supplies and keep the shopContinue reading “Sewing Sew-plies again and again.”
Melanie Testa 