There’s nothing I love more than a good collab. I approached Shannon (@badasscrossstitch) after vying over her collection of stitchings and art-as-activism gems for at least a year. I was shocked to even receive a response from them, let along to be greeted with such enthusiasm and support for my work. It was such an absolute privilege to work with Shannon, she is a creative visionary with a voice that won’t back down.
“Jesus, Guns & Rollerblading: This is America”
Collaboration with the original badass herself @badasscrossstitch, who’s conceptual cross-stitching vision gave life to my idea of creating art from this man’s dating app profile in true @Sareytales form. It was an absolute dream to work on this piece together, from Shannon’s inspired interpretation of “Jesus, Guns & Rollerblading”, to rendering the same words into different iconic American environments (The Lincoln Memorial, Department of Commerce Building and Statue of Liberty). It was empowering and gratifying working with such a force of badass-ness. Scroll to read the message that inspired the art. This guy is clearly ignorant to the incredible physical and emotional responsibility of pregnancy, as well the excruciating decision of whether or not to have an abortion. This ignorance manifests itself in our society every minute of every day. Jesus, Guns & Rollerblading, is this America?