Upcycling (August)

She asks for spare T2 boxes, no explanation. ‘Fashion as Sculpture’ has set upcycling. I’ve two from work, Pu-Erh and Irish. Eventually requests go to the store. They post 25 spares: “Just send us some photos.” She cuts boxes into scales watching Downton Abbey. In the alps one week white water rafting, personal property goes inside orange garbage bags, inside similar bags, not to get wet. At some moment she connects orange with orange. Close to deadline, “have we white paint?” “What kind?” She switches from paint to white crepe ribbon. Bodice backstitched, come August the creation’s ready for exhibit.