Day 5 = April 6, 2014
Yesterday I wrote about yarn bombing and showed several examples: trees, steps, chain links and others all covered in yarn. I purposely left out several of my favorites because they all have something other than being yarn bombed in common. If you want to know what I am talking about, read on.
Bull outside the New York Stock Exchange
Bronze statue of Rocky near the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Bronze statue of Rocky near the Philadelphia Museum of Art
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Wallace fountains are public drinking fountains that appear throughout the city of Paris, France
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Lion statue outside Norwich City Hall, England
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Deborah Browns statue 'Sheep on the Road' outside the Waterfront Hall, Ireland
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Palmy statue in Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Mr Plimmer statue Wellington, New Zealand
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Wooly mammoth outside the Beringia Centre in Whitehorse, Canada
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Well, have you guessed yet? They are all statues! Amazing, because the covers are knit flat in pieces and then stitched together on site. After careful measurements one would hope that they fit.
What I love about the yarn bombing of statues is you get a glimpse into the people who knit it. For example, the "Rocky" one the artist who did it actually knit the words "Go see the art" into it. All this to encourage people to go to the museum next door and not just get a picture with the tourist hotspot. Makes you think, huh?
Question of the day
What statue in your area would you like to see yarn bombed?
Knitting Statues,
Victoria
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