Friday, September 9, 2011

yarn bombed

yarn bombed by Wanderfull1
yarn bombed, a photo by Wanderfull1 on Flickr.

The Family of Man statues have been yarn bombed again. One winter it was rainbow colored leg warmers. Today, it's a white burka with matching rainbow mitt and cap created by fiber artist Suzen Green. Called "The Come From Away, " it's part of the Artcity Festival happening this week.

I've seen yarn bombings on smaller scales around downtown, but this is huge. There seems to be a movement of fiber artists keeping the city's park benches and statues colorfully warm.

This Flickr Yarn Bombings set shows some of the fiber art I've discovered.

Links:

The Come From Away

Family of Man Gets Yarn Bombed

Calgary's Knit in Public Day and the Art of Yarn Bombing

tangleknot

Calgary ArtBombing Tags

Lasqueti Press - Artist Books and Fine Arts Studio of Linda M. Cunningham

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