I have had the most odd day. All sorts of random (good) things have been happening. So to carry on the theme, here are some (more) random art bits
From one of Over the net’s Basel reports:
Buyer: Can I sit on it?
Dealer: That’s a $1 million euro Roni Horn glass work that weighs three tonnes
Buyer: Sure, but can I sit on it?
Dealer: If you wanted to.
Which brings me to THIS (but can you sit on it?) and the knitted part leads to:
Guerilla Knitting - The ultimate “Tank Top”
Some Wellington style street knitting can be found here.
Tonight I am even random reading. I have just counted the books in various piles that are “to read” or “partly read” around the house (37) so I need to make a start - random choice has started me on Barbara Kingsolver’s “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle” which was sitting in a pile of poetry books so there you go. This book makes a huge amount of sense (even to us in here in New Zealand).
Which reminds me - 2 MUST READ books I can always reccommend are “Poisonwood Bible” by Barbara Kingsolver and “Kalimantann” by CS Godshalk and of course (sneaking in a 3rd) “I Heard the Owl Call my Name” by Margaret Craven. And I’ve just noticed a disturbing theme here….
Tags: guerilla knitting, Street art
June 17, 2008 at 9:26 pm
I loved Poisonwood Bible too. Animal,Vegetable,Miracle is on my must read list, might go check the library catalouge now…
PS love the tank top lol!
June 17, 2008 at 9:43 pm
I have the library copy sorry - its very “get off your backside” inspiring
June 17, 2008 at 9:55 pm
Ah ha! I just placed a reserve for it :)
June 18, 2008 at 2:04 am
Yay for linking us. Thanks :)
Also thanks for the other links. Very cool.
June 18, 2008 at 2:13 am
I love your work outdoorknit! I think knitted cosies for all the giant fruit, vege, gumboots and fish around NZ would be cool
June 18, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Love that tank top. And knitted covers for my Redbands would be cool, or a knitted surfboard cover…
June 18, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Maybe we can crotchet something up for you! Give me the dimensions of the surboard…
June 18, 2008 at 9:27 pm
You know it’s funny, my step Grandma used to make my board covers out of old bed covers mostly, they were works of art. I used to occasionally sleep in them…in strange out of the way places. Her niece embroidered my jeans.
I have 3 boards right now, all are 9′1″, they have swanky silvery stuff covers made by the good women down the road who also make tarpaulins. I can rock up there and they do running repairs for free, machinists are my friend.
I decorate my board covers with painted symbols so I can identify my boards at airports. I don’t travel so much now.
June 18, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Now I have this wonderful image of candlewick surfboard covers :-)
June 18, 2008 at 10:01 pm
Yup I had one, they didn’t hold up as well as old curtain material, my Grandma used to sew nose cone and tail protectors as well of different material, with padding inside. My cousin stole my Mother’s old heavy sewing machine to set himself up as a board cover manufacturer…it was painful, I had to repo the sewing machine.
June 20, 2008 at 10:56 pm
LOVE the tank! Also love that it’s pink…
August 13, 2008 at 5:27 am
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