Quote of the day: “The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes within the souls of people when they realize their relationship, their oneness with the universe and all its powers, and when they realize at the center of the universe dwells the Great Spirit, and that its center is really everywhere, it is within each of us.” ― Black Elk
Yarn graffiti on tree at Lyndale Peace Park
I’m getting ready for my next photo exhibit, next week at J. Arthur Coffee Shop in Roseville, MN. For the past two weeks I’ve been contemplating the theme for this small exhibit, and which photos to use in it. The theme I’ve decided on, is “Peace.”
The idea comes from a ‘Peace’ yarn bomb I noticed in the Lyndale Peace Park (see photo above) which captivated and enchanted me. Actually, I didn’t know what to call the knitted ‘Peace’ collar on the tree. It was my daughter who called it a yarn bomb and explained to her not-quite-with-it Mom what yarn bombing was.
I love the idea of yarn bombing (also known as yarnstorming, guerrilla knitting, or graffiti knitting)! Imagine — creating yarn art and installing it in public spaces anonymously for the joy and beauty of it. A New York Times article said this about yarn bombing:
Sometimes called grandma graffiti, the movement got a boost, and a manifesto, in 2009 with the publication of the book “Yarn Bombing: The Art of Crochet and Knit Graffiti,” by Mandy Moore and Leanne Prain, knitters from Vancouver, Canada. It is part coffee-table book, with color photographs of creative bombs, and part tutorial, with tips like wearing “ninja” black to avoid capture.
I’m looking forward to finding more yarn bombs in public spaces and perhaps creating and hanging a few myself.
I’ll be sharing more about the dates and location of my next exhibit, as well as more of the photos in it in future blog posts. Here’s one more peaceful photo I’m using in the exhibit:
Peaceful corner – Lyndale Peace Park Shelter
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