knitting and crocheting pieces to enhance public places, like this burgundy knitted sleeve for what looks like a second story outdoor brass railing. beautifully enhanced with metallic stars for playful measure. full story at The Vancouver Sun. and a book out soon.

makes a town, streetlights, parking meters, fences feel more personal, I think. it's funny, lighthearted, kinda like giving graffiti a more easy going nature. yes, it's been going on for a few years now. and I really should remember to take my hook and yarn and whip up a few chains to endow hard benign city surfaces along my way. most people smile, including me just thinking about it.

but what's startling about this article is all the demeaning comments that it evoked. it's one thing to see the comments directed against a blanket that says 'Freaky Under Cover Kisses" - oh my, look what those words spell! I think this piece is cute, btw, and I don't condone the nasty comments directed at its creator. I make fuck doilies so it's none too harsh for me, and I've had my share of inappropriate comments strewn at me. Comments describing why someone doesn't like something are totally acceptable by me. I put the rest with vitriol and judgments on the creator in my compost pile. I'm just saying that I 'understand' comments directed at something that almost says "fuck". but to see these nasty comments against yarn bomb ing?? you're kidding, right? no . . . you're . . . not.

my apologies up front if we cross paths and I upset you because I will be laughing.