Photo courtesy of Knit Girl
A little bit of East Van Pride. I remember a friend once who coveted a silver necklace charm that said “I Heart East Van” on a cross for years. This piece totally reminds me of this. I’m glad that KnitGirl is back to tagging, and putting the political into purling.
Closer to my home in the downtown core, a bunch of people are dressing tree stumps along the Granville Strip. These stumps were once large trees, that were cut down in a day to make way for rapid transit. The centre of our city hasn’t looked the same since.
Check out their work at the Tree Cozy Project. I like the sentimental look and somewhat spooky nature of these pieces.
It appears that these pieces are mostly machine made garments, with a bit of handspun wool, felting and ribbon adornment, but I look forward to chatting with these makers and investigating their materials further.
