camp cool globes

"Come, knit hands, and beat the ground

in a light fantastic round."  --  John Milton

One round, two rounds, three rounds.   I lost count....   It took three weeks, approximately 30 lbs of polyester hollow braid, 7 #17 47" Anni Turbo circular needles, countless  blisters, an addiction to glucosamine, and nightly soaks with Epsom salts, but my globe has been completed on schedule.  Hooray!  The ribbon cutting is June 1st in front of the Field Museum with none other than Mayor Richard Daley officiating.  So be there or be square!

 

The press surrounding the project has been intense.  Articles have appeared in Elle, Newsweek, Chicago Sun-Times, and Chicago Tribune as well as on the local news stations.  The cameraman from Fox News managed to sneak a shot of me.  I was getting rather adept at, uhm, avoiding the cameras.  I mean really, who wants to be seen covered in dust with hair askew and a developing 2nd chin?! Ugh.  But, none the less, it has been rather exciting.

I've enjoyed the challenge of knitting a 5' globe, but the real pleasure has come in meeting the other artists.  My studio is in my home, so I rarely see others at work.  In the last three weeks I've learned the basics of mosaics, several new sculpture techniques and more about painting than I ever did in college.  The experience has made me question whether I would do better in a communal environment.  I like my quiet time and ability to control my environment, but I've gained so much from working with others. 

Through this month my daily life was placed on hold.  My daughter helped with taking over the basic cleaning chores without too much complaint and surprised me on several occasions with dinner fixed when I arrived home.  This also explains my writing absence.  But never fear, I'm back. 

Meanwhile, spring has sprung in Chicago.  Time for me to get out in the garden.

Comments

[Steph]

Welcome back on the blogosphere Lindsay and hooray for the globe!
Now that I can see it , I can see why the addiction to glucosamine !
But I think it was worth the work ( and pain) you put in! You now have to reward your hands !
Talking about spring, it's been here for weeks and we are desperate for a little rain , I mean the plants are ( because I won't complain about the sun but one month without rain in Belgium is like ... hmmm weird? lol).
Have a nice day/afternoon/evening !

[zarni]

hi lindsey,

awesome stuff you have been doing. congratulations!
keep your creativity juices flow.

[zarni]

hi Lindsay,

congratulations!
awesome stuff you have been doing. more power to you.