On a pretty frigid walk to a friend's house yesterday I spotted a neat sight. Hats, scarves and more were apparently knit FOR the call box characters at the intersection of Mt Pleasant Street and Park Road NW. This is awesome! My old roommate knit a scarf for me years ago, which I still use, so I appreciate getting a warm piece of handmade goodness from someone who cares.
But this tops anything I've ever owned. They're so TINY. The old fire and police call boxes were incorporated into a citywide project named Arts on Call about 5 years ago. They feature various scenes relative to DC history in each respective neighborhood. Art inspires art!
But this tops anything I've ever owned. They're so TINY. The old fire and police call boxes were incorporated into a citywide project named Arts on Call about 5 years ago. They feature various scenes relative to DC history in each respective neighborhood. Art inspires art!
7 comments:
Wow, that's creative.
First time to see such sculture with real scarves.
Interesting!
love it....and you for bringing it to our attention!
xoxo
It's a great neighborhood for random street art. Someone in the Spring 2008 turned some of the street signs into flowers. I really appreciated it, as I was going through a depressive period.
Glad people are still engaged with the sculptures, that's just really funny.
-Michael (the callbox sculptor, michaelrossart.com)
thanks for commenting michael!
glad to see your public work is still engaging for the public.
yes, glad it's still engaging, even if a little altered. I live in San Francisco now, but left a little bit of me along the 42.
Nice story as for me. It would be great to read more about that topic. The only thing that blog misses is a few pics of some gizmos.
Katherine Watcerson
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