Well, not Andy himself, actually, but the Andy Warhol bridge in Pittsburgh. It appears that a group in Pittsburgh has raised the ante considerably and taken a gigantic leap in bringing yarn bombing out of the shadows and into mainstream public awareness. I’m sure guerrilla type yarn bombing will still continue, but with the successful bombing of the bridge, millions of people are now in the know as to what yarn bombing is all about!
Amanda Gross conceived of and started this project – Knit The Bridge – more than 18 months ago and with the help of over 1,800 volunteers, successfully bombed the bridge last weekend. The bridge is covered with 580 acrylic blankets hand knit by volunteers over the time frame. Amanda raised $101,000 in order to complete the project and I don’t even want to guess at how many knit-hours went into creating the blankets! Co-director of the project Penny Mateer says it best … “What’s amazing about this project is how many people it’s brought together … Thinking of the bridge as a metaphor, it’s bridging differences and getting people to meet each other.”
The bombing will remain until September 6th when it will be taken down. I think it would be really cool if some of the blankets were then auctioned off after the dismantling. Of course, that would be after they were washed!
Here is a link to the story and a video!
News Story – Andy Warhol bridge bombed!
Video story – Andy Warhol bridge bombed!
Hugzzz 😎