Friday, August 6, 2010

Adding Dave Cole to the List

I'm adding Dave Cole to my list of knitting heroes. I discovered him this morning and have decided he's a genius. He's mixing pop art and knitting into some amazing creations with a side of social consciousness. (The first picture is a link to his website.)
He masterminded the knitting of this huge American flag using cranes and 20ft. needles.

This is a dress he knitted out of strips of money.
A teddy bear knit out of lead.
This is my personal favorite. It's a little girls dress knit from strips of Kevlar from Persian Gulf bulletproof vests.

A blanket knit with loaded shotguns.
Finally a giant teddy bear made from fiberglass insulation. Fascinating stuff!
Thanks for reading.

3 comments:

Amy said...

Umm yeah, I would say he should rank right up there. I've never seen anything like these items, and quite frankly didn't know that a lot of the media/materials he used was even possible, but they look very nice.

Kudos to him, he truly is a genius!!! Thanks for sharing.

Andrea Frederick said...

I WANT that blanket!!

Finding Joy in the Journey said...

um WHOA & WOW!