International Women's Day

Yesterday the Tramway was transformed into a rainbow of stitches.
Knitted squares adorned everything.
I managed to find the squares that myself, my mum & my nan made.
And even the square made from the remains of my sock wool.
100 events to inspire & delight.
And even my embroidery with book, finally framed & on the wall.

I wish all TVs looked like this...

Taken here.

The nude in the modern age...

The Tramway currently has an exhibition by Keith Farquhar. More nudes in colour is a selection of flat-pack life sized cardboard sculptures.

Keith Farquhar - Bare Bum, Blue Sky

These are photographs of naked torsos covered in paint. The initial reaction is a bit of a childlike snigger. These are of course, bottoms and bits covered in paint. It looks like lots of fun, although few of us would ever strip down and paint some cycling shorts on ourselves.

Keith Farquhar - Marble Arse

The nude in art is intrinsically linked to the classical idealised body, and regarded highly. Yet these sculptures are made of cardboard, a disposable material and are given comical titles. A playful contemporary take on nude sculpture.

Adventures of the knitted squares...

So these knitted (and crochet) squares are off on an adventure.
Even Mr Crafty's knitted trapezium is joining in.
Off they go to have their stitches counted.
Then sorted.
Then using an assortment of equipment are sewn up.
The might become blankets.
Or they might be a rainbow.
Why? This is for the 100th International Women's Day. To represent the 100 million women that are missing from the world today due to gender discrimination.

There is plenty more sewing up to be done, so if you are free at all this week, head down to the Tramway with your darning needles!