My branch of the TikkunTree has sprouted new fruit. Amidst the variety of leaves this tree has produced (simple single and double leaves, Safed leaves, Undone leaves, YingYang leaves, Cabled Co-existence Leaves), etc), this imaginary olive tree has finally yielded its first olive branch! How was it done? I knit a few olives [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Knitting Without Borders: a knitted olive branch
Posted in Foliage, My Patterns, Other Community Projects, Uncategorized on May 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Oh Alaska! knittivism in the news
Posted in Knitters for Peace, Other Community Projects on May 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
What a surprise! The TikkunTree project has sent shoots to Alaska … In her recent article, “Knitters make personal statement about peace, justice” (Anchorage Daily News, 5/12/08), Alaskan fiber artist and journalist Catherine Hollingsworth described the TikkunTree as” [p]robably the most ambitious [peace] project ever undertaken by needle workers.” How exciting to [...]