World Urban Art

So from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I see that

A sphere (from Greek σφαῖρα—sphaira, “globe, ball”) is a perfectly round geometrical object in three-dimensional space, such as the shape of a round ball. Like a circle in three dimensions, a perfect sphere is completely symmetrical around its center, with all points on the surface lying the same distance from the center point. This distance is known as the radius of the sphere. The maximum straight distance through the sphere is known as the diameter of the sphere. It passes through the center and is thus twice the radius.

In higher mathematics, a careful distinction is made between the sphere (a two-dimensional spherical surface embedded in three-dimensional Euclidean space) and the ball (the three-dimensional shape consisting of a sphere and its interior). See the Wikipedia article here

So there we have it.

An email regarding Altered Environments, Knit Art Graffiti, Land Art, Guerilla Art, Yarn Bombing, Installation Fibre Art, arrived in my inbox. I knew nothing of those things.

Well that is not entirely true, I had been watching from a very safe distance. Now I have jumped in boots and all – and I so want to do more of this exciting stuff.

Some of the challenge is the fact my first piece was spherical – and not just because it was in a public space. Creating a textile piece using knitting as the medium is not so easy for a large solid concrete round ball. A SAGGY piece is not art or attractive (unless you create it so), so this has been a huge learning curve for me. I am used to pieces for the body, and some flat rectangular work (scarves and wall hangings). Circular knitting – I do all the time, but spherical – that is so different.

So I hope you come along on my journey and that you do not mind my side trips into other Urban art forms.