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Color Explosion In The Park

Fiber artists and crafters yarn bombed part of Freedom Park near the Carter Center Saturday morning

By Lindsay Oberst
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June 12, 2011

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This bench took about two hours to complete. June 11, 2011.

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Yarn mushrooms decorate this tree in Freedom Park. June 11, 2011.

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The Sixfold Collective spent at least six months piecing together their work. June 11, 2011.

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They used a variety of materials and methods to create their work. June 11, 2011.

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The theme of their work had to do with nets. June 11, 2011.

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Terri Dilling, a member of the Collective, wrote the words of Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem "The Lady of Shallot" on fabric because it related to weaving. June 11, 2011.

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Leisa Reich made this piece with cut up credit cards attached to it in order to symbolize that credit cards are like a safety net but also can be traps. June 11, 2011.

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Yarn, fabric, ribbon and other recycled materials weave and wrap trees, light poles, trash cans and more in a section of Freedom Park down the road from the Carter Center.

The Sixfold Collective put up work that stayed up for one day on Saturday, while the rest of the yarn bomb will stay up for one month.

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