Artist Reuses Yarn and Discarded Plastics To Create Crocheted Art About the Climate Crisis

Art: “I Crochet Portland,” 2006-2009, 63 x 114 inches by Jo Hamilton. Article by Arnesia Young. My Modern Met – December 26, 2021.

Scottish fiber artist Jo Hamilton is pushing the boundaries of crochet with her subversive “crochet paintings.” Ranging in subject from strikingly colorful portraits to painstakingly stitched cityscapes made with recycled yarn, her nuanced textile pieces play with color, line, and texture, challenging our traditional perceptions of crochet as an art form. […]

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