The unused utility-type pole on the sidewalk in front of my house has become a new art project. I am wrapping the pole with sparkly threads, starting near the bottom.
And voilà, just like that, I find a fun use for a huge amount of metallic thread (that came to me via a lavish stockpile of unused sewing supplies I inherited from multiple generations of stitchy women on both sides of my family). So much fun to do this, and maybe other people will even participate.
There’s a lot of untreated mental health stuff going on in the community, and I know that messing with thread helps my mental health so maybe it will bring others increased sense of peace as well. And maybe joy too, hope so!
At the corner of my house nearest the pole, is what I call “porous property.” (Not visible in the photos but I’m just mentioning it here in case you’re not yet familiar with my porous-property experiments.) It’s a corner of my yard that I open to the public. With benches, Little Free Library, blackboard w chalk, etc. I’ve posted about it repeatedly here and on my DEEP GREEN facebook page, so you can see photos etc.
By encroaching on the utility pole with my arty activities, I’ve started opening the door to an interesting experiment. We’ll see if any authoritarian figure claims responsibility for the pole by immediately removing the bootleg craft project ha ha Meanwhile I want it to light up people’s day as we move into the new year.
PS. In this very humid coastal climate, pretty much everything is perishable. That means you use it or lose it. And often “losing it” means it gets infested by bugs and mold and all sorts of other stuff you don’t want in your house. Beachside Florida for me is like one big “carpe diem / smoke em if you’ve got em” billboard!