Idea for LICC project

I have been thinking a lot about dandelion clocks lately. I used them in a project a few years ago and I have noticed they are all over the place again. I was thinking about using the below visual for some personal work but realised it could be an effective image for the shop window display.


The idea would be to create a pop up display of pompom and wire dandelion clocks with lots of the seed pods flying off them. The seed pods will all be flying towards a sign/ point representing the LICC. There will be a message asking people to bring any pompoms or knitted items that they find to the library to add to the display.

The display will include a tree to cover with pompoms and knitted flowers. And planters (see below) to add pompom flowers to. There will also be a map with pins and string to pin point where the knitted item was found and record the person who found it (perhaps that person could get their found item back at the end of the project- GIFT?).

Experiments with pompoms...


Yesterday when I was up at Parson Cross I was struck by the idea that as well as making pompoms to hang from trees that we could maybe make some into flowers to plant around the area. They could look really great planted along the corridor of the library too! The original idea was that they would represent dandelion clocks as I have notice that there are dandelion clocks everywhere at the moment but actually the coloured ones look much better as flowers. I will experiment with white wool for dandelion clocks. I met my friend Laurence for lunch and he had a go at making a pompom. Our activities caused great interest in the cafe we were in!





When I got home I 'planted' a few of the blooms I had made in the morning in my garden. They work really well but I need to use stronger wire.





Tree interventions: inspiration from other artists

The Umbrella Tree, Sam Spencer, USA:







Yayoi Kusama, Southbank Centre and other locations:






Pompom trees, Fuzzy Bunny Yarn



Tree Cosies, various:
Essex, 1997

Knitta and Friends, Housten, Texas, 2011


Unknown


Unknown


My tree, Sydney


Norway, Jul Tree



Bowling Ball tree, USA


Tennis ball tree, USA