The Knitting Fiend

I’m often in awe of the projects other undertake. I really just can’t imagine working on something with this level of detail. On the other hand, I don’t have a 7 year old who might like it!

Anyway, other than that, all I can say is “Vroom, vroom”! It’s my birthday, Jim took the day off, and unless the weather gets even worse out, we are driving off into the big city!

Now, y’all know I don’t normally post ‘true art’ since my focus is knitting. But the ribbon yarn around this woman caught my eye.

Ok, I’ll admit it: I don’t think that’s supposed to be ribbon yarn. I don’t think those are supposed to be extra terrestrial leeches attached to her body. I don’t know why she is naked and standing in an odd contorted pose holding her head. Migraine? (The given title, “Encosmic Hearer”, suggests she is supposed to be a tele-path.)

But… whatever….

I’m sure the image is as politically meaningful as a pink fun-fur hand knit sweater for a pug. I’m sure I would comprehend that meaning if I found the pulp science fiction novel that inspired the painting. (Do any of you have any guesses?)

This artwork was perpetrated created by, Robert Yarber, a distinguished professor of art at Penn State University, was mentioned in comments at a post about an political and/or artistic dispute that has erupted in a lawsuit filed by a student against some faculty members at Penn State.