TOAE 2012: Tracey Martin

Tracey Martin textile sculpture; Photo credit Karen Thiessen, 2012

Tracey Martin's gigantic knit red ball garnered a lot of attention at the TOAE. With the sweltering temperatures, just looking at knitting in progress, let alone a red knit ball larger than Santa, made me hotter than I already was. I included two images, one with an average height woman next to it to give you a sense of the scale. According to Tracey, a five foot diameter metal armature is at the heart of the ball, and the ball is approximately five feet five inches with the knitting. I'm curious to see how large this ball gets. Tracey Martin won the Best Sculpture Award for the 2012 TOAE!

Tracey Martin textile sculpture; Photo credit Karen Thiessen, 2012

For more information, check out her blog.