PHOTOS: The Nook, Downtown Fountain Subject to Yarn Bomb

Ever heard of a yarn bombing? Unknown vandals--armed with yarn--adorned the front of the store, as well as fences and fountain decorations nearby sometime Friday night.

The Nook owner Kitty Murphy introduced her ravamped store to the public this spring, so it's fitting that some individual or individuals initiated the store into its first International Yarn Bombing Day by secretly decorating the storefront. They placed pieces of crochet "graffiti," including flowers, garlands, leaves--even capes and headbands for the animals in the nearby fountain. It's not the first time bits of crochet have popped up in the village. In 2011 fiber artist Carol Hummel fixed tiny yarn bombs around the Morton Arboretum's grounds. The pieces matched the tree she decorated in crochet for the Arboretum's "Nature Unframed" exhibit. Check out the full album on Lisle Patch's Facebook.   Don’t miss any downtown updates—subscribe…

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Nature Unframed: Sneak Peek 1

Crochet artist Carol Hummel brings her hookwork to the Morton Arboretum this spring.

from the Morton Arboretum Nature Unframed officially opens at the Morton Arboretum on May 20, showcasing the efforts of 11 different artists. See crochet artist Carol Hummel's work up close!

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Crochet Lichens Spread at the Morton Arboretum

Here are some interesting Lisle-related items that hit the Internet recently.

Crochet away The Morton Arboretum posted the results of Sunday’s crochet workshop with Carol Hummel on their Facebook page. Kiwanis donates funds for children's birthdays TribLocal reported that the Kiwanis Club of Lisle donated more than $300 to the HSP’s Children’s Birthday Project (CBP). Nature shots The Photo Forum user eccs19 shared an ultra close-up shot of snowflakes at the Morton Arboretum. Township tax reductions Naperville Sun contributor Bill Bird recapped Wednesday night’s Lisle Township meeting, which reviewed a tentative tax cut for residents. A budgetary workshop will be held Jan. 29. Verizon store opens The new Verizon Wireless store opened on Burlington Avenue this week. Fill out a coupon for a chance to win a Droid phone…

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The Dichotomy of Yarn: A Workshop With Carol Hummel

See Carol's finished work in person at the Morton Arboretum this spring; in the meantime, attend her monthly crochet workshops for your chance to contribute to her artwork.

Ohio-based artist Carol Hummel believes you should “take your dysfunction and turn it into art,” so her creations spring from her personal ideas and experiences. But she wants others to interpret what they mean. “It’s not my story that’s significant. My art becomes significant because it connects to someone through their filter,” she explained. Her most recent endeavors include the fiber arts (read: crochet). Her earlier works explored the unraveling of afghans into new objects—a new beginning, emerging from something old. At an art museum in Cleveland Hummel created a yarn ceiling over the entryway. She sees yarn as a material that can provide both comfort, like warmth, and confinement. But here’s the secret: Hummel didn’t know how to …

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Art Gets Unframed at Morton Arboretum This Spring

Eleven artists are bringing their creations to the Arboretum grounds this May through November.

from the Morton Arboretum If gorgeous landscapes could sculpt, weave, or paint, imagine what beauty they’d create. A brand new art exhibition will reveal how trees at The Morton Arboretum inspired artists to develop a diverse and surprising set of creations. Nature Unframed: Art at the Arboretum will open on May 19, 2011 as eleven striking and sometimes towering works of art. Renowned artists from around the world designed their pieces specifically based on how they “read” the unique landscape “galleries” where the works will be displayed. The art will complement stunning beauty at the Arboretum, which features the largest collection of flowering, ornamental trees in the Midwest. “The works will also highlight trees’ beauty, vulnerability…

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What To Do This Weekend

Friday, Saturday and Sunday entertainment in Lisle.

Tonight Entertainment: Kevin Andrew Prchal and The Valley Jumpers make an appearance at The Lodge at Four Lakes. Friday Entertainment: Registration ends for the Lisle Park District’s trip to Toy Story 3 on ice. Catch Stellar Road at The Lodge at Four Lakes. Family: Take your tot to Toddlers Can Bop to Country at the DuPage Children’s Museum. Sports: Catch the Benet or Lisle High School boys’ basketball teams. Benet plays at home, while the Lisle boys travel to Sandwich. Saturday Entertainment: The Autism Society and AMC Theatres are showing sensory-friendly films at the AMC Naperville 16 weekends in January. This week’s pick is Yogi Bear. Looking for music? ARRA plays at the Lodge at Four Lakes, and Chicago act Dot Dot Dot plays at Mullen’…

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It's Official: Crochet Is Coming to the Morton Arboretum

Crochet artist Carol Hummel is hosting monthly workshops prior to her installation in May.

In our Dec. 21 edition of @Lisle Online, we mentioned that crochet/fiber artist Carol Hummel would be decking the Morton Arboretum in yarn. Today the Arboretum issued details about upcoming monthly crochet workshops with Hummel, prior to the installation, which give locals the opportunity to contribute their own needlework to the exhibit. What does a crochet lichen look like? Find out, and create your own. The finished works may be used in Hummel's installations. Those with basic crochet skills are encouraged to attend sessions on Jan. 9, Feb. 27 and March 27 from noon - 2 p.m. in the Visitor's Center. Fees are $10 for non-members and $8 for members. For more information or to register, call 630-719-2468. The workshops are recommended …

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Karlie Baker

1:06 pm on Tuesday, January 4, 2011

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It's the Season of Giving, and Spring Will Be the Season of Crochet

Here are some interesting Lisle-related items that hit the Internet recently.

Crochet artist headed to Morton Arboretum Blogger Gwen Blakely Kinsler of Crochetqueen announced that fellow artist Carol Hummell will bring her crochet art to the Morton Arboretum in April 2011, presumably to deck them in yarn. Wyndham ships off food, tree donations Wyndham Lisle collected 1,029 donations for its Christmas toy drive—and added photos to its Facebook page. The hotel also wrapped up 40 decorated Christmas trees, which will be donated to local families. "Let's not leave any boobs behind!" Joy of Support1000, a non-profit organization that collects new and gently used bras for donation, recently received some support Tina's in the organization's December bra drive. (Pun intended.) Toy donations down, opportunities still open …

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