This morning, in an act reminiscent of a particularly whimsical “Pimp My Ride,” fiber artist Melissa Maddonni Haims yarnbombed the car parked outside SELECT Fair Miami by sponsor Mercedes. Full disclosure: We had some advance notice of the impending act after talking to Haims last night, but were keen not to blow her cover lest fair organizers disapprove and intervene. “I’m not asking them, because I know they’ll say no,” she said. “It’s easier to ask forgiveness than permission.” Haims, who describes her knitwork as “fun, not functional,” has some wall-mounted crochet pieces on view at SELECT in Philadelphia’s InLiquid booth. Check out some more of her handiwork on the columns outside the fair, below.
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(Photos: Melissa Maddonni Haims)