If you grew up in New England, you likely visited Old Sturbridge Village, and you probably saw the cattle there, but you probably never saw *** cow like this. There are no patterns to make *** sweater for *** cow or like this. There are cows that are inspired by things that the village does or like this. Cows make people smile. There are 30 of these 100 pound. Hollow heifers dotting Old Sturbridge Village, each adorned by *** local artist. I actually do *** lot of my knitting during Red Sox games. Lisa Cohen was inspired by her community's commitment to farming for her cozy and surprisingly heavy installation. It's *** 1 mile.5 of yarn if you stretch it all out. And it weighs over 5 pounds, and it probably represents about 50,000 stitches. Around the corner, Dawn Evans Credo has placed the latest of several cows she's painted over the years. You could do so much with them. They're *** very interesting canvas. She's outfitted it with labels from New England bands, big and small. This is my band. So I'm in *** band called Perfect Crime, and we play killer classic rock. And while Old Sturbridge Village is *** classic New England destination, the folks here are hoping this brings an utterly new experience. I'll often here? Well, I've been to Old Sturbridge Village before. I've seen it. How much do the 1830s really change, you know, and I try, I try to explain to potential visitors that every visit here, no matter how often you've been. Has at least one new and unique experience, something you haven't had before. Now the cows will stay through the summer before the herd heads off to auction or are sold off to support Old Sturbridge, but these local artists hope the impact of their work lasts as long as the village itself.
Hollow heifers sport sweaters, photos and band labels at living history village
"There are no patterns to make a sweater for a cow," one artist said.
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Hollow, 100-pound fiberglass cows are joining the herd at Old Sturbridge Village, a historical reenactment village in Massachusetts, this summer in an effort to draw new visitors. These cows, however, aren't just cows. They're canvases.鈥淎nd I thought, huh, what about knitting a sweater for a cow?" said Lisa Cohen, a local artist.Cohen answered the call when Old Sturbridge Village asked local artists to submit design ideas for their herd as part of CowParade, a Connecticut-based public arts initiative that invites the community to participate.鈥淚 feel like I鈥檓 not just doing this for myself or Old Sturbridge Village, but also for our little community and for the farmers who work really hard to feed all of us," said Cohen. "And that鈥檚 been an honor to actually do that.鈥漌hile some artists chose paint or photographs as their medium of choice, Cohen opted for the fiber arts.鈥淭here are no patterns to make a sweater for a cow," said Cohen.So she decided to make the pattern herself. And over the course of 60 days, she finally had knitwear fit for a life-sized cow.鈥淚 actually do a lot of my knitting during Red Sox games,鈥� she said.To see Cohen's design, watch the video above!
STURBRIDGE, Mass. — Hollow, 100-pound fiberglass cows are joining the herd at Old Sturbridge Village, a historical reenactment village in Massachusetts, this summer in an effort to draw new visitors.
These cows, however, aren't just cows. They're canvases.
鈥淎nd I thought, huh, what about knitting a sweater for a cow?" said Lisa Cohen, a local artist.
Cohen answered the call when Old Sturbridge Village asked local artists to submit design ideas for their herd as part of , a Connecticut-based public arts initiative that invites the community to participate.
鈥淚 feel like I鈥檓 not just doing this for myself or Old Sturbridge Village, but also for our little community and for the farmers who work really hard to feed all of us," said Cohen. "And that鈥檚 been an honor to actually do that.鈥�
While some artists chose paint or photographs as their medium of choice, Cohen opted for the fiber arts.
鈥淭here are no patterns to make a sweater for a cow," said Cohen.
So she decided to make the pattern herself. And over the course of 60 days, she finally had knitwear fit for a life-sized cow.
鈥淚 actually do a lot of my knitting during Red Sox games,鈥� she said.
To see Cohen's design, watch the video above!
