Trophy hunting and poaching symbolises what's gone wrong with our relationship to nature. As it has been written before, it epitomises the idea of "mine versus ours," of the mindset that "values ownership more than access, that seeks possessions more than experiences." It is the result of pure greed, untempered by any need for survival or reciprocal respect for nature.
But collective consciousness about this unbalanced, take-all relationship is changing, be it through social media (witness the global outrage over the trophy killing of Cecil the lion), or through art, which is transforming this aspect of modern culture into something a little more wise. Dutch artist Gonny van Hulst aka GonnyGlass uses yarn and crochet needles to create cruelty-free and whimsical "faux taxidermy art."
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Gail K
Frances A
• Moray Firth
Bored Knitless London
Filipa do Carmo
• London
Jakkiann
DeeDee
• Lincolnshire
Kristy W
I’m a novice to crocheting but I would love to be able to do something like this one day
Twinkletoes
• Sunderland
Zandra P
Sheryl C
Gonny Glass
• London
You can find this pattern and lots of other animal heads here:
Book
Animal Heads
Trophy heads to crochet
By Vanessa Mooncie
(I’ve bought it on Amazon)
Helen A
Helen A
Gonny Glass
• London
Julie W
Doreen M
Gonny Glass
• London
Animal Heads: Trophy Heads to Crochet by Vanessa Mooncie.
You can purchase it at Amazon.
If you have difficulty understanding the patterns, there is a helpful YouTube video by Boy & Bunting called:
PATTERN HELP: Crochet Animal Heads - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BexvBpgQfAM
Cheryl C
• Clearwater
Sally D
Charlotte H
Gonny Glass
• London
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