Filling the Cracks With Art

March 16, 2011

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Yarn bombing potholes by Juliana Santacruz Herrera

We’ve advocated seed-bombing potholes and cracks before. So…why not yarn bomb them too?

Yarn bombing potholes 2 by Juliana Santacruz Herrera

Yarn bombing potholes 3 by Juliana Santacruz Herrera

Yarn bombing potholes 4 by Juliana Santacruz Herrera

Artist Juliana Santacruz Herrera decided to take matters into her own hands and fix some potholes in Paris. With colorful yarn.

We’ve been trying to avoid a lot of potholes on highways here in New Jersey lately – they could use some creative fixing too.

See a few more of Juliana’s photos on Flickr.

And, if this is the first time you’ve ever heard of yarn bombing, take a look at some other examples here, here and here!

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Images: Juliana Santacruz Herrera
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