Finding Peace with Knitted Monsters

B.C. artist, Tracy Widdess, finds catharsis in a very unique form of textile art. Widdess' "brutal knitting" helps her find peace by making monsters.

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"Brutal knitting" is the term B.C.-based artist Tracy Widdess has coined for her unique form of textile art. You won't forget her knitted creations once you've seen them — they're garishly coloured masks with weird facial protuberances or dangling eyeballs. They're at once funny and confrontational, in keeping with their "brutal knitting" nickname. In this short doc directed by filmmaker Lisa Wu, Widdess opens up about how knitting monsters challenges her inner demons.

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Finding Peace with Knitted Monsters
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