How to Cover a Gas Station with a Blanket

Posted by Miss Cellania in Arts & Crafts on August 10, 2008 at 10:18 pm



Artist Jennifer Marsh wrapped an abandoned gas station in blanket fabric!

Jennifer was sick of paying high gas prices and bothered by the abandoned gas station that was an eyesore on the drive to her studio each day, so she decided to do something about it. With the help of professional and amateur artists from 15 countries and more than 2,500 grade-school students in 29 states, Marsh covered the 50-year-old former Citgo station — pumps, light stands, signs and all — with more than 3,000 fiber panels that are crocheted, knitted, quilted or stitched together.

Link -Thanks, Marlow Harris!




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9 comments to "How to Cover a Gas Station with a Blanket"

  1. Gina
    August 10th, 2008 at 10:31 pm

    hey! I go to school there! Panels from this were in the fibers studios all semester, they filled an entire hallway. It’s way more impressive in person.

  2. Johnny Cat
    August 10th, 2008 at 10:55 pm

    Looks like an awesome, impressive feat to me. What a way to turn a developer’s nightmare into a cultural landmark, and a very neat one, at that.

  3. Warenwirtschaft
    August 11th, 2008 at 3:40 am

    How funny somebody could plan such things, but by the way it looks great. With such ideas buildings look more individual. So this could really be a cultural landmark, i think.

  4. ted
    August 11th, 2008 at 5:54 am

    Yeah, that’s really - uh, what is that, exactly?

    Pointless?

  5. Ralph Wood
    August 11th, 2008 at 6:06 am

    Ah, yes, after the first few rains that’s gonna start to smell great.

  6. CheeseDuck
    August 11th, 2008 at 6:41 am

    All I can think of is FIRE HAZARD.

  7. alison
    August 11th, 2008 at 9:17 am

    It looks nice.. what does it have to do with paying high gas prices, though?

  8. Neatoramawontsendmeapassword
    August 11th, 2008 at 12:30 pm

    While sort of neat, I can’t help but think about all the blankets that could have been made for hospital charities and such with all those man-hours. I guess “art” is more important than keeping people warm.

  9. Gail Pink
    August 11th, 2008 at 8:19 pm

    “Art for Art’s Sake. Money for God’s Sake.” - Ten CC


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