It seems like I have known Seann McKeel forever. I remember meeting her in 2004 at a sweet all ages venue called Nocturnal on East Burnside. Seann was the booking agent and the creative force behind the venue. She booked wonderful crafting nights in the bar and hip hop dance contests in the large room upstairs.
Years later, Nocturnal is long since closed. I have a teenage son and Seann has a daughter entering kindergarten. But Seann is still as creative as ever. Last year she created an art project called Knit Not War. People from all over the world knitted 1000 origami style cranes that she turned into a beautiful art installation at the Ace Hotel in Portland, Oregon.
This year Seann embarked on a new art project called You Are The Chosen One. She invited 100 knitters to knit 12" x 12" squares that were pieced together into a beautiful into a community knitted mural. I am so honored to be apart of this awesome project. I knitted the brown and blue E.
Each knitter was asked to send along their square with a note answering the question - What Makes You The Chosen One?
After all the pieces arrived, 5 knitters spent 3 days at the Ace Hotel's Cleaners in Portland, Oregon stitching the mural together.
All the pieces were sewn together and the mural was stretched onto a frame and put on display in downtown Portland, Oregon. You can see the mural near the corner of NW Broadway and Couch St. Next to Embers night club.
