Bobby Craddock has been an artist in Greensboro for more than two decades. We caught up with Bobby at Leanne Pizio's "Keep It Local" art event last week. From wood scraps to plastic bags, Bobby has a special talent for turning just about everything into artwork. One of Bobby's recent projects is Scarves 4 Warmth. He gets scraps of wool (mostly from old sweaters) and stitches them together to make scarves to give to homeless people who are cold. He also sets up maker spaces for community members, including homeless community members, to make scarves. His vision is to find a permanent maker space for the homeless and to pay them a living wage for making scarves and other art. In the above photo, Bobby only has a couple of scarves, rolled up in the lower left hand corner.
We hope Bobby establishes a "Go Fund Me" or "Kickstarter" or some other type of funding source. He has identified some very real needs, specifically helping people who aren't always in the position to help themselves, especially with respect to employment. His talent is superb, he has lots of experience and great contacts, and his heart is in the right place. That sounds like a great recipe for a successful initiative. Bobby will be in "Art in the Yard" in Lindley Park tomorrow if you want to see more of his brilliant art or learn more about his ideas. We wish him a lot of luck. It is nice to watch him refine and advance his ideas and to see good things starting to happen for his project. We hope you bring some big, wild, fancy scarves to the yard, Bobby! We could use one... or two...
Follow Bobby on Scarves4WarmthProject on Instagram and Facebook.
He looks like a character, and he's doing good work.
Posted by: William Kendall | Friday, November 04, 2016 at 02:50 PM