THE Covid era has changed us all in one way or another. But Carol Bowden had no idea the pandemic would see her go from being a care worker to a ‘yarn bomber’. The Moore resident has two care jobs – including one where she helps people with dementia – which stopped when the first lockdown came into effect. To pass the time, stay creative and help with her mental health, Carol decided to completely transform a rusty old bike she had intended to decorate but forgot about. Inspired by a book called Yarn Bombing: The Art of Crochet and Knit Graffiti, she used wool and yarn from her job working with the elderly and nine months later the bike has become a work of art and her own symbol of hope during the crisis.
THE Covid era has changed us all in one way or another. But Carol Bowden had no idea the pandemic would see her go from being a care worker to a ‘yarn bomber’. The Moore resident has two care jobs – including one where she helps people with dementia – which stopped when the first lockdown came into effect. To pass the time, stay creative and help with her mental health, Carol decided to completely transform a rusty old bike she had intended to decorate but forgot about. Inspired by a book called Yarn Bombing: The Art of Crochet and Knit Graffiti, she used wool and yarn from her job working with the elderly and nine months later the bike has become a work of art and her own symbol of hope during the crisis.