British Artist to Crochet Two 30 Foot Lions for the 2012 Olympics
A British artist will spend the next two years crocheting two giant lions for the London Olympics. The creation of the lions will be available for viewing on a webcam.
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Interesting, and why? I wonder what they would have done had Chicago won — Mrs. O’Leary’s cow???
Click the A British Artist link for the reason why lions were chosen.