I was sketched crocheting!

[CrisKad]

I was riding the subway on my way home Saturday. The train was fairly empty, with nothing unusual going on. There was a couple sitting close by that were obviusly tourists...they were snapping pictures of the advertisements. There was a man skecthing in a book and a girl listening to an MP3 player. I pulled out my crochet and quit paying attention to anything else.

 

About halfway home the man with the sketchbook got up, slid a piece of paper onto the emtpy seat next to me and ran off the train to catch a connecting train.

 

I was pretty surprised when I looked at the paper and the man had sketched me crocheting! I looked out the window and was able to manage a wave of thanks before my train took off again.

 

The pic of the skecth is on my blog:

http://craftychristina.blogspot.com/2008/04/artsy-on-subway.html

[wiz3283]

Now that is cool!!!

[pat54]

How's that for cool. Looks great.

[EEE_mom]

This city never ceases to amaze me!

Nice pic

[Empress Busy Bee]

That is so awesome! And very nice that he left if for you. It's a really nice sketch. It deserves a really nice frame.

[DreamsOfYarn]

WOW!

That is so cool.

He did a great job on the sketch.

[Granny Square]

Great sketch! Reminds me of some impressionist paintings I've seen. What a nice thing to do!

 

edit - I think this was the painting

http://www.1st-art-gallery.com/Pierre-Auguste-Renoir/Young-Woman-Sewing.html

[dulcet_ambrosia]

That is amazing. It definitely deserves a spot on the wall.

[RoseRed]

WOW!!!

 

that is so cool! you should frame it!

[ZoeZoesmom]

Now that is pretty darn cool! what a nice RAOK.

[Michaels Gram]

The sketch is beautiful and that is such a nice gift from a stranger.

[happy stitcher]

Very cool!

It's beautiful, too!

[caroline192]

Talk about random acts of kindness - that was definitely one! Awesome!

[namffoc]

That really freaking ROCKS!!!! amazing! It gave me chills that he just gave it to you and took off. AMAZING!

[beth eathorne]

a random act of kindess you never know what shape they will take or where they will show up...pass it on

[carovan]

That is so cool. What a wonderful thing to have happen to you.

[sandra2469]

That is so cool! You definitely need to frame it.

 

One day about 4 years ago a stranger sketched my children in the grocery store - I framed them both to remember the moment & to show them when they were older. They love looking at them now.

[aflute05]

How neat!

[Peggy85225]

How lovely.

[Angora]

whoa! how cool is that!

[darski]

Totally wow!!!

 

and it is a wonderful sketch too... bonus!

[KimberlyInHawaii]

That's so cool!

[oldbonboys]

That is fantastic.. I agree with everyone else who suggested framing it and hanging it in your house.

 

Sometimes, little works of art like this look amazing hung. I have a sketch of my now (17 year old) hanging in the lounge room, that he sketched for an art project in year 4 where they had to do a self portrait. Everyone comments on it and thinks that it is fabulous that I kept it.

 

Obviously something about you sitting there quietly and calmly crocheting, struck a nerve with him and moved him to sketch you.

[Sahahne]

That is really neat! What a great sketch too. Definitely one to frame.

[Martee]

Everybody hears about the awful things that happen on the Subway, but very rarely do you hear about the cool things like this. I agree, it's one of the benefits of living in the City and one of the things I miss the most. Congrats on your beautiful sketch - you make a lovely muse.