Art? Or Unspeakable Horror? A poll.

[bunrab]

So, I was trying out this idea for a shawl. It was based on a pattern I saw, who knows where, for something called an "Art Scarf" which called for cutting up leftover novelty yarn into 12-inch long pieces, tying them together with 2" tails, and holding the resulting strand along with a strand of black yarn, and crocheting or knitting till you had a scarf. I decided to try it with a shawl, and cut my leftover yarn into 1-yard pieces rather than 1 foot, since I was making a larger object with a larger hook.
So here's the result. The "art" side has the tails all showing - that's supposed to be the right side, following the rationale of the original scarf. The "wrong" side doesn't have all the tails showing, just a fringe of them around the edges.
Art side:   Wrong side: (you can click on the wrong side one for a close-up)
And some slightly closer pics from when it was in progress:
     (both of those are clickable for larger images)

Since the original poll is on the crochetcrochet community, I can't repeat the same poll here, so please give your opinion by comment. Choose one or two of the following:
*Art
*Unspeakable Horror
*I dunno about art, but it's pretty funny.
*The art side is unspeakable horror, but the wrong side is interesting; I'd wear that.

Once you've commented, scroll down and I'll tell you my opinion of the result, and why I care about your opinion.
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.A charity I support is asking for "original hand-made objects such as art" to auction off in a silent auction during one of their fund-raising events. I am thinking about donating this shawl to the effort, if it's not 100% unspeakable horror. My own opinion: somewhere between art and horror, I think it's pretty funny, myself; I'd certainly be willing to wear it wrong side out, and I think I'd wear it art side out at least once just to challenge people's notions...

Comments

Not 100% unspeakable horror

[avanta7.livejournal.com]

Caveat: I don't wear shawls, so take this opinion with a grain of salt.

Both sides look interesting. Is it possible to make the "art" side clickable as well? I'd like to see a larger version.

Re: Not 100% unspeakable horror

[bunrab.livejournal.com]

I accidentally overwrote the large picture by saving the thumbnail with the same name. I'll have to get S to take another picture.

[leiacat.livejournal.com]

People like all kinds of things, including Unspeakable Horrors, so don't let it stop you. :)

[momily.livejournal.com]

I agree, somewhere between. A good concept. Might be worth exploring with other yarns, other colors, other hooks.