The Theory of Relative Creativity
Today would have been Albert Einstein's 127th birthday. If he were alive today -- well, he'd look really, really bad. Ha.
As a tribute to one of world's greatest minds, I found a picture on the website of The Museum of the Scientifically Accurate Fabric Brain Art of a knitted brain. Geez, what won't we knit?? What won't we create a museum about?
Einstein said a lot of things that were pretty darn smart, but these are my two favorites:
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
(which is basically how I got through college)
and
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
I guess that means that if you decide to knit yourself up a cerebral cortex, feel free to tell everyone it was your own idea. They'll think it was because you lost your mind.
Happy Birthday, Albert!
I love it! Thanks for the great photo!
Posted by: Theresa | March 14, 2006 at 07:30 AM
That is one odd thing to knit. It looks like it took a lot of time. I can't even imagine what the person was thinking while knitting it.
Posted by: Jennifer | March 14, 2006 at 10:00 AM
goodness - I love to watch your brain work...........
Posted by: christine | March 14, 2006 at 10:11 AM
Whoa. Ok, so how does it even occur to someone to knit a brain or a digestive system or... ??
Posted by: Chris | March 14, 2006 at 11:13 AM
Happy Birthday, Albert!
That is amazing. I thought the womb was unusual, guess not! Imagination is a wonderful fearsome thing.
Posted by: Carrie K | March 14, 2006 at 02:36 PM
Jodi, very funny and creative, especially the lost your mind part. Isn't it funny how the cerebral cortex looks like cross between Botecelli's "Birth of Venus, and the uterus of a jellyfish.
Posted by: Reg | March 14, 2006 at 05:57 PM
someone should have knitted Einstein a hat. very bad hair. i imagined the knitted object in your picture was the woman's reproductive system so knowing it was a brain saved me.
love to read your blog.
Posted by: mary ann | March 14, 2006 at 06:14 PM