Oh my word. This makes me so happy just to live in this world.
It’s “The Owl” by artist Andy Harman.
I first saw one of these majestic macrame owls in this Architectural Digest slide show about Jonathan Adler’s groovalicious Shelter Island pad.
I love Andy Harman’s owls. Their zygotes are easier to come by, though. Remember Troy’s collection? I have some now, too — three coordinating macrame owls, with their original Raymor tags. You know I gotta do it: What a hoot!
Penne says
It seemed like macrame owls were everyone’s project in 4H crafts one year. I remember bunches of them on display at our county fair. Our project leader provided the jute twine and beads for the eyes, but we all had to find a good “branch” for our owl to perch on. Some kids brought great thick “logs” and some skinny twigs, but they all worked.
BungalowBILL says
To this day, whenever I hear the song Brandy by Looking Glass I think back to standing in front of my bedroom closet door with my macrame hooked over the top and knotting away.
pam kueber says
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tammyCA says
Oh, the giant owl is too cool. 🙂 I found a much smaller version last year at the thrift store..I hang it for Fall decoration. Never made an owl but I did make macrame plant hangers back then (didn’t everybody?). I’d like to make them again with colorful beads but I need a booklet as I can’t remember how.
virginia says
Definitely gorgeous textile art. My only thing would be having to take industrial fans to it every so often because the dust accumulation would be off the chain. Beautiful though. I love JA — fabrics and ceramics.
June Cahill says
Well – never made Macramé owls, however, my mother did some fabulous wall hangings/art using burlap panels. I still have one of those hanging in my vacation condo – avocado green/orange/brown burlap – goes great with the original orange counters!
Isn’t Adler’s home just ‘all that’? – Wow! the tile, and the GORGEOUS way the Macramé owl is displayed – being draped over the floating hearth – and I’ve always wanted a couple of those hanging bamboo chairs suspended around my living room! Viva da KITSCH!!!
pam kueber says
Agreed: Fantastic room!
Jan says
Oh my gosh! That has to be the biggest macramé owl I’ve ever seen! I made a few macramé wall-hangings way back when, including one lone owl, but never even close to that size! Is it going to hang off the side of a building or something? Very cool!
pam kueber says
It’s part of a limited collection — a number were made and sold. Be sure to click on the link to see Jonathan Adler’s apartment and how he hung the owl — fantastic!
vegebrarian says
Love this!
I’ve never tried macrame – but I have a book with instructions for a skeleton that I really want to make!
Elizabee says
I’m sorry, but the size of that freaks me out! Yikes! My mom still proudly displays the macrame owl I made in the late 70s.
Dyan says
We also had these owls when I was a kid. I recently bought a vintage macramé book at a thrift store and eventually I’ll be making one for myself. Mine won’t be quite as large as this one.
Karen S says
I made a macramé owl for my mom in the 70’s. I was in my teens. It hung in my parents house for many, many years. I remember it looking very similar to the owl on the far right in the picture above. It’s the only macramé I remember doing.