Fiber Arts Friday
photo by Jonathan Hokklo
My husband is an artist. We have spent numerous hours working on public arts projects. In fact, 90% of the art he does would be considered public art. (He’s a sculptor who creates bronze monuments.) So when I saw knitting and public art in the same sentence I almost fainted from joy!
There is a remarkable group of knitters who do public installations. There name is “Knitta Please” – isn’t that fabulous? The above project involved 69 parking meter cozies in Brooklyn Heights, NY.
“You see the streetscape as being hard and forbidding, but the contrast with this soft, fuzzy, colorful yarn is inherently charming,” said Chelsea Mauldin, the executive director of the Montague Street Business Improvement District, which commissioned the project through Magda Sayeg, an artist whose claims to fame include covering an entire Mexican bus with her knitting. ~ from New York Times article.
One of our Fiber Arts Friday Participants knitted two cozies for this project and brought it to my attention. In a technical glitch, all the FAF particpants from that week have been lost from Mr. Linky. @*&!!?#! So, if the wonderful Knitta who told me about this would please let me know, I would love to post one of your pics of your cozies & tell everyone about your contribution. Email me at katy (at) alpacafarmgirl.com. or tweet me at @AlpacaFarmgirl.
If you know of other public Fiber Arts installations, please leave a comment. Stay tuned next week for the Alpaca-Bunny Smackdown. While there is a competition involved, we will be celebrating alpaca and rabbit fiber with posts and GIVEAWAYS! It all starts Monday. On to this week’s Fiber Arts Friday.
Fiber Arts Friday Blog Carnival!
To participate:
- Add the permalink to a specific blog post that features something Fiber Art related, rather than your general blog address and not your Etsy store. (Please DO put a link in your blog post that takes us to your store though.)
- Link back to Fiber Arts Friday from your post so that your readers can come and see everyone else’s projects! Use the button or a text link to http://www.alpacafarmgirl.com.
- Visit as many of the other participants as possible and leave comments! That’s what helps us all connect!
July 31st, 2009 at 8:27 am
What a great idea!
July 31st, 2009 at 8:40 am
We have a knit graffiti crew here in Indianapolis, too! We are the Yarnburners, and you can see photos of our stuff on my blog (link in this reply) or search flickr for “stockannette” or “yarnburners.”
July 31st, 2009 at 8:55 am
Awesome
Thank you for letting all of us fibery people participate.
July 31st, 2009 at 9:27 am
That sure makes paying for parking a little nicer.
July 31st, 2009 at 10:00 am
Sorry to be MIA the last few weeks. Moving and a new baby have kept life busy here. Be back after we find our new routine and can find time for fiber crafting!
July 31st, 2009 at 11:14 am
There was some knit graffiti by the holiday park in Nelsonville; when they took down the park, they cut the knitting off the trees.
Still, even podunk Nelsonville had knit graffiti!
July 31st, 2009 at 2:18 pm
I’ve never heard of knit graffiti. This is hilarious!
Sorry I’m too big a slacker to have a FAF this week
July 31st, 2009 at 5:33 pm
I haven’t seen it in person. However, here’s a link for video: http://bit.ly/g6ZC8. The idea of graffiti that isn’t permanent and doesn’t damage is nice. And yes, it’s nice for a chuckle or two, which I suspect most of us can use right about now.
July 31st, 2009 at 9:46 pm
My first Alpaca Farm Girl link. I always enjoy the projects everyone posts! Thanks for sharing. Love that knitted graffiti.
August 1st, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Thanks so much for participating!
August 1st, 2009 at 8:33 pm
A new baby! Congratulations! WOW, you definitely deserve a big break from fiber arts blogging luv! Have fun with baby and we’ll look forward to your posts when you get back to it.
August 1st, 2009 at 8:35 pm
So excited that you joined us!