I’ve gotten interested in how art gives us this power in the outside world . When I first put up yarnbombing on a street I was startled by how the street changed , the domestic colorful knitting made the street look new . A lot of people stopped and fiddled around with the knitting… Continue reading Yarnbombing Bart and Power
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Some Beautiful International Yarnbombs
This sublime yarnbomb was crocheted by File Tag File for Le Lot +la Laine Garden festival at Musee de Cuzal in South Western France. Yarnbombing has inspired so many knitters and crocheters do think on a bigger and freer scale. Image source. This is The Basel Stadt ferry boat project- Rhine river ferry boats were… Continue reading Some Beautiful International Yarnbombs
Bio
Streetcolor Yarnbombing Resume June 2010 Began yarnbombing as Streetcolor with ” The Russian ” in Berkeley Ca . Took the name Streetcolor to be able to work anonymously as part of the street art tradition and as a reaction against the focus on personality in art . 2010 to 2012 Streetart Installations 100 Yarnbombing Installations… Continue reading Bio
Yarnbombing – The Word
The term ” yarnbomb ” comes out of graffiti , ” bomb ” means putting up a bunch of tags in one area . When people ask me what I’m doing I say “Yarnbombing ” And often they quickly nod , they’ve heard of it . But I don’t think what I’m doing is graffiti… Continue reading Yarnbombing – The Word
Yarnbombing On International Yarnbombing Day – A Torrent of Knitting
I was standing on the Bart platform at 10.30 waiting for the train to come so I could yarnbomb it. The night was balmy and dark , everything looked vivid , bright and shiny. I was in that jittery , hyper acute state I get in before I yarnbomb . This is state I treasure… Continue reading Yarnbombing On International Yarnbombing Day – A Torrent of Knitting
Yarnbombing Orinda and Cheering Up
” Do you know I’m crazy?” I ask my partner as I come in the door. “Oh yes ” he says matter of factly as he looks into his silver computer. ” But it’s a good kind of crazy . ” I had realized I was crazy when I was measuring the Bart train. I… Continue reading Yarnbombing Orinda and Cheering Up
Academy of Art San Francisco Pole
Bryce Pearson Of Evergreen College asked us if we would be in a documentary he was making for a class on San Francisco street artists. It sounded fun, but we don’t let people photograph us . After some thinking and e-mailing we decided that he would just film our hands while we sewed up a… Continue reading Academy of Art San Francisco Pole
Union Square San Francisco Knitted Poles
The Russian And I rode Bart to the San Francisco to put up some knitting in Union Square. The Bart was full of people in brand new Giants hats and beautiful new black and orange Giants coats.Everyone had a pleased air of having been given a free holiday. We got off at Powell St and… Continue reading Union Square San Francisco Knitted Poles
Knitted poles at The San Francisco MOMA
We had been planning this knitting installation at The S.F. MOMA for some time. We had put up about 45 knitted yarn bombs in Berkeley and wanted to start working in San Francisco and thought it would be so thrilling, provocative and fun to do our wonderful art museum.People go into the museum to see… Continue reading Knitted poles at The San Francisco MOMA
Articles
Here is a selection of articles From magazines , TV , radio , newspapers and blogs about my personal Streetcolor yarnbombing . The media has been very intrigued by yarnbombing , it’s interesting to see what they have to say . The Sonoma Valley News ” Museum Gets Yarnbombed “ Oakland Museum ‘ The Oakland… Continue reading Articles
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