Yarnbombs, commissions, installations

Yarnbomb for Boston, Lincs

Created for Dementia Awareness Week 2016, contributed to by the local community, Memory Lane art and dementia group and artists and crafts people across the UK

photo credit Debbie Broadly

photo credit Longstaff housing

Mosaic for Boston, Lincs 

A large 5 panelled commission was completed for Dementia Awareness Week 2016.  I collaborated with Fiona Gurney of Box of Frogs Mosaics and worked with the Memory Lane art and dementia group in Boston who created the central image and text line across all panels. 

Funded by Boston Borough Council, Lincolnshire County Council, Boston Big Local, Carlton Road Neighbourhood Action Group and Witham Central

photo credit Fiona Gurney

photo credit Fiona Gurney

May 2014 – Shortlisted for Kew!

Having seen a brilliant knit commission at Kew, I hastily emailed my proposal and just got in before the deadline.    I was pleased to hear  I’d been shortlisted, one of four from a much larger than expected bundle of submissions.

Unfortunately I heard today that I wasn’t successful, but hey, I’m just happy to have been considered.  I think it’s great that Kew are embracing yarnbombing for such a high profile event as their summer festival and I wish the successful knitter all the best, I’m sure it will look amazing.

Here’s my tree cosy design that took their eye….

My commission for In the Woods Festival, London 2013

   Hand rolled wet felt and needle felted jewellery

 

A selection of work……also have a passion for spontaneous paper, cardboard and yarn wrapped forms and f igures,  they’re many and transient!

Paper pulp vessel decorated with hand made and dyed paper and torn paper shapes ‘Arable’ needle felted merino fibres ‘Carnival’ wet felted merino fibres with fabric, threads and surface stitching ‘Trees’  hand knitted, free standing light sculptures

yarnbombed ducks waiting to jump in!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yarnbomb at the market in Market Rasen to raise awareness of their Portas Pilot success and fantastic market

My contribution to #imapiece  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-politics/9927574/Meet-the-women-quietly-crafting-their-own-revolution.html?fb.  The project was organised by Sarah Corbett of Craftivist Collective     Bracebridge Heath Torch Relay event   Yarnbomb contribution to rally against EDL in Bristol   I was lead artist, producer and adviser for ‘Plank 2013’ Market Rasen Arts Festival & was commissioned to deliver a whole high street yarnbomb…here are just some of the installations.  Thanks to the local youth who guarded them with pride this was one of the longest ever times one of my yarnbombs has stayed in situ.

Work was completed by myself with the help of the Market Rasen community, contributions from the surrounding area and postal donations from the yarnstorming knitwork.   http://yarnstorming.co.uk/

  Lincoln Drill Hall commission         Lincoln Drill Hall           National Centre for Craft and Design commission   National Centre for Craft and Design commission       Yarnbombed bridge and others at ‘Beam’ Lincoln young peoples’ festival

Yarnbomb for SO festival Skegness

Ayscoughfee Hall Museum

    

Yarnbombs Spalding

2 pics of a pombomb at The Spinney, Little Bytham

Visibly mended yarnbomb