Posts Tagged ‘Word on the Street’

Hey, that’s my bike

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

A few people have asked to see more of the bike that Mandy and I decorated at Word on the Street. Here are some photographs of the completed BMX:

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Our knit and crochet bike is a homage to the many artists who have created textile bikes. Most famously, Janet Morton’s Sweater Bike…

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Sweater Bike, 2004 by  Janet Morton

See more of Janet Morton’s work here: http://www.arts.wisc.edu/artsinstitute/IAR/morton/samples.html

and Theresa Honeywell’s knitted motorcycle which we feature in the Yarn Bombing book…

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Image copyright of Theresa Honeywell

There are also striped bikes, white knitted bikes, bikes with knitted serpentine handlebars, and lovely crocheted bike seats.

And if you like your knitted bikes tiny, Instructibles has published a tutorial for a wee knitted bike: http://www.instructables.com/id/Bike-Love/

What are your favourite examples of textile-wrapped bikes?

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Mixing it up

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

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Who is this mysterious face? The JafaGirls of Yellow Springs, Ohio keep it fresh by mixing up a bit of fabric paint, stenciling, and yarn. Check out JafaBrit’s blog for some cool art. 

This past weekend, Mandy and I spoke on Word on the Street, a one day literary festival at the Vancouver Public Library. We were at Word Under the Street – the comix and zine area. It was a lot of fun. Nardwaur (one of the coolest Canadian celebrities) was the MC. We showed off projects from the book and covered a bike in wool as an homage to the many artists who have created wooly bikes.

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Showing off projects from the book

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Mandy contemplates her next tag. 

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Nardwaur quizzes me about the Halifax Explosion, and I momentarily blank out…my only response is a feeble ‘…of yarn?’

I’ll have to post a picture of the completed bike (and a round-up of other artists who have covered bikes and motorbikes) soon. All in all, Word on the Street was a fun, fun day and it was amazing to see so many people knitting and crocheting in the audience.

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