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Rocky Statue Yarn Bomb, Philadelphia
Installation in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, April 2nd 2011
Images Courtesy of Conrad Benner of Streetsdept.com
The EL Series Yarn Bombs
Decided to hand knit some cozies for some subway seats on the Market-Frankford Line of Philadelphia. With the help of Conrad Benner from Phrequency.com and Streetsdept.com I was able to capture the experience!
Images by Conrad Benner
Windmill Yarnbomb forParking Day Philadelphia
This piece is a collaboration with Jerry Kaba. This is my first installation piece.
Blow Me, 2011
PVC, Yarn
Jerry Kaba, ishknits
Yarn Bombing at Jolie Laide Gallery!
These are pictures from an installation that I did at Jolie Laide Gallery in downtown Philadelphia.
Jolie Laide | 224 N. Juniper St. | Philadelphia, Pa
ishknits on TV!
ishknits was on Philly’s NBC 10 in August, 2011.
View more videos at: http://nbcphiladelphia.com.
Yarn Bombing the Smithsonian Renwick Museum, DC
I was in DC yesterday and decided to leave the American Craft Museum a gift, because it just fit so nicely!
It was fantastic because as soon as we installed the piece, people were posing with it! I kind of wonder how long this lasted..
If anyone has any info please feel free to let me know!
Yarn Bombing in San Diego
So I was in San Diego last week and felt that I wanted to leave a little gift behind. I jimmied up this tree and balanced on a terribly unstable little twig to hang this piece in the Hillcrest neighborhood, but it was all worth it! You can find this tree at the intersection of 5th Ave and University Avenue.
LEAP for Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program
LEAPs Forward: Unconventional Projects with Emerging Artists at Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, June 2011
ishknits in Time Magazine
Time Magazine did a photo essay about Yarn bombing. Love it!
Check out the whole photo essay in Time HERE
ishknits in New York Times
Yarn bombing made the Style section!
Please take a peek at the whole article by Malia Wollan of The New York Times HERE
Grow for Dress for Success Philadelphia
Commissioned piece for the Dress For Success Philadelphia Opening at 12th and Race Sts. August 3rd, 2011
Photos courtesy of Nathea Lee/PhotoBravura
ishknits on Good Day Sacramento!!!
Good Day Sacramento Episode with me and Conrad Benner of StreetsDept.com on March 19, 2011
Commissioned Work for Urban Outfitters
Here are some photo’s of my installation at Urban Outfitters Inc., located at the 543 building in the Navy Yard in Philadelphia, PA.
The work has been featured on Free People’s Blog if you’d like to check out some progress shots: http://blog.freepeople.com/2011/02/ishknits/
The poles are 25′ and 18′ in length
And it was freezing!!!
Happy Valentine’s Day
And here are just some lovely shots from inside the 543 Building, which I just loved
Hand-Knitted Umbrella
HAHA Magazine asked Philly’s Dutch Umbrella Share Program if they would turn over some of their classic white umbrellas to four local artists and have them think of the umbrellas as a blank canvas. The results of which have been chronicled through The Dutch Umbrella Episodes.
To find out more go to hahamag.com or to know more about Dutch Umbrella visit finditinphilly.com.
Produced by VMAD Studios
Fall Yarn Bomb
UGH, it’s November. But at least the knit cozies feel a bit more appropriate! My first Fall Yarn Bomb, in my neighborhood! This is at 28th and Pennsylvania.
And a personal touch:
And to add, a little puppy couture:
Model: LEMMY
Commissioned Yarn Bomb for Minima
Ishknits’ first commissioned yarn bombing project for Minima in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia as a part of Design Philadelphia.
If anyone is interested in commissioning a project with Ishknits, please feel free to contact.
Photos captured by Conrad Benner of Phrequency.org
SlipStitch 215 Magazine Article
Slip Stitch was feature in a 215 Magazine Speakeasy in
August of 2010. View Article Here!!
Please note: There are three images, all 3 used in the article banners, that are works completed by other artists.
It’s not necessarily the subversiveness of graffiti, not getting back at the system. It’s about people going out there. It’s not a venue that may be meant for them, you just saw a spot that looked awesome to do something, and you didn’t ask any questions. I like that about it . It opens up the realm of possibility.
Yarn Bomb Bicycle
Yarn Bomb at 12th and Market, Philadelphia Summer 2010
Photos Courtesy of C. David Freitag of 215 Magazine
Yarn Bombing In Philadelphia
These are images from my latest knit graffiti installation in Center City Philadelphia. This piece was knit and crocheted by hand, and then sewn onto a lovely tree at the intersection in front of Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia. The piece took approximately 3 weeks to complete. If you have questions or would like to join me in future projects, please contact me through email. I would love to expand the projects to further reaches of Philadelphia.
Philly Yarn Bombing on WHYY
Image Courtesy of digireannuh on KnitHacker.com
Yarn Bomb at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, April 2010
Check
out the article written by Peter Crimmins of WHYY here
