From larkcrafts.com. Click over to see the cool pix:
Yarn Bombing and Knit Graffiti are types of street art, and (as you might have guessed) involve knitted and crocheted cloth (instead of spray paint or stencils, etc). Yarn bombing is often about adding expression and color to sterile public spaces, and many of the guerrilla artists behind these fiber creations choose to remain anonymous. Like all art forms, everyone yarn bombs differently.
We were lucky enough to witness some awesome yarn bombing right in front of Lark’s office!! The incredibly talented artist StreetColor traveled to Asheville from Berkeley, California, with the specific goal of sharing her work in our fair city. Within minutes, she affixed a pre-knitted cover around the pole of a parking meter on Broadway, and just before that, she’d gifted a stop sign on Wall Street with a similar (colorful!) knitted tube.
StreetColor prefers to remain anonymous, which was pretty cool (sort of like an artistic Batman or Spiderman–we’ll never know who you really are, StreetColor). On behalf of everyone at Lark and the fine people who walk, drive, hop, run, scoot, and meander past the parking meter on Broadway, I’d like to say THANK YOU! We love admiring this knit graffiti and the creative spirit behind it.
For more info about StreetColor and yarn bombing, visit her blog: http://streetcolor.wordpress.com/
*photo of knitted bike found here: erindoyle’s flickr page
*photo of knitted tree found here: hciere’s flickr page