Yarn Bombing: Guerilla Knitters & Granny Graffiti Cover Cities With Crochet

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZCgu-aMPOJeWJ39cbwJCAgcbyIr14848zMDM6HTI3N6g3aAxzF-0lppfXuzCk-qWicnQn0Q5LM1qRYU7naVT3BxKgkV1C8V3Fq_lDMBB4Dn3nV2SrsLNORwuvAfh6Xjk4PvR-0-uFvg/s1600/magda-sayeg-yarnbomb4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617120450293578338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZCgu-aMPOJeWJ39cbwJCAgcbyIr14848zMDM6HTI3N6g3aAxzF-0lppfXuzCk-qWicnQn0Q5LM1qRYU7naVT3BxKgkV1C8V3Fq_lDMBB4Dn3nV2SrsLNORwuvAfh6Xjk4PvR-0-uFvg/s400/magda-sayeg-yarnbomb4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 408px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Yarn Bomber Magda Sayeg gives a Paris statue a legwarmer</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLdk8ia9y_pHXqvAv9ISub0ZfhmHyCCuRhX6xdXy1Nb5FEqB16VltjIB5l4izOoQoI9yNgUP-7RMWg24FCMudziuOv9Br-KAmOb-2rwt0SzjOq8vn1mZTzuMbVZrknmeGu81MIWBEgDg4/s1600/olek%2527s+homage+to+banksy.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617116598610399602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLdk8ia9y_pHXqvAv9ISub0ZfhmHyCCuRhX6xdXy1Nb5FEqB16VltjIB5l4izOoQoI9yNgUP-7RMWg24FCMudziuOv9Br-KAmOb-2rwt0SzjOq8vn1mZTzuMbVZrknmeGu81MIWBEgDg4/s400/olek%2527s+homage+to+banksy.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 366px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: A Yarn Bombed homage to Banksy by Agata Olek, image courtesy of Olek</span></span><br /><br />If you're not aware of the latest art movement,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Yarn Bombing</span>, just start looking around. Yarn Bombing is a cozier version of street graffiti. Sometimes referred to as Grandma Graffiti, it is the guerilla crocheting of buildings, bike racks, stairs, statues, trees, lampposts and more are covered with crochet or knitting by various artists.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9gpyv49Sz5qv07k2fyDn0O8Z97wgS04ECj_-r2ePgl6FAquO-V3wD37ocQBYgI95dr33vh7kOXZaFscu-CztZeMa8IJhZFtCEuaDPX55A8rt2DKnNMbYqPclYCBMjupC36gDtxfhphfQ/s1600/Hulbert+in+Southern+California.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617112423278354978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9gpyv49Sz5qv07k2fyDn0O8Z97wgS04ECj_-r2ePgl6FAquO-V3wD37ocQBYgI95dr33vh7kOXZaFscu-CztZeMa8IJhZFtCEuaDPX55A8rt2DKnNMbYqPclYCBMjupC36gDtxfhphfQ/s400/Hulbert+in+Southern+California.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 375px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNw1BhVKmCqryREmKvyufJmjXbgkzl22a8eDFIQNPzDNXLyKhXFvb0tAbTlhTjD-yVyXX_jYBREtQgXSPBKWyZ96f6g7DTdRMZ_Nmjyfr_vb0qoA_KZw7R9yfSXjof58m6cOXls7RTGg/s1600/TricksyKnitting_web.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617119361502026674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNw1BhVKmCqryREmKvyufJmjXbgkzl22a8eDFIQNPzDNXLyKhXFvb0tAbTlhTjD-yVyXX_jYBREtQgXSPBKWyZ96f6g7DTdRMZ_Nmjyfr_vb0qoA_KZw7R9yfSXjof58m6cOXls7RTGg/s400/TricksyKnitting_web.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 376px;" /></a><br /><br />A relatively new global phenomenon, this softer form of urban vandalism is appearing in every country around the globe and was recently celebrated on June 11th as International Yarn Bombing day.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJIdGJdKvhq_cOiDw7nARb_y8qOSnADOz1aMbPhIVIUxiBBk8Dr59gBSnJqcJd2KMZpkFwhOP70UZOGAKZFWaExSNQDvjnIXkwuGb6A36JN5BJJ29Kb1HFaOh8-bcS3icLzqYMBvmZWc/s1600/yarn_bomb_Madga+Sayeg.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617112900925577106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJIdGJdKvhq_cOiDw7nARb_y8qOSnADOz1aMbPhIVIUxiBBk8Dr59gBSnJqcJd2KMZpkFwhOP70UZOGAKZFWaExSNQDvjnIXkwuGb6A36JN5BJJ29Kb1HFaOh8-bcS3icLzqYMBvmZWc/s400/yarn_bomb_Madga+Sayeg.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 349px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >above: Magda Sayeg of Knitta Please at work</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrsmdBuM5LIqpGXwZAxP3eMry4LiNbt1_YOwvhvReBMzbZsBxyzH-pGi0HkDcA4_2FIXa72MXV2cw3R4wzjdmnZF9D5uJlYOM_D9znsqY68Yt29ysPh7oPR1zwZiP3mDO1OJnG7h2BdA/s1600/Agata+Oleksiak.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617114517970671058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrsmdBuM5LIqpGXwZAxP3eMry4LiNbt1_YOwvhvReBMzbZsBxyzH-pGi0HkDcA4_2FIXa72MXV2cw3R4wzjdmnZF9D5uJlYOM_D9znsqY68Yt29ysPh7oPR1zwZiP3mDO1OJnG7h2BdA/s400/Agata+Oleksiak.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 345px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Agato Olek yarn bombs places, things and created human figures with her knits</span></span>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> image courtesy of Olek</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpZZTT3hYrvRVollqz4dZ3xSUbhA6Z5JHyvGXAv0d0sBvOF7uQteBuRodyGqWZaU0Mr3GvZTLtrgvK21Az6YGWZ_dBw00UHDq5OcwkX1ku7jx3Xn5-qLFPXZVZihxwvsVuLv2SV1jg_w/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-11+at+2.35.21+PM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617117632565800882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpZZTT3hYrvRVollqz4dZ3xSUbhA6Z5JHyvGXAv0d0sBvOF7uQteBuRodyGqWZaU0Mr3GvZTLtrgvK21Az6YGWZ_dBw00UHDq5OcwkX1ku7jx3Xn5-qLFPXZVZihxwvsVuLv2SV1jg_w/s400/Screen+shot+2011-06-11+at+2.35.21+PM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 348px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Jesse Hemmon of Ishknits yarnbombs the Rocky Stautue in Philadelphia</span></span><br /><br />Just like urban street art has its heros (Bansky, Crash, Retna and more) so does Yarn Bombing. Artists/knitters like Jessie Hemmons of <a href="http://www.ishknits.com/">ishknits</a>, Magda Sayeg of <a href="http://www.knittaplease.com/">Knitta Please</a> and artist <a href="http://agataolek.com/">Agata Olek</a>, to name just a few.<br /><br />Jessie Hemmon's yard bombed statue of Rocky outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art asks you to "go see the art":<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiA5h-d8z5sGaSqaVQgpnQQExdosukCeWF_eTGhg0XjyWEw3yNh7bBl2D0n1fPcGABblnkPplUam1NJc5zxiP_KOfUyDyZdixqrbDFP1cHe3MQYEyRAd6L1Oq4011mzeYsIfB18ZPWreg/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-11+at+2.39.30+PM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617117448319397602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiA5h-d8z5sGaSqaVQgpnQQExdosukCeWF_eTGhg0XjyWEw3yNh7bBl2D0n1fPcGABblnkPplUam1NJc5zxiP_KOfUyDyZdixqrbDFP1cHe3MQYEyRAd6L1Oq4011mzeYsIfB18ZPWreg/s400/Screen+shot+2011-06-11+at+2.39.30+PM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifhSQVA7T_GYm_uIpF-wxi3mWPSbwoArl0LTF43OmaQQ7GuckNAD8r2JoYFGDOvhQaN2P6EScOjLgC_Pgwsp8UJztI_LUEjQrjyNOnl9oK9QdyeubkbyrAaW61ZLGBVIPhdE2vmMGnFYE/s1600/ishknits+Philly+museum.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617117187446306146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifhSQVA7T_GYm_uIpF-wxi3mWPSbwoArl0LTF43OmaQQ7GuckNAD8r2JoYFGDOvhQaN2P6EScOjLgC_Pgwsp8UJztI_LUEjQrjyNOnl9oK9QdyeubkbyrAaW61ZLGBVIPhdE2vmMGnFYE/s400/ishknits+Philly+museum.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 357px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgTAXttdQO_3nOl6fEVYsh0GRCTDPTCR5qaaRpHoZpZkWmj1iIr9TPrArY_KWhMxP8bjzWJRRPP1VQ3UmAaoVJ7hnwTvRf-oYVtOKHdDt9yF2MTly2DBnVu4s2uVsChwAWrMTxWEDfDQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-11+at+2.35.38+PM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617117541940425698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgTAXttdQO_3nOl6fEVYsh0GRCTDPTCR5qaaRpHoZpZkWmj1iIr9TPrArY_KWhMxP8bjzWJRRPP1VQ3UmAaoVJ7hnwTvRf-oYVtOKHdDt9yF2MTly2DBnVu4s2uVsChwAWrMTxWEDfDQ/s400/Screen+shot+2011-06-11+at+2.35.38+PM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 802px;" /></a><br /><br />The talented work of artist Magda Sayeg is more like public art installations than graffiti and can be found in Paris, New York and Indonesia, amongst other places.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Some work from Magda Sayek of Knitta Please</span> (more later in the post):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7IQa62fHT5YLkQ-PXNsuCUYI2FWThmO7e_K_QxDvCATjGf3AW9r6qlBGSUHVoBsUbM6ohxKD-NJgVPN_q7-Ppsswvo6EjRTNLJcuHJPMgSQXzHMifYwgKH_T7p2e3ESlu4A1XkF7Nvg/s1600/magda-sayeg-yarnbomb2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617124492246323890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7IQa62fHT5YLkQ-PXNsuCUYI2FWThmO7e_K_QxDvCATjGf3AW9r6qlBGSUHVoBsUbM6ohxKD-NJgVPN_q7-Ppsswvo6EjRTNLJcuHJPMgSQXzHMifYwgKH_T7p2e3ESlu4A1XkF7Nvg/s400/magda-sayeg-yarnbomb2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 532px; height: 418px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6dm-IcqBhm0YBOBcjRr-PlKZgysfWAMquN0n3_RTKwmY6HnKa0TLcW-6tlVZersC4eFqUFo0X2mlzvKeOEViSPNJigky6f33HNlR66t4BC-ZBOQKkVwVhC77PEZBk3H-_nAvNm_-VqE/s1600/magda-sayeg-yarnbomb1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617124574012704354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6dm-IcqBhm0YBOBcjRr-PlKZgysfWAMquN0n3_RTKwmY6HnKa0TLcW-6tlVZersC4eFqUFo0X2mlzvKeOEViSPNJigky6f33HNlR66t4BC-ZBOQKkVwVhC77PEZBk3H-_nAvNm_-VqE/s400/magda-sayeg-yarnbomb1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 411px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">From People to Public Pools to Statues, some of Agata Olek's work:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCWhOULZQmJzlT-L3hI3tfZ7gtXc7ZjCwed6_udh6ogqQZctlsOQRtKczXfuPIVTeEaYDgFRFCqzACw0z4AL9A0d48K886NnPm_C0joHt7LSZQYc-piFJY3R3NVdOLfmg1wPsmabbwbA/s1600/agata+olek1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617121095599388450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCWhOULZQmJzlT-L3hI3tfZ7gtXc7ZjCwed6_udh6ogqQZctlsOQRtKczXfuPIVTeEaYDgFRFCqzACw0z4AL9A0d48K886NnPm_C0joHt7LSZQYc-piFJY3R3NVdOLfmg1wPsmabbwbA/s400/agata+olek1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 377px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> image courtesy of Olek</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTqRmgHYZRQg3CIP6JKzMBsX5eVUtdFwC9iepukZ3Mco1AlCvfdaA72hTxwv1wA4O9sZVryZPFzmaVbo-DrHo_-ozZ30uMC72-xGxk-by_dlrhVxIL2CInlJlcNm_MJ5Fgy_wx4ED6U0/s1600/olek+public+pool.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617116446080807074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTqRmgHYZRQg3CIP6JKzMBsX5eVUtdFwC9iepukZ3Mco1AlCvfdaA72hTxwv1wA4O9sZVryZPFzmaVbo-DrHo_-ozZ30uMC72-xGxk-by_dlrhVxIL2CInlJlcNm_MJ5Fgy_wx4ED6U0/s400/olek+public+pool.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 389px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> image courtesy of Olek</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC64IgOshqildUZpHomtT-5x4N9NTwz4zFO2_aNfhsRG6TqbCdpOLkSRu2uAifW45eccVSyw997n_B8aHSmckkvpyrOTypztYy_v6iJs0ySItsGobGJoBUBqXqaVInnTjOHnJa6dNJN_E/s1600/olek+benches.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617116046709526914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC64IgOshqildUZpHomtT-5x4N9NTwz4zFO2_aNfhsRG6TqbCdpOLkSRu2uAifW45eccVSyw997n_B8aHSmckkvpyrOTypztYy_v6iJs0ySItsGobGJoBUBqXqaVInnTjOHnJa6dNJN_E/s400/olek+benches.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 399px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> image courtesy of Olek</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAB9nYLNkg2BbIzPiQwTkAhLEPHvTkrvN0MF7XNnGWPBFH5rYFeFvwz0u5OOFb6dkX_dhfCyhTWTVT6VVTbscx7nJcrYUnVkZno7W9-MGy0gIz26cYi21X2wEod2TolaZhxGbUyKV9DI/s1600/agata+olek+tent.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617115964112652786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAB9nYLNkg2BbIzPiQwTkAhLEPHvTkrvN0MF7XNnGWPBFH5rYFeFvwz0u5OOFb6dkX_dhfCyhTWTVT6VVTbscx7nJcrYUnVkZno7W9-MGy0gIz26cYi21X2wEod2TolaZhxGbUyKV9DI/s400/agata+olek+tent.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 356px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> image courtesy of Olek</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUv_W22L9AgNM0thSE-vWi-uTXtl7wLRwkuyssIn7ELUgH3YzjtCwDHyMgffS5QJg4lJXEPhNrHqo1UHnnYOXG9xzLyYkD2SvsPRX7c4_ZE68irpAGWWQRYCB5hI79qwUqKE_bp3qbEA/s1600/Olek+crocheted+footbridge.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617115881424730818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUv_W22L9AgNM0thSE-vWi-uTXtl7wLRwkuyssIn7ELUgH3YzjtCwDHyMgffS5QJg4lJXEPhNrHqo1UHnnYOXG9xzLyYkD2SvsPRX7c4_ZE68irpAGWWQRYCB5hI79qwUqKE_bp3qbEA/s400/Olek+crocheted+footbridge.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 395px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> image courtesy of Olek</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-4lpGETTcWzDZ3rsYbZpQeG7GGnBP1q6czUvVBRmqDn4oSveRpVbcBxArmZJiFtOQR7ntzNfAVyO2BaOBN4vV0xMJRTqcrsOZHf2jSAq-FfgFKN1LTJcdy5QU5vOmemVjwYC5-FS0W4/s1600/olek+railings.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617116223579929490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-4lpGETTcWzDZ3rsYbZpQeG7GGnBP1q6czUvVBRmqDn4oSveRpVbcBxArmZJiFtOQR7ntzNfAVyO2BaOBN4vV0xMJRTqcrsOZHf2jSAq-FfgFKN1LTJcdy5QU5vOmemVjwYC5-FS0W4/s400/olek+railings.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGt5dWkySZiY-AFipkLza4Lhoz_BpMXFOxvs4Izx3PAiiws_bzpnCu77BAk_UyimjZrqXf02MpGLAFREgGyKySzlZWOxlo2KHgLp_unyyqYnfmA9sd_nemHDzBclYMu8tHuqGa7ayrQ1s/s1600/agata+olek+rock.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617116132935837346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGt5dWkySZiY-AFipkLza4Lhoz_BpMXFOxvs4Izx3PAiiws_bzpnCu77BAk_UyimjZrqXf02MpGLAFREgGyKySzlZWOxlo2KHgLp_unyyqYnfmA9sd_nemHDzBclYMu8tHuqGa7ayrQ1s/s400/agata+olek+rock.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 398px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> image courtesy of Olek</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiig7LqzR1flDroODEOLG7fmAUUIB-JzVd3oJ0-_92VjAyCZUOMf0PV4MCA_JSFymfF2BhmSt5gcNCmYCZx6xSyr66VL66ocms9wsuFVIyNKc6sZhdFhTr4zFnLSeZv3FYuGd5jEtULhbs/s1600/olek%2527s+charging+bull.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617115613957870178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiig7LqzR1flDroODEOLG7fmAUUIB-JzVd3oJ0-_92VjAyCZUOMf0PV4MCA_JSFymfF2BhmSt5gcNCmYCZx6xSyr66VL66ocms9wsuFVIyNKc6sZhdFhTr4zFnLSeZv3FYuGd5jEtULhbs/s400/olek%2527s+charging+bull.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 355px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> image courtesy of Olek</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yarn Bombed Transportation:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQK3p0vpZrg-V9T37Cpr8rxmGLsnZRl5Jskj3yGALjNoE4GFTQbQjV6c_QfWH2bppY2o2VlBYGeiu2Jc8KqvmuuudBMbw-yzDPojs8DiVASr0XXe6rsOeoyG4w9P7d8a6ClA5Fxw0iZI/s1600/yarn+bombed+tank.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617098062522912754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQK3p0vpZrg-V9T37Cpr8rxmGLsnZRl5Jskj3yGALjNoE4GFTQbQjV6c_QfWH2bppY2o2VlBYGeiu2Jc8KqvmuuudBMbw-yzDPojs8DiVASr0XXe6rsOeoyG4w9P7d8a6ClA5Fxw0iZI/s400/yarn+bombed+tank.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 354px;" /></a><br />above: Jessie Hemmon's awesome Tank Blankie (courtesy of flickr)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPStsWAjnM7u3pYR99WXcxoU-w_a9B9blGscNW-4yKWR4UnvuN_p0Qkr1UoGlZLZ9w_J6pV0R4SNLVlr0t62yZqujw1D48yQNr-U7jYBD594IlaKpIOk9pacGMm2upy4xznhzZHsYIMD8/s1600/crocheted+car+cozy.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617112684325616146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPStsWAjnM7u3pYR99WXcxoU-w_a9B9blGscNW-4yKWR4UnvuN_p0Qkr1UoGlZLZ9w_J6pV0R4SNLVlr0t62yZqujw1D48yQNr-U7jYBD594IlaKpIOk9pacGMm2upy4xznhzZHsYIMD8/s400/crocheted+car+cozy.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 429px;" /></a><br />above: knit car cozie (artist unknown)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVH2P4c72kt6i4mv3dcF6JPJbgwGry43_LTh4jaGyFrpkQ4nmBr7xI0DDgulahQAVHT_iV7FdELITB0riUdvabIGN-bDhKcQcgHmnFzwkMnYUiittBg6qmoldcoZCL6a9IY_cLV8R4S58/s1600/kate+corbin+motorcycle.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617097800615001490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVH2P4c72kt6i4mv3dcF6JPJbgwGry43_LTh4jaGyFrpkQ4nmBr7xI0DDgulahQAVHT_iV7FdELITB0riUdvabIGN-bDhKcQcgHmnFzwkMnYUiittBg6qmoldcoZCL6a9IY_cLV8R4S58/s400/kate+corbin+motorcycle.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 538px; height: 333px;" /></a><br />above: Knit covered motorcycle by Kate Corbin<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHMlb1hJlm2vmtBvFrSqoo-9_ToRf_OTQDamZQKrKOLD0nXEzrgtnzUi1lqSc84Mr2VSkTV0LGHsQCSiYAQ8O3yldiPsR_fDiLdWs2d1OUD0X-yaUxQjGnu6YfJ7CVtld31Ye7DQa270/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-11+at+2.55.02+PM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617097609059096786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHMlb1hJlm2vmtBvFrSqoo-9_ToRf_OTQDamZQKrKOLD0nXEzrgtnzUi1lqSc84Mr2VSkTV0LGHsQCSiYAQ8O3yldiPsR_fDiLdWs2d1OUD0X-yaUxQjGnu6YfJ7CVtld31Ye7DQa270/s400/Screen+shot+2011-06-11+at+2.55.02+PM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 540px; height: 434px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoV4NqkgLtPX56bcUl7ESSeGS52MU1kEhCUhfjrHyxs_i6Fwu_ESaF50TV_fiPZGYsI15y_hgTHpjAX3gxeyTBNXNZgadBzpwsqV-2Hw10LvakhDY-mRWIuhwsL1zATxJknaIckfzIlxo/s1600/knitta-please-magda-sayeg-bus.jpeg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617096551344608498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoV4NqkgLtPX56bcUl7ESSeGS52MU1kEhCUhfjrHyxs_i6Fwu_ESaF50TV_fiPZGYsI15y_hgTHpjAX3gxeyTBNXNZgadBzpwsqV-2Hw10LvakhDY-mRWIuhwsL1zATxJknaIckfzIlxo/s400/knitta-please-magda-sayeg-bus.jpeg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 541px; height: 358px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSQj7uqi6QyLh8eFQhRC6Dz-LzsraBTqujDr8w5eh3lt-NlWubp7AwMtTQC9LkRKUm0iLWJzz1JScphIiPKhBA9W-BdZ0gIpHhelysq_NN6RwdAqZ24EX06ZwNqvoc0jxooxDqNyl8Os/s1600/knitta+please+car.jpeg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617111218943535346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSQj7uqi6QyLh8eFQhRC6Dz-LzsraBTqujDr8w5eh3lt-NlWubp7AwMtTQC9LkRKUm0iLWJzz1JScphIiPKhBA9W-BdZ0gIpHhelysq_NN6RwdAqZ24EX06ZwNqvoc0jxooxDqNyl8Os/s400/knitta+please+car.jpeg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 539px; height: 404px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinH3WfG758gLTAbbB4h18pVSel8al2ni63FmC51W2ZwNxs1D-g-GB160yLyqF65uLaYWH0YbWuT2I3n83boTFOfGlYMwaf_cs5bE52Tws-oyBXNoXRYRVPhjX5u82veBYkFc9pAwiymyc/s1600/cosmicoafter.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617097720716043970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinH3WfG758gLTAbbB4h18pVSel8al2ni63FmC51W2ZwNxs1D-g-GB160yLyqF65uLaYWH0YbWuT2I3n83boTFOfGlYMwaf_cs5bE52Tws-oyBXNoXRYRVPhjX5u82veBYkFc9pAwiymyc/s400/cosmicoafter.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 539px; height: 403px;" /></a><br />above: Magda Sayeg's amazing crochet-covered atv, bus, MINI, and Cosmico camper<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmd003w3XcWQpYWexMl2tetIOFPU90vsVP46Ua9yAVrnU20k_XgAnXKT5n2vh78HUnMFWqXsI7zZx5ric2JjnbpDvG6QKlgF_I2jTzP311J2Z4Pi8quCpIpZOzWaMa0H4TgCFD_dWSGo0/s1600/olek%2527s+mustang+convertiblae.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617113288739240466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmd003w3XcWQpYWexMl2tetIOFPU90vsVP46Ua9yAVrnU20k_XgAnXKT5n2vh78HUnMFWqXsI7zZx5ric2JjnbpDvG6QKlgF_I2jTzP311J2Z4Pi8quCpIpZOzWaMa0H4TgCFD_dWSGo0/s400/olek%2527s+mustang+convertiblae.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 540px; height: 358px;" /></a><br />above: Agata Olek's knit covered car<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-o8QuTy3gIOd9eBMJdCdSk1Bw6BDAgtjm06o-BCMnJzrqA1Mj5ZBqbLMfP25nd7rvDLE1m0cUYzQycY4R2XSSgBWY6RDyeDpwgvkS5juSKBsKaVWj0KC7gTOHayxzjhjvvlMfNAd1UmU/s1600/yarn_bomb_ishknits.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617096288476644994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-o8QuTy3gIOd9eBMJdCdSk1Bw6BDAgtjm06o-BCMnJzrqA1Mj5ZBqbLMfP25nd7rvDLE1m0cUYzQycY4R2XSSgBWY6RDyeDpwgvkS5juSKBsKaVWj0KC7gTOHayxzjhjvvlMfNAd1UmU/s400/yarn_bomb_ishknits.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 543px; height: 358px;" /></a><br />above: the El train yarnbombed by ishknits<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFn_02dYRJjBcL5O5etc6qdMq-ENFoyHmB1iWg2tCmR7c4U4N6Faico3vehuZZm1NafZCzkNg37MbOpIDNMjiqV-eVAenVqIITMF7D7GbXVHX4jlV7o1VrZqPLfQcNnu4uNfpZ4Z1B1Q/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-11+at+3.53.12+PM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617111902714023506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFn_02dYRJjBcL5O5etc6qdMq-ENFoyHmB1iWg2tCmR7c4U4N6Faico3vehuZZm1NafZCzkNg37MbOpIDNMjiqV-eVAenVqIITMF7D7GbXVHX4jlV7o1VrZqPLfQcNnu4uNfpZ4Z1B1Q/s400/Screen+shot+2011-06-11+at+3.53.12+PM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 547px; height: 328px;" /></a><br />above: Schwinn by <a href="http://greeneyez2.blogspot.com/">Greeneyez2</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_C4DXVXv8xR1RJAG7OHzDhYv85HNMzc3qOtPzo7wS-rtoy9Ngy8C85PtSTsOmEXlGSJKPgSl5vn-xCkEsSB0qLS0tJNRxEg6-Xj7-E-6jHJemUeX7NToCZYff2S1NpWGNtJJXYxYn8o/s1600/new-york-yarn-bomb-bike.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617113986909345826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_C4DXVXv8xR1RJAG7OHzDhYv85HNMzc3qOtPzo7wS-rtoy9Ngy8C85PtSTsOmEXlGSJKPgSl5vn-xCkEsSB0qLS0tJNRxEg6-Xj7-E-6jHJemUeX7NToCZYff2S1NpWGNtJJXYxYn8o/s400/new-york-yarn-bomb-bike.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 402px;" /></a><br />above: knit covered bike in new York by Agata olek, <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> image courtesy of Olek</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yarn bombed utility and lamp posts, bike racks, and other public elements:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_U4z4RS9zdjhgbblWgcUEpNP5qd8ja4P818UGDwIdhILp-cl0iUoj5Hu0cZ7lMN8vjyCk3_8aMeeo9HOQ5f9lPd7KPSwAAoOsSBJI9-Ml3JkyDQR_yn8OTBwIJp1M2dKLEhU7m4aqQ8o/s1600/graffiti+grannies.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617115265101080098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_U4z4RS9zdjhgbblWgcUEpNP5qd8ja4P818UGDwIdhILp-cl0iUoj5Hu0cZ7lMN8vjyCk3_8aMeeo9HOQ5f9lPd7KPSwAAoOsSBJI9-Ml3JkyDQR_yn8OTBwIJp1M2dKLEhU7m4aqQ8o/s400/graffiti+grannies.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 396px;" /></a><br />above: yarn bombed bike racks by Graffiti Grannies<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMR8mr61U_qnUBvRvo-N6xOvLftaPopRNpHiUf9aAp9d5C4hSc_nDavpQnrL2U0foVA64v0r65Amf-DYtixe7alJE6jUODzlxUXptxTqIZyjw6Hl9BvQAb7YxgsDhCEOIU3DySxz06Ces/s1600/maluca+yarnbombing.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617115061380095938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMR8mr61U_qnUBvRvo-N6xOvLftaPopRNpHiUf9aAp9d5C4hSc_nDavpQnrL2U0foVA64v0r65Amf-DYtixe7alJE6jUODzlxUXptxTqIZyjw6Hl9BvQAb7YxgsDhCEOIU3DySxz06Ces/s400/maluca+yarnbombing.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 393px;" /></a><br />above: Yarn bombed bike racks by Maluca Yarnbombing<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Some Yarn Bombed statues spotted on June 11th:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0l1u2nOooWql-dKJu0tj6CbhMjcNL_6wyR5lCnb0gyUP7svU5JJwBagNCOQZ-1AUVPul5DbuJ84ggZE0GNeynnIqtljFN3t7nvaHg_StTWNTfBOfxydTKkmq4wEBgaHfqmbZAbH6YuU/s1600/Julie+Burton+beckham.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617121967652073506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0l1u2nOooWql-dKJu0tj6CbhMjcNL_6wyR5lCnb0gyUP7svU5JJwBagNCOQZ-1AUVPul5DbuJ84ggZE0GNeynnIqtljFN3t7nvaHg_StTWNTfBOfxydTKkmq4wEBgaHfqmbZAbH6YuU/s400/Julie+Burton+beckham.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 704px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Yarn Bombed statue by Julie Burton Beckham</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQLrFExuHa6oOnygWYp4BsLCG9lZemKAwgY4bU9XgADafHnksvihyphenhyphenNTYHF3UyQZS59whenTXbUa4rfEK1yutuy4hScEWVxZwiB5SkTIYcogK7sJAfC0zIUfvRpKiQQ6h1Mw_bI8P9P7w/s1600/photo+by+dace+balode.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617121753084686274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQLrFExuHa6oOnygWYp4BsLCG9lZemKAwgY4bU9XgADafHnksvihyphenhyphenNTYHF3UyQZS59whenTXbUa4rfEK1yutuy4hScEWVxZwiB5SkTIYcogK7sJAfC0zIUfvRpKiQQ6h1Mw_bI8P9P7w/s400/photo+by+dace+balode.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 351px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above photo courtesy of Dace Balode</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKe4dDXXVXcHfN-el3r0br_nlnjYFeRgFG3ljQhgQIy5ZBWbm8B3VCC2Zr3bZT5a1WWGYd-hjK0tdvFDBIYTyQQrHmS6dRlX5K74T8OrF0AxOVozsy6E52DNrfICU7Vud_O_upwXrKqU/s1600/photo+by+laurie+sims.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617121583028364770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKe4dDXXVXcHfN-el3r0br_nlnjYFeRgFG3ljQhgQIy5ZBWbm8B3VCC2Zr3bZT5a1WWGYd-hjK0tdvFDBIYTyQQrHmS6dRlX5K74T8OrF0AxOVozsy6E52DNrfICU7Vud_O_upwXrKqU/s400/photo+by+laurie+sims.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 664px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above photo courtesy of Laurie Sims</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqqtCA5_uKUXvWxCVpIPtQORdqB1jHV3hmxGrEqGZ8-exqpSG2R_Uzw-MxGHuHKauEGouTx3QBUb_NavW-ac-EciCeDuDyGCtc3O-pjdVzgCkF6iFZsqJajf8jnJk96tKko0RmM3HvCg/s1600/bournemouth%2526poole+stitch+n+bitch.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617118409663383218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqqtCA5_uKUXvWxCVpIPtQORdqB1jHV3hmxGrEqGZ8-exqpSG2R_Uzw-MxGHuHKauEGouTx3QBUb_NavW-ac-EciCeDuDyGCtc3O-pjdVzgCkF6iFZsqJajf8jnJk96tKko0RmM3HvCg/s400/bournemouth%2526poole+stitch+n+bitch.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 409px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: a yarnbombed lion by Bournemouth & Poole Stitch n' Bitch, image courtesy of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27466406@N00/5817816588">flickr</a></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yarn Bombed trees:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi205LGIa_oasXbei_PNwaIEyBUC9A8psANn0m01bDawZuasqSH8retHS39pPQ-OwcN9LzGlpKBtdEDZgG6mm9_LIRPR_gEgJpWt46XnKunwuaJA8opXiLOTwRZQzVGgDnqD3PCDDeeSp8/s1600/magda-sayeg-yarnbomb8.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617122968877875554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi205LGIa_oasXbei_PNwaIEyBUC9A8psANn0m01bDawZuasqSH8retHS39pPQ-OwcN9LzGlpKBtdEDZgG6mm9_LIRPR_gEgJpWt46XnKunwuaJA8opXiLOTwRZQzVGgDnqD3PCDDeeSp8/s400/magda-sayeg-yarnbomb8.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 451px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWHeywSBUCDp_Z2KI8akyXaemObrCF3bzZm9-bxlf4ehUWZ4E6_MKD3_0MNk-Ir9_tfJdz-Pj1tTzFH6oizZAZOBqJL4bITrJbaWOttVzBzwnkfd57EShRdIwGsBb-R6accK2fh38sdE/s1600/olek+trees.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617122861264137618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWHeywSBUCDp_Z2KI8akyXaemObrCF3bzZm9-bxlf4ehUWZ4E6_MKD3_0MNk-Ir9_tfJdz-Pj1tTzFH6oizZAZOBqJL4bITrJbaWOttVzBzwnkfd57EShRdIwGsBb-R6accK2fh38sdE/s400/olek+trees.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 354px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJSzqQLjeX3u-368RkAsnvw4PQgV1IPv7KGT_jr8t45iS_6yxh5DGuSD0mq64UFJ4Fh8PSIP6WgvE4u_bwczOMuBbOa-om-u4vKGQO84EgyQakE6Rf7K7J-qoc0MYXk6nyThS0v1iRxs/s1600/treesweater.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617114972566430082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJSzqQLjeX3u-368RkAsnvw4PQgV1IPv7KGT_jr8t45iS_6yxh5DGuSD0mq64UFJ4Fh8PSIP6WgvE4u_bwczOMuBbOa-om-u4vKGQO84EgyQakE6Rf7K7J-qoc0MYXk6nyThS0v1iRxs/s400/treesweater.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 398px;" /></a><br />and a truly beautiful one spotted in Fitzroy VIC Australia (artist unknown)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMai4SrGiRkPIAj8xsbIVoW6q_VS0EV4LMkjgFwp_ifngDsQTor5dxRmTeav8M_XcBFlhG9nR4LhE7OMvEk0VSe97UR89A-implxaAtdtQ6fcI2ZhCXav-z1_UzTiugHRtT9R88-7ErFQ/s1600/Fitzroy+VIC+Australia.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617122725651569938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMai4SrGiRkPIAj8xsbIVoW6q_VS0EV4LMkjgFwp_ifngDsQTor5dxRmTeav8M_XcBFlhG9nR4LhE7OMvEk0VSe97UR89A-implxaAtdtQ6fcI2ZhCXav-z1_UzTiugHRtT9R88-7ErFQ/s400/Fitzroy+VIC+Australia.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 701px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The images in this post are courtesy from the various artists, the </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/19/fashion/creating-graffiti-with-yarn.html" style="font-style: italic;">New York Times</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, </span><a href="http://www.artinfo.com/news/photos/3225/31037/" style="font-style: italic;">ArtInfo</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><a href="http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2077071,00.html" style="font-style: italic;">Time magazine</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> and </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1703346@N21" style="font-style: italic;">Flickr</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yarn bombing links:</span></span><br /><br />• <a href="http://yarnbombing.com/">Yarnbombing</a> has a list and links to many yarnbombers.<br /><a href="http://allaboutyarn.tumblr.com/">•All About Yarn blog</a><br /><a href="http://knittaporfavor.wordpress.com/">• Knitta Please blog</a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/yarnbombing">• Yarnbombing Facebook group </a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/graffitigrannys">• Graffiti Grannies on facebook </a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1703346@N21/">• Images from International Yarn Bombing day on flickr </a><br /><br /><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=iishish-20&o=1&p=8&l=as4&m=amazon&f=ifr&ref=ss_til&asins=1551522551" style="width:120px;height:240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>

Yarn Bombing: Guerilla Knitters & Granny Graffiti Cover Cities With Crochet

above: Yarn Bomber Magda Sayeg gives a Paris statue a legwarmer above: A Yarn Bombed homage to Banksy by Agata Olek, image courtesy of Olek ...

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Street Artist RETNA Gets Some Tail As He Hand Paints A $60 Million Vista Jet.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV769F3tJjul4xNpOWUwCMReCzXRuLhlYXbOHyFf8exGsnmG0YzhrB-3t-_rJaHok1G80Cq_LmH5nNrLwbRJfe2Q-2-Ckiezz_pZWJdvkgAVZM7Pb29mNMENp-4FXZMdKuMNpF3XErZFXT/s1600/close-up.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609310264774741874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV769F3tJjul4xNpOWUwCMReCzXRuLhlYXbOHyFf8exGsnmG0YzhrB-3t-_rJaHok1G80Cq_LmH5nNrLwbRJfe2Q-2-Ckiezz_pZWJdvkgAVZM7Pb29mNMENp-4FXZMdKuMNpF3XErZFXT/s400/close-up.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 467px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwzPFHhFkbndRdgpGFhf8GRS-UE5xPEG0ygjML6-63MZPllz1R5mgjH0ALw0DGcwL7yaknPgp4plC9RuqA2nRnvXpbvLNmVn8hQQWEnfm3f7aPkBtAYa-wuZdoNkf1NyKE3H4VEOyVpKF/s1600/Vista-tail2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609309975261953858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwzPFHhFkbndRdgpGFhf8GRS-UE5xPEG0ygjML6-63MZPllz1R5mgjH0ALw0DGcwL7yaknPgp4plC9RuqA2nRnvXpbvLNmVn8hQQWEnfm3f7aPkBtAYa-wuZdoNkf1NyKE3H4VEOyVpKF/s400/Vista-tail2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 328px;" /></a><br /><br />As part of a partnership with VistaJet & Bombardier Aerospace, 31 year old Los Angeles street artist <a href="http://www.digitalretna.com/">RETNA </a>has hand-painted a unique artwork on the tail of a VistaJet Global Express XRS as part of his Hallelujah World Tour.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKE5Kx-IkiAKlUdbUXgd796Qp8qnrQZx6Vp6REtxO2fJRczDFA1S8SI-6N7ERZGILMhMIHm6I8zvqJDNO_PZ5dTpo9qZKz-P4W9U-J5beWVGEkwmDlUh5-TbcKonsKLJxXZI5R49b482R/s1600/RETNA-Tail.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609309805681429138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKE5Kx-IkiAKlUdbUXgd796Qp8qnrQZx6Vp6REtxO2fJRczDFA1S8SI-6N7ERZGILMhMIHm6I8zvqJDNO_PZ5dTpo9qZKz-P4W9U-J5beWVGEkwmDlUh5-TbcKonsKLJxXZI5R49b482R/s400/RETNA-Tail.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 353px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDe_OC-6dzCBdUw61tcraQA3JPRgvdTC6EqcufRvN5pJHWi6S9iFAsE2RAXlez3nXKKzr49CYQMTxLvzYFK2usH3ozQfwnfgTJdFj4XFtMZy_W26Sw8ElJUAX03ZrBezzq_ztodXkijS_7/s1600/Vista-tail4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609316822808593250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDe_OC-6dzCBdUw61tcraQA3JPRgvdTC6EqcufRvN5pJHWi6S9iFAsE2RAXlez3nXKKzr49CYQMTxLvzYFK2usH3ozQfwnfgTJdFj4XFtMZy_W26Sw8ElJUAX03ZrBezzq_ztodXkijS_7/s400/Vista-tail4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 527px; height: 263px;" /></a><br /><br />Those familiar with RETNA's work will recognize the iconic styled heiroglyphics which he uses in much of his art, as shown in the multiple examples of his work below:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Y8NXlyfu4WlyZ5KA7LI4HEHyarv4cKm3Mb1Seu-Uojfqepxjtch27CDhEx3_vDY-Cylqgb80g8GZnr2GaNOenQ8krNIW-xvNCry8mU6BaSd_NuCCLACjvlEJreswzRr_keXcAPJfKSUY/s1600/image002-copy22.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609312759359002722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Y8NXlyfu4WlyZ5KA7LI4HEHyarv4cKm3Mb1Seu-Uojfqepxjtch27CDhEx3_vDY-Cylqgb80g8GZnr2GaNOenQ8krNIW-xvNCry8mU6BaSd_NuCCLACjvlEJreswzRr_keXcAPJfKSUY/s400/image002-copy22.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 731px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7oadE1JLm9VS_7wcOTdX1ML7rpPiulNC6ryAxLlwNblwSHn7iV2B3poK57ypQVB7JQr0FgZtfJzkChoyuW8-mdvLguNJwNDECQ6ixTMA6tzuG6YHj4Q-UXyDGb7v7xmytfAFRc_QXNmQ/s1600/bgp_feff6c8b5923b980d63978690f6274b1d0416f59.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609310726755143602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7oadE1JLm9VS_7wcOTdX1ML7rpPiulNC6ryAxLlwNblwSHn7iV2B3poK57ypQVB7JQr0FgZtfJzkChoyuW8-mdvLguNJwNDECQ6ixTMA6tzuG6YHj4Q-UXyDGb7v7xmytfAFRc_QXNmQ/s400/bgp_feff6c8b5923b980d63978690f6274b1d0416f59.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 521px; height: 347px;" /></a><br /><br />This $60,000,000 luxury aircraft will be the star of VistaJet’s fleet of 31 private jets. Drawing from a wide array of influences including the Old English style of gang graffiti writings, Asian calligraphy, Incan & Egyptian hieroglyphics, Hebrew and Arabic, RETNA’s vision manifests as an international visual language all his own.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzBVFevlVkCOfhNbmmyPNl7us3uKuCRCe9os011Psv_TzpuErplxV_wC87xXxKZrozixpdvXLwgofIUrsMh1PiLiqyZyGgwJ2gLyGReQwWpx1oyCivgmgxYIFzBfXY67rv510kfnxRmi2/s1600/Vista-tail3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609309874802586290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzBVFevlVkCOfhNbmmyPNl7us3uKuCRCe9os011Psv_TzpuErplxV_wC87xXxKZrozixpdvXLwgofIUrsMh1PiLiqyZyGgwJ2gLyGReQwWpx1oyCivgmgxYIFzBfXY67rv510kfnxRmi2/s400/Vista-tail3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 432px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSywjGdoj7GcUfkrh_ewcd-625sRTJ0Cwkr_Y_nDz-bLYSERS0CuTluOEkBQxitHA28jECc43SIrRDcxlg_9y-aiIN9jMjgxrL133fcViYAK4L4571zN0N57ugLXY9humbrGgL-wMor-QX/s1600/Vista-tail1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609310064878838770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSywjGdoj7GcUfkrh_ewcd-625sRTJ0Cwkr_Y_nDz-bLYSERS0CuTluOEkBQxitHA28jECc43SIrRDcxlg_9y-aiIN9jMjgxrL133fcViYAK4L4571zN0N57ugLXY9humbrGgL-wMor-QX/s400/Vista-tail1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 590px;" /></a><br /><br />At EBACE 2011, the premier aviation show in Geneva, May 17 - 19, RETNA will officially launch his artistic vocabulary over 50,000 feet above ground.<br /><br />VistaJet and RETNA is a new partnership that begun with VistaJet’s and Bombardier’s sponsorship of RETNA’s “Hallelujah World Tour,” presented by Andy Valmorbida and Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld, which launched in New York in February and will continue throughout the year in cities including London and Hong Kong.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEklFxVAjlG-xeHyPv6bnpfhJ4rKXnmP5qiI8lFRtfGk5D7bFaYou5dX8G_VWGH6QHjF1IgZROpG3wK7P9Y-19X5PgiMY5vjQANj73U-0KWxt19P5VXdLz0vQf3l-SBnFpt25SyKpofwsb/s1600/Brooklyn-Street-Art-Retna-Hallelujah-Feb-2011.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609310587221251266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEklFxVAjlG-xeHyPv6bnpfhJ4rKXnmP5qiI8lFRtfGk5D7bFaYou5dX8G_VWGH6QHjF1IgZROpG3wK7P9Y-19X5PgiMY5vjQANj73U-0KWxt19P5VXdLz0vQf3l-SBnFpt25SyKpofwsb/s400/Brooklyn-Street-Art-Retna-Hallelujah-Feb-2011.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 424px;" /></a><br /><br />Retna, whose real name is Marquis Lewis, comes from a graffiti background. The nom de plume – derived from a Raekwon song – was originally given to a friend. “I gave him a sketch, and he went and battled some dude and he lost,” Retna said previously in an interview with Upper Playground. “He wasn’t even supposed to battle anyone anyway with my sketch that I gave him. And on top of that he lost, so that really pissed me off, so I took the name back.”<br /><br />Over the past few years, Retna has been known less for his graffiti pieces than a unique written language derived from various ancient scripts.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUchTePLwckrwsQcgz5pMaw8oOhaDJIC2mRCKrXgnUPjPGsYk3oF_RqfuBr4-9CH8kmfNG-lZq7eRNppjbvrcVBZARzEjD0MC8IVh1pxfzuN1ZHtJise5i8t12UEYH8Bk63tqi0tUP9ht/s1600/Retna-3-lo.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609314161974425842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUchTePLwckrwsQcgz5pMaw8oOhaDJIC2mRCKrXgnUPjPGsYk3oF_RqfuBr4-9CH8kmfNG-lZq7eRNppjbvrcVBZARzEjD0MC8IVh1pxfzuN1ZHtJise5i8t12UEYH8Bk63tqi0tUP9ht/s400/Retna-3-lo.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 353px;" /></a><br /><br />“It draws on Egyptian hieroglyphics, and Mayan glyphs, as well as Mexican and pre-Columbian heritage,” Jeffrey Deitch, director of MoCA in Los Angeles, said. “He filters those traditions through the tradition of tagging and graffiti that has been seen in Los Angeles since the 1970s. Within these traditions, he has come up with something entirely his own.”<br /><br />The New York exhibition, The Hallelujah World Tour (Venice and London are the two other stops) is Retna’s biggest show to date.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Images courtesy of </span><a href="http://www.bombardier.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Bombardier </a><span style="font-style: italic;">and </span><a href="http://www.digitalretna.com/" style="font-style: italic;">RETNA</a></span>

Street Artist RETNA Gets Some Tail As He Hand Paints A $60 Million Vista Jet.

As part of a partnership with VistaJet & Bombardier Aerospace, 31 year old Los Angeles street artist RETNA has hand-painted a unique art...

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