Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Taita Tag
So the train station at Taita is always full of fugly scrawled graffiti. It's depressing, and anything but pretty. A perfect opportunity for the 8th Canoe! AhGoodTheSea hit the station with a couple knitted tags, plus lots of pretty flowers, to lift peoples' spirits, and create a juxtaposition between something that's done to deface, and something that's done to beautify, enliven, and cheer. And now, photos!
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
'Bout time...
So we've had a couple of tagging runs since the last set of photos. Here are a few highlights (as usual, you can view a whole gallery- we keep our photos in a bucket). More to follow tonight, when I am at my Supercomputer...
We cosied up a few trees, including this one, by AhGoodTheSea:
We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the crochet...
We cosied up a few trees, including this one, by AhGoodTheSea:
We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the crochet...
Sunday, May 16, 2010
I aten't dead...
Much like Granny Weatherwax (heroine to us all), this blog might make it look like the group has been sleeping.
But actually, I've just been way busy- photos from both our tagging runs of the past couple of months WILL be up shortly. And there's some great stuff there, so hopefully you're trembling with antici*
If you haven't heard about it, too, I'd like to take this opportunity to direct you towards 'It's A Tree!' at the New Dowse, organised by Outdoorknit. We're sending some stuff- it's nothing to do with us, but any chance to make things and put them up around Wellington is something we can definitely get on board with.
*pation.
But actually, I've just been way busy- photos from both our tagging runs of the past couple of months WILL be up shortly. And there's some great stuff there, so hopefully you're trembling with antici*
If you haven't heard about it, too, I'd like to take this opportunity to direct you towards 'It's A Tree!' at the New Dowse, organised by Outdoorknit. We're sending some stuff- it's nothing to do with us, but any chance to make things and put them up around Wellington is something we can definitely get on board with.
*pation.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Viva Cuba!
Photos to follow from our tagging run down Cuba Street. It says a lot about Wellington that the only person who came up to us while we were stitching up the street was a guy who wanted directions.
It says more, I think, that 7 of our 9 tags were still there yesterday- one had been moved from the pole it was sewn on...and stitched in place on a traffic cone next to it. Thank you to the mysterious craft-lover who put it back up.
It says more, I think, that 7 of our 9 tags were still there yesterday- one had been moved from the pole it was sewn on...and stitched in place on a traffic cone next to it. Thank you to the mysterious craft-lover who put it back up.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Mad March Tags
We're planning another tagging run, preceded by a knit-in, some time during March. If you want to be involved, post a comment and we'll be in touch.
Monday, February 22, 2010
The Quick and the Dead
Well, you've got to be quick around Vic to see one of our tags. Apparently, two at least were already gone by last night. Still, we have photos- here are just a few choice shots:
'Railing Cosy' by Cardigan Castle:
'CorsetTree' by AhGoodTheSea:
'Random Tag' by Knit Therapy:
And finally, 'The Line is Fuzzy' by AhGoodTheSea (I've been busy!)
We had a lot of fun putting the tags in place- for pictures of us busy at work, and more images of the various pieces in situ, visit our bucket o'photos.
Work on new pieces has already begun, watch this space!
'Railing Cosy' by Cardigan Castle:
'CorsetTree' by AhGoodTheSea:
'Random Tag' by Knit Therapy:
And finally, 'The Line is Fuzzy' by AhGoodTheSea (I've been busy!)
We had a lot of fun putting the tags in place- for pictures of us busy at work, and more images of the various pieces in situ, visit our bucket o'photos.
Work on new pieces has already begun, watch this space!
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Letters of introduction
Greetings, craft-curious one!
What you're doing here is up to you. If you've come here via the little labels on our knitted graffiti pieces, then welcome! We hope finding our tags made your day a little happier. We'd love to hear your reaction, questions, or ideas for other places to add some fun, friendly colour.
What we're doing here- well, that's the question. What we aim to achieve with our yarn bombing in and around Wellington is an ongoing public art project.
Our manifesto is simple:
We want to make you stop and look at something again that you would otherwise have ignored.
We want to make you smile.
We want to have some serious fun with our crafting, and share it with a whole lot of people.
For those of you unsure whether or not you approve of what we're doing, consider this: our tags do not damage the things they are sewn around. Removing them takes only a pair of scissors, not scrubbing with nasty chemicals or a load of effort with paint. We are doing what we're doing to spread some joy, not to rebel. While we believe that graffiti can be art, the graffiti we see most frequently around Wellington only makes something dowdy into something downright ugly. Ours does the opposite.
We recently completed our maiden tagging run around the Victoria University campus. Photos will appear here soon.
If you'd like to join us, send an e-mail to the address on the side-bar of this blog. We're polycraftual, and welcome folks who want to create tags, of all levels (including no) ability, folks who want to help us sew things in place, or folks who want to donate yarn and needles to the group. We're glad of anyone who wants to make a positive contribution.
What you're doing here is up to you. If you've come here via the little labels on our knitted graffiti pieces, then welcome! We hope finding our tags made your day a little happier. We'd love to hear your reaction, questions, or ideas for other places to add some fun, friendly colour.
What we're doing here- well, that's the question. What we aim to achieve with our yarn bombing in and around Wellington is an ongoing public art project.
Our manifesto is simple:
We want to make you stop and look at something again that you would otherwise have ignored.
We want to make you smile.
We want to have some serious fun with our crafting, and share it with a whole lot of people.
For those of you unsure whether or not you approve of what we're doing, consider this: our tags do not damage the things they are sewn around. Removing them takes only a pair of scissors, not scrubbing with nasty chemicals or a load of effort with paint. We are doing what we're doing to spread some joy, not to rebel. While we believe that graffiti can be art, the graffiti we see most frequently around Wellington only makes something dowdy into something downright ugly. Ours does the opposite.
We recently completed our maiden tagging run around the Victoria University campus. Photos will appear here soon.
If you'd like to join us, send an e-mail to the address on the side-bar of this blog. We're polycraftual, and welcome folks who want to create tags, of all levels (including no) ability, folks who want to help us sew things in place, or folks who want to donate yarn and needles to the group. We're glad of anyone who wants to make a positive contribution.
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