Yarn bombing basically started in 2005 in Houston, USA, when a woman named Magda Sayeg created her first "yarn-bomb" artwork, inadvertently, when she put some knitting over her door knob. But when did it start? Let's take a look!Īlso Read: Dark Surrealist Art Yarn Bombing Tree Magda Sayeg & the History of Yarn Bombing (Knitta Please) The overall purpose of yarn bombing is to make a statement, by changing the way we look at things. Yarn bombing, aka "guerrilla knitting", can be done to smaller, more innocuous objects like a water pipe or tree branch, highlighting them in some way and making you notice them (whereas you may not have before), or, on the other extreme, it can be done to big things like a bus or stairs, a statue, or even a tank! Yarn bombing certainly draws attention! Yarn bombing is part street art, part graffiti, and part activism, which combines the seemingly "cute" and comforting elements of knitting and crocheting, with the revolutionary and mild civil disobedience of graffiti / "tagging" of public objects, in order to make some sort of artistic statement. What is Yarn Bombing? What is Yarn Bombing? The Benefits and Drawbacks of Yarn Bombing.Magda Sayeg & the History of Yarn Bombing (Knitta Please).The knitting was finished at home, an aspect that made this project easier to put up than her previous yarn bombs, which were knitted on the spot to the railing. She did all of the work herself, aside from having her husband and a friend hold the bikes in place while she tied them to the railing. “But I’ve always had a knack for (working with my hands) and this has been a good opportunity to focus on my artistic side.”Įach bike took Lund two-to-three weeks to cover in yarn.
“I’ve never considered myself an artist because I felt sort of intimidated (by the art scene),” Lund said. It wasn’t until she saw yarn bombing online that she decided to take her knitting to the streets. She began selling home-knitted clothing like hats and scarves at Sparrow Collective, an artisan boutique located at 2224 S. “I was knitting for my grandchildren and so I thought, maybe I could make some extra money out of knitting?” “I wasn’t quite ready for retirement,” Lund said. She picked up knitting as a hobby when she was laid off from an accounting job five years ago. “It works really well because knitting is flexible and you need support, so it was good to have something to anchor it to.” “I did these three fish (on the railing last year) to see if I could do it and that worked out well,” Lund said. Lund had developed a friendship with the owner of Southern Lakes Therapy through attending physical therapy sessions, and he fully supported her idea. Then, deciding on a location was easy - the railing in front of the Bay View Commons building is one she had yarn bombed in the past. In total, she acquired seven bikes - most of which were donated to her and will be returned to the owners, and one of which South Shore Cyclery had donated to her. She had such a positive reaction from her fellow riders that it inspired her to begin collecting bikes for this project. Lund established a presence during those rides by decorating her bicycle with colorful yarn, covering every immobile piece.
The idea for the yarn-covered bikes blossomed from her time participating in the United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF) Ride for the Arts sponsored by Miller Lite. “I wanted people to be able to drive by and enjoy it and not worry about going into a restaurant to see it like some of the other Bay View Gallery Night (exhibits).” “I had been collecting bikes all year and working on them,” Lund said. In lieu of Bay View Gallery Night - Milwaukee’s largest celebration of art - being canceled, Lund took it upon herself to keep the spirit of the event alive with her most recent yarn bombing piece. Martha Lund, a 69-year-old Bay View resident - is the artist behind this installation. The bikes are the result of a relatively new form of street art known as “yarn bombing” - like graffiti, but with knitting. It’s quite difficult not to - the vibrant colored frames and striped wheels are eye-catching, and the way in which they hang on the railing sparks curiosity. in the past couple of months, chances are that you’ve noticed the yarn-covered bicycles that adorn the railing of the Bay View Commons building.
If you’ve traveled through Bay View down Kinnickinnic Ave.
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