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@streetlovesnana
#ArtweekAKL at Britomart Transport Centre. #streetlovesnana strikes a chord with plenty of passersby, we stitch up a storm, finish at least one panel. Some people fall in love with different fence panels and come back again and again and again...
Stealing from Nana’s sewing box // stitching together intergenerational conversation.
The abstract behind the presentation about the project that connects communities. Currently I’m stitching together the presentation behind this abstract to present at Making Futures, an international research conference at Plymouth College of Art.
This photo is of my nana’s sewing box and still in use. Myrtle was a constant and consummate maker who spun, knitted, sewed and made things for many different charities.
What would nana say?
Fences of hand stitched street art. Metres of it.
“Whacko!” that’s what my nana would have said.
the street loves ... people who support the homeless - give to Chaplain at Large and others for this great cause
A week at Objectspace - thanks for having us all. It was wonderful to have the fence laid out in its full glory - thanks to Doris for her great curatorial eye, Naiomi for helping make it happen, Philip for cake and so many other things, Knitterati Auckland for sharing and everyone who came along and gave it a go.
FOR SHIRLEY
When we went to Nana's house way back when, without fail there would be a garden tour. Mum and Nana, and Auntie if she was there, would walk around Nana's garden talking about how each plant was getting along since last time, and taking cuttings for their own gardens.
As kids we loved playing in Nana's garden. It was on quite a slope, terraced and the plants all fully established (overgrown in parts). That meant there were heaps of nooks and crannys for us to hide in, make forts and play.
That's how I remember it anyway. Knowing me, I'd show this to Mum and she'd say "Oh no, that's not right, you kids used to hate the garden tours!" But in my mind it was a fond memory. Love you Nana.
SPRAYED BY DAGER
I've come from a history of grafitti, painting large scale works in the streets with spray-paint.
These days I don't sneak around so much, preferring legal walls and painting in my studio, having time to create the work how I want it to look as opposed to rushing under pressure.
Grafitti is often text-based and this is the angle I've been playing along recently, painting typeface in sign-writer styles, using a brush more than a can.
For Litea sprayed by Benjamin WORk.
One of eight fence panels that makes up 'the street loves nana'.
This original design is painted by Benjamin WORk. The sewing has been completed by a cast of many - sometimes over coffee and crumpets - captured here is its growth stitch by stitch.
Here's what Benjamin says about his Nana - Litea.
My grandma was such a soft-hearted lady with some tough skin when needed.
She was born on a tiny island, Niuafoou in Tonga. In 1946 her family fled a volcanic eruption to another island group, Vava'u. She sat crossed legged on the floor weaving mats or making Taovala (waist mat) and Ngatu (Tapa) making.
I would watch her and want to join in but was often told that only women created this kind of work. But that did not take away my fascination with Tongan motifs especially the 'Lupe' (dove) that reminds me of her.
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Thanks to all the stitchers, we got heaps done at All Fresco ...
Here's your chance to be a street stitcher ...
You are all invited to serial stitching sessions of 'the street loves nana' as part of All Fresco (K Road's street art festival). Come and see a couple of the finished works - and add some stitches to some works in progress. I'll be at Alleluya in St Kevins Arcade with needles and wool:
Fri 10 Apr from 2pm - until Alleluya closes [map here ]
Sat 11 Apr from 10 am - 4 pm
Sun 12 Apr from 10 am - 4pm
There's heaps more on offer on K Road over the weekend as part of All Fresco.
Book your place on the walking or bike tours for ALL FRESCO and drop in and do some stitching as well - add in one of the free workshops and make a day of it.
What is 'the street loves nana'?
Auckland Dojo resident, Margaret Lewis's embroidered fence of street art - stitched by a community of hundreds, which could include you. Here's how she describes it ...
Well-known NZ street artists are making a fence – of street art – shown and sewn by Aucklanders all over town.
It’s about conversation and community – it’s also about craft – nana craft but not as your nana might have done it.
Eight images, big ones, sprayed onto fence mesh and then whoever chooses can come and handsew to help finish these works [and learn a craft at the same time]. There’s a great team – of NZ street artists [including Ghstie, Dager and Benjamin Work], builders, sewers and YOU. Curator [and cat-herder] Margaret Lewis has asked the artists involved to make a work about nanas – their nana, who she is, what she does, what she’s done, what they admire about her, what makes their nana special – after all everyone loves their nana.
“This project is about a number of things. As a designer, I use handcraft all the time in my work and I want other people to be inspired to build it into their work. That meant doing something to make an impact. Street art + embroidery + fence mesh, it was bound to pique someone’s curiosity - I just hoped it would be the street art community.”
“And I hoped the street artists would want to talk about their nanas - they certainly did. The works they are making honour grandmothers everywhere as well as all the things they do for us.”
The fence - beginning to take shape at White Night 2015. Thanks to everyone who came and stitched in the heat - especially thanks to Shelly Gane who helped stitch up a storm, Karl Bartleet who patiently repainted all the frames and special thanks to Jillian De Beer who kept it all together - wonderful curation. Also thanks to Philip Tse for letting me use his photos.
Come to 'Strung Up; the street loves nana' on Saturday 14 March from 6pm - 12am - as part of Auckland Festival's White Night ... http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/connect/events/2015/mar/161215-strung-up-the-street-loves-nana #WhiteNight, #AKLfest
For Litea - finished!!!!
Popping up again
We've been stitching up a storm at Auckland Museum with help from heaps of people on holiday and the experienced stitchers from the Auckland Embroiderers Guild.
We finished another fence panel - this one sprayed by Benjamin Work for his grandmother Litea.
the street loves nana vol 1
Stitching up a storm .... at Splore 2014 and around Auckland, where sometimes the adults need direction
There and back again...
Thanks to each and every one of you - we've made it to Splore ... We went, we saw and we stitched. Oh man we stitched. We have four works well underway and a game plan for getting the other four finished.
Those of you who backed our campaign financially, I plan to start sending the rewards out shortly - just have some handsewing to do to get them all ready.
I want to acknowledge EVERYONE who has helped make this a reality ... I was interviewed on Standing Room Only on Sunday and I think what I said to Justin sums up what a journey this has been. And it is just beginning ... hopefully you'll all come along for the ride [wherever it takes us].
'For Pat' painted by Wellington street artist, Ghstie [Sean Duffell]. Here's the back-story behind this work
My grandmother Patricia loved Pansies and my mum said she always used to say “a pansy for your thought”. Mum could never understand what she meant by this until I talked to her about this project and how I could graphically pay homage to Gran. We talked about using the Pansy flower and it turned out that the name Pansy is derived from the French word pansee which also means “thought” in French which solved the mystery. Pansy is also the flower of remembrance, so it's perfect. This project is not only paying homage to my beloved Gran who passed away too soon but has solved a life-long mystery into what Gran had been saying for all those years.