Olek is an amazing Polish-American textiles artist based in New York. She is a bold street artist and an amazing crocheter. Check this out!
You can find more of her work here at OlekNYC. She is definitely all about, "I am woman, hear me roar."
My piece is kind of a two-for-one because another inspiration of mine is a tiny little yarn store in my cozy corner of Berea, Kentucky called Fiber Frenzy. These ladies make some gorgeous stuff, and they stock the most beautiful, luxuriously soft yarns!
On April 29th, they sponsored a Yarn Bomb The Yard event where everyone crocheted or knitted a very simple strip of single crochets and attached a cute little flower. All of the strips were sewn together to create a big collage of knitted and crocheted strips to decorate the big tree in their yard. I thought, yes! Kat Knap's first street art project!
To capture a little bit of Olek's spry spirit while keeping it, we'll say, appropriate for all audiences, I used Red Heart Super Saver Bikini to get some wild, bright colors! I thought a simple little turquoise flower would be a cute touch, and I will be writing up this pattern to publish here for free!
I'll be getting this pattern up ASAP, but in the meantime, who are your favorite textile artists? Who inspires your craft?
May muses whisper to you always,
Kat
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