Fresh Arts Festival Film

In October we contributed to 'The Giant Jumper'  which was a part of the wonderful Fresh Arts Festival at Southmead Hospital, Bristol.

It was such a pleasure to be a part of the festival... Here is a film by the very talented Josh Gaunt, who has captured the smile inducing, heart warming feeling of the festival...

Here is a little information about the festival...

'A three day festival of arts events and activities involving patients, staff and visitors was the culmination of Southmead Hospital Bristol’s public art programme. The Fresh Arts Festival brought poetic first aid, a knitting installation, model car racing, promenade theatre, music on the wards, and a programme of activities to celebrate the opening of the new building.

The festival took place in October 2014. It celebrated the role of art and creativity in the new hospital and helped create a caring, creative community at the heart of hospital.

North Bristol NHS Trust Director of Nursing, Sue Jones said: “I thought it was a fantastic three days; so inspiring. The festival brought a real sense of community to the hospital and was so beneficial for patients. It was like breathing soul into the building. We’ve designed the hospital to be a healing environment, and the arts programme has made that personal for people.”

Willis Newson curated and produced the Festival in collaboration with the Trust’s arts programme Fresh Arts. This film has been created by Josh Gaunt.'

The Giant Jumper

Knitiffi are contributing to the 'Giant Jumper' which will hang outside Southmead Hospital this October and are we busy knitting and crocheting squares. 

If you or your knit group would like to be involved in the project check out the blog here

Knitiffi at Kew

We are really pleased to have been commissioned by Kew Gardens to create tree cosies for their summer festival, Plantasia.

All the cosies are now installed and the festival opens tomorrow.

The festival is an opportunity to immerse yourself in nature’s healing sanctuary and experience the stimulating and transformative power of plants; from barefoot walking trails, to home remedy workshops. See how life-enhancing plants and fungi affect human health in mind, body and soul, then, visit our knitted vine tree and vote for your favourite plant by adding to the vines.

Images by Hannah Muddiman

The Secret Garden...

Expressions 2013 was a brilliant show with more vistors than ever before... 

It was great to see so many of you there and to have you get involved with the workshops making all kinds of knitted creations and adding to our garden...

Here are some of the highlights included a fruit cocktail tree and talking knitted flowers...

Woolly Wheelchair

Balloons!

The balloon fiesta is here and our knitters have been busy! Just in time for a balloon view from Clifton Down...

Knit Group

The fastest hands in the southwest!!

Venice Water Droplets!

A little visit to Venice provided the perfect opportunity for some Knitiffi action inspired by all that water!!!

Carry Grant...

All our wooly work over the past few months has come together and we have warmed the statues of Bristol!
Carry is looking very dapper in his striped PJs outside @Bristol!!
Come along to the Paintworks, Bath Road from 19th - 22nd April to see more knittedness in our Knitiffi Museum at the Expressions Festival of Creativity.

John Cabot...

Looking after the swimmers of Bristol.... arguably the warmest he's been in years!!

The Cloaked Horseman...

We wish you a wooly Christmas...

Our knitters have united once more to bring our take on Christmas decorations to Bristol.

Get on down to St Stephens Church and garden on St Stephens Street, (just of Corn Street) and take a took at our wooly work!!

A huge thank you to everyone involved, our team is growing and growing... its great to have you all on board!!!

In the garden...

Inside the Church...