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

State of Happiness Workshop

Join us today for a Knitting workshop at the Bristol Harbour Festival to add to this installation that began yesterday... We will be in Happy City 2-4pm in the Amphitheatre hope to see you there.

CULTURE HEALTH & WELLBEING INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE BRISTOL, UNITED KINGDOM 24 - 26 JUNE 2013

 

What an inspiring few days it has been here in Bristol, meeting amazing people who are doing fantastic things and supporting some really exciting projects.

     Thank you to all the lovely people that made the workshop such fun!!

     Here are some pics of the knitiffi workshop there and the tree cosy we created...

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

Knit Group

The fastest hands in the southwest!!

Queen Vic!

Thanks to our amazing team of knitters...Queen Victoria is now looking pretty colourful on our rainy bank holiday!

"Beware of artists. They mix with all classes of society and are therefore the most dangerous." - Not our words the word of Queen Vic!!

Rex!

Scarves...

John Cabot...

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

The Cloaked Horseman...

Luckwell School join Knitiffi!

Knitiffi has been working with a group of children from Luckwell School.
The project brought together teachers, parents, grandparents and children - all were full of lots of energy and ideas resulting in our latest colourful wooly knit graffiti!!!

Chicks in Town!

Our team of knitters are having a productive spring.....
These chicks have been set free in Bristol and, after what looks like a lovely day out, they were hidden around College Green to put a spring smile upon unexpecting passers by!