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

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...

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!!!

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!

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...

William Penn...

(Photographed outside @Bristol)

The Knitted Caravan!

The Knitted Caravan is finished!! Knitiffi wrapped an Airstream Camper caravan in wooly loveliness at the Expressions 2010 arts event 5th-9^th October 2010, a part of Aspects and Milestones Trust.

The caravan is also the office of the Paintworks event space, based in the main courtyard. The owners continued with their week of work, snug inside their new colourful and cosy knitted surroundings!

A huge team of knitters, crocheters, and pom pom makers have been involved in our most ambitious 'Yarn Bomb' to date- a big thank you to everyone who took part and donated their time, skills, wool, sweat and tears!!