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NEW WEBSITE YAY NY TIMES ARTICLE YAY

May 19, 2011 by knittap

hello Alpha, my old friend… what a lovely Wednesday this is….I woke up to many texts and emails from friends and family about the NY Times article today. I am having one of those moments where I am very happy to be me….kooky hoakey sappy i know…… ANDANDAND My new trippy website is UP! thanks to Mr Amazepants  Ruben Salinas

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Eigenwerk – the online German craft magazine

March 21, 2011 by knittap

We feel honored to be featured in the first issue of Eigenwerk, an online craft blog/magazine based out of Germany. It features all kinds of craft, knit designs, artists and generally quite hip stuff in the world of contemporary DIY/design. It’s totally worth checking out – even if you don’t speak German!! Flip through the entire issue online then tell Christian & team how cool it is at the magazine’s official facebook page. (P.S. Welcome to spring, northern hemisphere readers!)

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the Knitta documentary (bumper) @SXSW

March 16, 2011 by knittap

Hold your horses. This is just the bumper (aka teaser trailer) for the Knitta documentary (!!) showing before 20 percent of all SXSW Film Fest screenings. We are so excited to work with Sarah Gonzalez as the project continues. Many thanks to her and her crew. For those of you following the Blanton Knitted Wonderland exhibit, Sarah filmed the March 4th installation and has been blogging about her experience. Check it out! And send her love on twitter too – […]

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Knitta Please @SXSW

March 12, 2011 by knittap

In celebration of South by Southwest, Knitta’s been busy with a few goings-on this week. Above are the letters for Ink PR’s green room at the Austin Convention Center. Find more pictures and press about the thINK! room around the web: CNN, Ink’s blog, and Austin360. Also, we’re putting the finishing touches on an installation at the GSD&M office in preparation for The Industry Party, a SXSW event sponsored by the Austin-born ad company and Google on Monday night. Other […]

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the Blanton Project – a knitted wonderland

February 22, 2011 by knittap

One week from Friday, Knitta Please and a team of over 140 Austin crafters will cover each of the 99 trees in the Blanton’s Faulkner Plaza with knitting (or crochet). The project, titled A Knitted Wonderland, is in collaboration with UT’s Blanton Museum of Art, and will be on exhibit from March 5-18, 2011, coinciding with the Blanton’s new exhibit Recovering Beauty and UT’s annual open house, Explore UT. Come out to see the installation and hear Magda Sayeg, founder […]

Categories: news, press • Tags: Austin

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W Hotel Willie Nelson Celebration

Willie Nelson

February 15, 2011 by knittap

Photo courtesy of James Moody Willie Nelson was in Austin this weekend for the opening performance at ACL Live‘s new venue in the W Austin’s Block 21, coincidentally located on Willie Nelson Blvd. And KnittaPlease was on site to welcome him. We teamed up with Guerilla Suit to dress up the giant W on the face of the building, Willie-style. See coverage of the concert over here on Austin360, and check out this video of the installation (and note the […]

Categories: completed projects, installation process, press • Tags: Austin

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Knitted Scooter, Bali

Bali, revealed

December 3, 2010 by knittap

Ta da! Insight just released their new ad campaign. Here are a few images of my work, but go check out the official site and then Facebook for more images and info. So lucky to have worked with so many talented people on this project. See the installation process here, here, and here. Cheers!

Categories: completed projects, press • Tags: Bali

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Knitted Large-Scale Letters

link love

October 25, 2010 by knittap

The internet has shown some love lately – check out an interview on ACL’s official page about the temporary installation earlier this month. The Statesman has a great picture of my daughter and me installing the art sign at the festival. And Juxtapoz also picked up on ACL as well as my recent trip to Bali. Check out this flickr photo taken at ACL – I love it! Unrelated to ACL… but this is way overdue. A big thanks to Art Yarn […]

Categories: completed projects, press • Tags: Austin, Bali, Italy

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Best of Austin 2010. That’s us!

September 2, 2010 by knittap

Thanks Austin Chronicle readers for voting Knitta Please the best public art in town! Check out the rest of the winners over here.

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