I've been thinking about yarn bombing for a while now. I am not a knitter, or crocheter, myself.

(But I'm pretty good a making pompoms - look here).

I love the way that yarn bombing is a type of graffiti or street art, but it is received in a much more accepting way than a lot of graffiti. I wonder whether it's because knitting or crocheting has long been considered a grandmother's activity. Or whether it's because yarn bombing in temporary and can be easily removed. Or whether people see it as more of a novelty than painted street art. Or because the practice of essentially knitting jumpers for inanimate objects around the city just seems really lovely and cosy.

I'd like to find out.

In a city renowned for it's alley way culture and street art, I want to explore the culture and practice of yarn bombing around Melbourne!

I've been taking iPhone photos of yarned-up pieces around the city for months now. But a recent visit to yarn and craft store, Pop Craft, in Richmond inspire me to just go ahead with creating a doco /short film about yarn bombing in the City of Melbourne.

I threw some details for yarn bombers to contact me on my personal blog: right here. And I've made contact with a stack of local artists and crafters, knitters, and designers, to get in touch with people who are warmly 'bombing' Melbourne with colour.

The doco will capture Melbourne most beautiful yarn-bombed pieces of art, as well as document some installations of new pieces. Further to this I'll examine the culture and perception of yarn bombing amongst Melbourne's public, and art scene. And I'll be inviting Melbourne's yarn bombers to, well... have a yarn about it. (Sorry, the pun had to be dropped).

I'm a digital video content producer by trade. You can check out some of my video work at elevenandtwelve.com.

Funds raised will help me with the expenses incurred during the production of the film, including equipment hire, editing resources, and web hosting and design etc so that I can make the film accessible for all via the interwebz. I'm keen to distribute this all over the world for free via the web so that the whole world can see this cool, interesting pocket of Melburnian street artists!

Thanks a bazillion!

(in case you missed the blog link: here it is again)