Street Craft - Book Notes

 Something that has been piquing my attention lately is guerrilla art or street art. There's a book called Street Craft - Guerrilla Gardening, Yarnbombing, Light Graffiti, Street Sculpture, and More by Riikka Kuittinen that I recently read. 

Some of the things that stood out for me were:

- Craftivist Collective in the UK. It's a social enterprise that uses craft as a method of political activism. The Collective has promoted the role of craft in prisons and participated in campaigns against sweatshops and child hunger. 

Sarah Corbett, the person behind the Collective, is passionate about empowering and encouraging people to use their hobbies, talents, and influence to be part of the solution, not the problem. She works in embroidery and cross stitch because she can reflect while making the pieces. 

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Anna Garforth - She is an artist who is based in the UK. She works in the medium of moss graffiti, creating living typography through commissions and self-initiated projects. So, her work has words like "Grow" or geometric designs on public walls throughout London. 

Mark Jenkins - is an artist in the United States who creates tape sculptures. The sculptures that caught my eyes are of people or parts of people in unexpected positions or places. 

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Mademoiselle Maurice - is a French artist who creates street installations and commissioned pieces from fragile materials (e.g., paper, ribbon, lace). Her work is colorful and draws on the origami crane she saw often in Japan. Not all components of her installations are cranes. Some are simply origami shapes. 

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Mosstika - is an art collective based in New York City that focused on eco-spirited graffiti. These installations are related to animals, fish, and other wildlife or natural images. 

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NeSpoon - is a Polish street artist who does work in lace, stenciling, and ceramics. I especially liked the ceramic pieces that were attached to various buildings. There is an unexpected element of art where you least expect it. 

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The Pansy Project - this project was created by Paul Harfleet which stems from his personal experience where there has been homophobic abuse. He plants pansies and documents them. 

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The Pothole Gardener - is based in the UK. Steve Wheen creates small gardening installations public spaces, usually in potholes and cracks in the pavement. 

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