I had a lovely surprise when I went to the local shops this weekend - an explosion of colour had appeared, brightening up the bare winter trees along the sides of the road. As I took lots of photographs to add to my colour resource, a lady popped out from one of the shops and asked me what I thought. We chatted for ages and it turned out that she was the co-ordinator of the whole yarn bombing project! Her name is Liz Roris and although she has co-ordinated this fabulous local art project her main passion is mosaic work. More on that later.....
The village is called Greerton and is in the city of Tauranga on the North Island of New Zealand. It has been my temporary home for the past 2 months. It looks fun, doesn't it?
Liz Roris is a well known mosaic artist here in New Zealand. You can find out more about her work here.
Her work can be seen in several places around Tauranga, but the artwork which I have been seeing these past 2 months is on low little walls and borders all around Greerton village. Here are a few more pictures for you to enjoy. I must say, Greerton is one colourful place!
Thanks for reading - I will be back to quilting soon- I've missed it! - and I may even see you at the Somerset County Quilters meeting or at Festival of Quilts in Birmingham. I will be on the Contemporary Quilt Group challenge stand along with the fabulous quilts from the 'elements' challenge.
Sue Walker
27/7/2015 12:43:33 am
Thanks for the great photos Claire. How wonderful that you have landed in a place full of colour, and met a kindred spirit :-). I will look out for you in Birmingham. I'm coming with the Midsomer Quilters, my first time.
Claire
27/7/2015 02:15:51 pm
Hi Sue, seems there are lots of lovely people to meet. Hope to see you but if I don't hope you have a wonderful day.
Tarnia
27/7/2015 12:48:29 am
Hi, Yarn bombing seems to be quite popular here, lower down in the North Island too. Our palm trees in our main street got cut down just prior to graduation week this year, so some resourceful crafters covered each stump in a mortar board. I grew up near Greerton, it was a bit greyer back in my day. Enjoy your stay, and Mt Maunganui beach.
Claire
30/7/2015 12:42:31 am
Hi Tarnia, Glad to give you some happy memories of Greerton - it looks great here at the moment! Seems there are lots of really clever people with ideas for brightening up the world. And yes... enjoyed a long soak in the pools at the Mount. Happy days!
Claire
30/7/2015 12:44:35 am
Hi Wendy - it is a brilliant concept isn't it? Had a great time in New Zealand - thank you. 28/7/2015 09:53:53 pm
What fun! I have never seen anything like this before. Thank you for sharing.
Claire
30/7/2015 12:49:23 am
Hi Sandy - Glad you like it - it really does look wonderful and has brought great pleasure to the local people of Greerton. It certainly put a smile on my face!
Claire
30/7/2015 12:50:22 am
Lets do it!
Claire
30/7/2015 12:51:49 am
Hi Karen - as you can imagine, it looks even better in real life!
lorraine
30/7/2015 08:13:40 pm
Hi Claire, I did not know what Yarn bombing was until I visited this part of the world recently.
Claire Passmore
7/8/2015 12:43:07 pm
Sounds very mysterious and exciting doesn't it. Glad it made you smile too. Comments are closed.
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