I knit Brisbane

It’s the first day of winter and knitters, crocheters and crafters all over Brisbane have been busy, very busy.

Take a look around the city today Brisbane – Things are looking alittle cosier out there.

The steamer sculptures in Brisbane Square, Sebastian di Mauro’s Finger sculpture in Eagle Street and King George Square have all been treated to a winter makeover.

As teams of crafters armed with wool  began covering the Brisbane CBD last night,  Rogue Cosie – ably aided and abetted  by the install team from Good Boy Cracky and photographer at large, Karen braved the night air and a 10ft ladder on the Goodwill Bridge. Despite the peril of pushbikes, curious onlookers and the occasional drunk we managed to Yarn Bomb the bollards at the south entrance.

Rogue Cosie wishes to thank Penny and Auntie Marnie for their technical knowhow and Angela, Donna & Helen for  good ideas, at just the right time.

Stay tuned for updates & more photos – for Bridge install shots – goto: http://picasaweb.google.com/SamAndJessB/RogueCosieInstallation?feat=directlink

I knit Brisbane is a community arts project supported by the Brisbane City Council.

SO!   Celebrating Winter and all things wool : Guardians of the Bridge ….. and Saviours of the Lost Arts…….

Guardians of the Bridge

31/05/2010: Goodwill Bridge, South Brisbane : 10.44pm install.

finished size : 5 x 3.5 metres (h)  x 37 cm (w) x 16cm (d)

for Joe and Katie Pop

22/02/2008: Ship Inn/ Qld College of Art, South Brisbane : 8.45pm install.

finished size : 1metre (w)  x 86 cm (h)

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Back in Australia and suffering greatly from delirium and heat stress, Rogue Cosie gives you the

MADE IN THE USA Tour 2008….

Rogue Cosie wishes to thank her American accomplice, Kant Krochet and her faithul dog Mezzo for sacrificing the Bed of Clouds, and for giving her inspiration.

All Cosies featured in the ‘Made in the USA’ tour were made at The Cove, Tiburon, CA.,with Australian products. No statues or monuments were harmed in the making of theses installations.knitting, Rogue Cosie, Craft graffiti, crochet graffiti, guerilla knitting, knit graffit

27/11/2008: The Stirling and Doherty residences : Funston St, Richmond, San Francisco : 10.00 pm install.

Thanksgiving

After partaking of an exceedingly large turkey and many dishes made with pumpkin, Rogue Cosie did a quick tag in appreciation and thanksgiving.

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27/11/2008: Golden Gate Bridge, Sausalito side, San Francisco California : 10.16am install.

Golden Gate Bridge

24/11/2008: Public Gardens, Cnr Charles and Beacon Sts, Boston, MA. : 4.30pm install.

Make Way for Ducklings

for Brian

A popular childrens book “Make way for Ducklings” tells the story of a mother duck and her eight ducklings who try to brave the Boston traffic and cross the road. The hero of the story, Officer Michael,  gallantly races to their rescue and stops the traffic. Rogue Cosie’s friend Brian (also gallant) is his grandson.

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21/11/2008: New York Public Library, 5th Avenue and 42nd St, Manhattan, NY : 5.00 pm install.

Patience and Fortitude.

The Library Lions, Patience and Fortitude, have been guarding the entrance to the New York Public Library since 1911. Featured is Fortitude, the lion to the north ……

30/09/2008: Cnr Queen & Wharf Sts, Brisbane City : 5.35 am install.

The big fig tree roundabout

21/09/2008: South Brisbane : 12.30am install.

Cultural Centre Forecourt

	The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea In a beautiful pea green boat, They took some honey, and plenty of money, Wrapped up in a five pound note. The Owl looked up to the stars above, And sang to a small guitar, ‘O lovely Pussy! O Pussy my love, What a beautiful Pussy you are, You are, You are! What a beautiful Pussy you are!’
Pussy said to the Owl, ‘You elegant fowl! How charmingly sweet you sing! O let us be married! too long we have tarried: But what shall we do for a ring?’ They sailed away, for a year and a day, To the land where the Bong-tree grows And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood With a ring at the end of his nose, His nose, His nose, With a ring at the end of his nose.
	‘Dear pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling Your ring?’ Said the Piggy, ‘I will.’ So they took it away, and were married next day By the Turkey who lives on the hill. They dined on mince, and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon; And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light of the moon, The moon, The moon, They danced by the light of the moon.

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07/09/2008: Ernest St, South Brisbane : 6.24pm install.

Southbank Institute of Technology

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07/09/2008: Vulture Street, West End : 6.07pm install.

Trash Video

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27/08/2008: Southbank Parklands : 7am install.

A Posie Cosie, for Rosie

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The Revolution Begins

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