Lauren O'Farrell
| Lauren O'Farrell | |
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 Lauren O'Farrell | |
| Born | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK |
| Pen name | Deadly Knitshade |
| Occupation | Author, Artist |
| Genre | knitting, craft, street art |
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Lauren O'Farrell (born June 1977), also known as Deadly Knitshade, is an English author and artist. She is best known for playing a major part in the beginnings of the UK graffiti knitting street art scene,[1] creating the Stitch London craft community[2] and founding graffiti knitting and craft collective Knit the City.
As a graffiti knitting street artist she is attributed with creating the term 'yarnstorming'[3] as a less violent alternative to the popular yarnbombing in graffiti knitting and the creation of the 'stitched story' style of graffiti knitting[4] using amigurumi and handmade objects to create a themed artwork rather than the traditional cosy.
Lauren creates her art under the Whodunnknit label and works and lives in London.
Books
- O'Farrell, Lauren (2011) Stitch London: 20 Kooky Ways to Knit the City and More UK: David & Charles
- Knitshade, Deadly (2011) Knit the city: A Whodunnknit Set in London. UK: Summersdale.
- O'Farrell, Lauren (2013) Stitch New York: 20 Kooky Ways to Knit the City and More UK: David & Charles
References
- ↑ Costa, Maggie (April 20, 2010). "The graffiti knitting epidemic". The Guardian. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
- ↑ "Deadly Knitshade: ‘get out there and use the world as your art gallery’". The Guardian. May 11, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Knitting but not as we know it". BBC. June 13, 2009. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
- ↑ "London's graffiti knitters". Telegraph. May 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
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