We often use materials such as paint, chalk, yarn and other fibers in our
ATCs [Artist Trading Cards] and other artwork, but these mediums are also used to create
Street Art.
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| "Yarn Bombing" by Veronica Hofman-Ortega |
Street Art is a form of art or self-expression that is created in public areas. It's also referred to as public art, urban art, street installations, and graffiti. The word, graffiti, (plural of the Italian word,
graffito) means a drawing or writing scratched on a wall or other surface (from archaeology).
The theme for the November/December
FiberAntics ATC swap was "Street Art." Have you seen any public art displays similar to these in your neighborhood?
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| "Rakin' up" by Cathy Dillon |
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| "Street Art" by Diane Pineschi |
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| "Street Art" by Karen Downer |
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| "Street Art by David Zinn" by Dawn Spagna |
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| "Bon Hiver (Happy Winter)" by Marilyn League. |
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| "Street Art" by Diane Pineschi |
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| "Street Art" by Cathy Dillon |
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| "Street Art" by Diane Pineschi |
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| "The Sky Scarf" by Veronica Hofman-Ortega |
On my trip to Houston for Quilt Market at the end of October, these ghosts floating in the breeze for Halloween in Discovery Green Park next to the convention center.
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Ghosts swinging from the trees in Discovery Green Park.
Houston, TX |
Houston is also sponsoring the
Art Blocks project that infuses colorful and compelling art into a three-block promenade on Main Street, in downtown Houston.
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| Art Blocks public art project. |
This is one of the
Art Blocks installations. It reminded me of a Dr. Seuss hat.
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| Art Blocks installation, downtown Houston. |
