"A little bit of Knitaly: Meet the artist making a deli from wool
Check out this wool-derful restaurant that serves Italian food with a little bit of a twist.
That's right... everything that's on the menu is made of wool!
Artist Kate Jenkins has stitched together an exhibition that's turned a Soho gallery into an Italian deli.
So if you fancy some fabric-otta or a sewed sausage, why not pop down to Kate's Knitalian for a look around.
Can-noli you believe this?
The food themed exhibition has been installed at a gallery in - would you believe it - Ham Yard in London.
Everything on display has been knitted to scale, and it features food like pizza, spaghetti, gelato, cheeses, and lots of small woollen snacks.
It's called Kate's Knitalian, the artist has said that it's "been a joy to create".
Kate has been making food-inspired artworks from textiles for more than 30 years, but this time, it's the food she's eaten for the last year that's inspired her most recent creations.
She says: "Anything that I've eaten over the last year or so for my research has been Italian, so it just all has come together."
There's also knitted sardines and crocheted cannoli to take a look at."
Words and images above from article seen here
Also more to see and read here
All the best Jan
27 comments:
I used your links and saw the tins of sardines she made, so good.
It must take time to make everything.
It is different.
Have a good week Jan.
Tina
Wow, that is really incredible!
Wow! This is incredible!!!!! Thanks Jan.
This is so unique, Jan! Thank you so much for sharing! I hope you have a lovely week ahead.
What fun!-Christine cmlk79.boogspot.com
Oh my goodness these look so real, that is a real talent right there, how fun, bet it fools a lot of people!
What an imaginative way to knit edible-looking things out of yarn—a true artist! Thanks so much for sharing, Jan. Have a great start to your week! hugs Elke
So much fun!
Gosh the things people can come up with! Truly impressive in my opinion.
This is so great!
Fascinating and fiddly, Jan.
Was für eine tolle Idee !
This is fun! Genius!
Very clever!
Wow, I thought this was real until I read it is actually knitted. Very creative.
Works of art!
How fun! I could go for a cannoli or two!
I'm drooling here... Love Italian!
hugs
Donna
Wow, amazing. I'll have to show this to my Sat stitching group.
I think I prefer the real food! If I were forced to choose only one ethnic food, it would be a really difficult choice, but I think it would be Italian.
They are very realistic and creative!
Take care, Happy Monday! Have a great week!
Oh my gosh they look so realistic. I was fooled.........
That's an incredible amount of work and extremely well done. Now I want a cannoli.
I heard of someone who did something like this in London. I wonder if they are the same person? It is amazing work.
Hello Jan.
It’s impressive how all of this has been made. Everything is presented so beautifully, with such lovely creations.
It looks just like the real thing.
Greetings, Marco
Hi Jan,
What absolutely incredible work!
Thanks for sharing.
Many greetings,
Maria
What a fun and amazing idea!!! A lot of work must go into each 'food'.
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