On show at Jumpers and Jazz
Puss helping with layout
way to frame the front and back windows
with fabric, elastic and thumb tacks! All
the sections were then wrapped around
the van and joined. Louis and I then
worked out how to attach the ‘jumper to
the underside of the van, with clips, zip
ties and wool”, Lisa tells me.
“The Egg made her public debut
at Warwick’s Jumpers and Jazz in July
festival this year. It’s a yearly ten-day
festival when the town dresses all the
trees in knitted and crocheted jumpers. It
is a fabulous celebration of textile art and
great Jazz music. Lots of different objects
are ‘yarn bombed’ each year, and the
organizers were thrilled to include our
work of art called: ‘The Egg Bomb Project’
in the festival. She was displayed on both
weekends at various locations, and was
definitely a crowd-puller! So much so,
that lots of people were asking if it would
be back next year, so I promised them
an even bigger display, with The Egg
being towed by a something equally yarn
bombed! After that, the ‘jumper’ will be
disassembled into blanket-sized pieces
and donated to aged care homes in the
area. I am so proud of The Egg, and the
great team effort of everyone involved”.
I was thankful for the opportunity to
visit Lisa and Louis on my way down to
Victoria. While I was taking photos of the
Sunliner, I noticed a large fence around
what appeared to be a shed of some
kind I asked what was in there. After we
did the photo shoot of the Sunliner they
were only too happy to show me around
the still under construction project that
they have named: “The Kompound”. And
yes, there is a definite VW Kombi theme!
The central concreted area showcases a
few old Kombis, surrounded by a newly
built performance stage and each space
surrounding the centre area has room
housing all manner of collections; old
motorbikes, old books, display cases with
Louis’ Snoopy collection, Lisa’s 1920s
Oriental sewing area, and a collection
of old cameras and film equipment that
belonged to Louis’ photographer father.
There is also a mechanical workshop that
will have a steampunk theme. Louis and
Lisa tell me that the inspiration for the
creative space was to provide a retreat for
people to come together and share their
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