Andy Holden

Posted on January 31, 2010 - by Kate

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I feel like for this blog I have all sorts of people sending me wonderful artists that they think I might like — sometimes it’s a hit and sometimes it’s a miss but it’s turned out to be a great way to keep in touch with people. Neil, a friend of mine through my brother, is a great source of ideas — just last week he send me Andy Holden’s oversized knitting over an armature.

Andy doesn’t just work with knitting though — the above piece is made of timber and plywood. But as you can see there are still sheep!

The above is even larger than the yurt will be and it’s all knit — it’s got a steel and foam internal structure too, which is interesting from the knitted structure perspective.

I’m not even sure what the above is — but I like it. It’s like a sandcastle. I find Andy inspirational because he’s just about my age (two years older) and he’s working outside of “normal” proportions unapologetically.