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104-Year-Old Street Artist Yarn-Bombs Her Town
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104-Year-Old Street Artist Yarn-Bombs Her Town

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104-year-old great-grandmother Grace Brett just might be the oldest street artist in the world. She yarn-bombed her town with the help of the Souter Stormers, a secretive group of ‘yarnstormers’ that recently yarn-bombed 46 landmarks in the Scottish county of Borders.

“I thought it was a really good idea to decorate the town and enjoyed having my crochet included,” Brett told the Press And Journal. “I liked seeing my work showing with everyone else and thought the town looked lovely.” Brett’s daughter Daphne, 74, explained, “she has always knitted and crocheted all through her life. She has always done all the knitting for the babies and made shawls.”

The Souter Stormers yarn-bombed Selkirk for the YES (Yarrow – Ettrick – Selkirk) arts festival, which ended on the 19th. “The yarnstormers, a group of mixed age range, have been inspired by Grace to use their creative and artistic skills to transform the Selkirk landscape,” said Kay Ross, a spokeswoman for the Souter Stormers group. “Grace has confirmed that age is no barrier to participating in a contemporary project.”

More info: yesartsfestival.co.uk | SWNS (h/t: mentalfloss, pressandjournal)

“I thought it was a really good idea to decorate the town and enjoyed having my crochet included,” Grace Brett said

“I liked seeing my work showing with everyone else and thought the town looked lovely”

“She has always knitted and crocheted all through her life,” said her daughter, Daphne

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“She has always done all the knitting for the babies and made shawls”

Image credits: SWNS

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There is a beast with heart of cold stone that dashes like lightning, shreds flesh from bone. // Bewitched by this beast, I fell to my knees. My mouth babbled madness and mumbled soft pleas. // I stared down the ravenous, gnashing dark maw of a cute cuddly kitten with yarn in its paw

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There is a beast with heart of cold stone that dashes like lightning, shreds flesh from bone. // Bewitched by this beast, I fell to my knees. My mouth babbled madness and mumbled soft pleas. // I stared down the ravenous, gnashing dark maw of a cute cuddly kitten with yarn in its paw

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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is the HAPPIEST thing I have seen, just pure in your face JOY, in a long time. Sometimes wisdom comes in the guise of pure simple fun.

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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So lovely! Have a healthy and pain free life... Really love those cute crochet esp. the shawl with many buildings.

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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, bord Pandas, tell her I think that is just the bees knees, she is awesome! That's what it's all about!

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JenniferGorman
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is the HAPPIEST thing I have seen, just pure in your face JOY, in a long time. Sometimes wisdom comes in the guise of pure simple fun.

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KenriBasar
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So lovely! Have a healthy and pain free life... Really love those cute crochet esp. the shawl with many buildings.

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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, bord Pandas, tell her I think that is just the bees knees, she is awesome! That's what it's all about!

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