Newsletter - FEBRUARY 2020

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Back to...Vogue Knitting Live!

The year got off to a strong start for us and ‘Knit a smile’ project ! Our team of employees and volunteers travelled to New York City for a week to present and exhibit Monet’s World Tour of Water Lilies at the famous international trade show Vogue Knitting Live! The tenth edition of this reference knitting event took place from January 17th to 19th at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square, in the heart of Manhattan, in a joyful and creative atmosphere!

We discussed with knitters from all over the world but also met professionals and personalities from the knitting world, as well as admired the wools, each one more beautiful and colourful than the other. A feast for the eyes... and the needles! We’d like to thank all those who came to meet us for their smiles, their good mood, their little squares as well as the welcome of our five new knitted paintings!

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In 2020, let’s dream !

VOGUE KNITTING LIVE - SEATTLEThe next Vogue Knitting Live event will take place from March 13th to 15th at the Meydenbauer Center in Seattle! Our team won’t be present on site, but a square box will be waiting for you there so that you can drop your precious collection of the last few months! Do not hesitate to knit or crochet your most beautiful squares: the tutorial is available on our website.

We told you about it in our newsletter: Impression sun colors, let’s go! Our association took advantage of its recent trip to New York City to launch this new colourful project, which has been labelled by the International Normandy Impressionist Festival! As a reminder, ‘Impression sun colors’ is a fun and colourful artistic project in which anyone with a camera or mobile phone can take part! Inspired by the impressionists’ eyes, its ultimate goal is to create giant works of art from photographs of unique moments and emotions captured on the spot. It’s your turn to become a true colour hunter! Send us your photos to the coordinates below :

Colours hunters, it’s time to open your eyes !- Pictures to send : 07 49 03 80 28 (via whatsapp) or impressionsoleilcouleurs@gmail.com- Learn more on the website : impressionsoleilcouleurs.com

Impression sun colors

LUMi in NEW YORK CITY

The American dream… Lumi knows it well! Our super mascot has a lot to say

about his recent trip to New York City! A city that he loves as much as we do

for its architecture, its lights at nightfall, its cinematographic references... But also

its cheesecakes! At Vogue Knitting Live, an audience from all over the world fell

under the spell of our mascot’s smile by acquiring our little kits that allow them

to make their own Lumi, then take him everywhere with them afterwards!

You can also adopt yours without further ado: smiles and good mood

guaranteed with Lumi!

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Textile Art Center - BrooklynDuring our recent trip to New York for the presentation of our ‘Water Lilies’ World Tour of Monet in knitting squares at Vogue Knitting Live, we went to the Textile Arts Center in Brooklyn to meet part of the team and to visit this unique place... And magical!When we first came to New York three years ago to exhibit our Suzanne at this same show, we visited the Textile Arts Center in the Manhattan district, a small place where creation, textile practices and inspirations mingle to the delight of enthusiasts.

The Textile Arts Center was founded in 2009 in Brooklyn, NY. The 6,800-square-foot studio is a fully equipped workspace designed for textile enthusiasts. The Manhattan site opened its doors two years later. The main objective of the Textile Arts Center? To provide lovers with a meeting place for creative people where ‘handmade’ is the key word, but also a real resource centre. Focused on textile arts, the ‘TAC’ offers skills-based courses and a return to traditional crafts, workshops and other special events for young and old alike: hand weaving, textile dyeing and sewing are among other things on the program.

The Brooklyn site also hosts the Artists in Residency program, and is home to Sewing Seeds, a program dedicated to disseminating accurate information on natural dyes.

We came away from this inspiring and warm studio with stars in our eyes! Who knows, maybe one day we’ll work together…For further info, please check : http://www.textileartscenter.com

Argenteuil (near Paris)

It was a great first for ‘Together we are Monet’ project : our team was very happy to

present the very first exhibition of all our artworks will from February 5th to 14th at

the town hall of the city of Argenteuil, near Paris (France)!

Indeed, for the very first time, our 7 knitted artworks were exhibited all together, in

this city where the impressionist painter lived for almost 7 years: ‘The woman with the

umbrella turned to the left’ (2016), ‘The Bridge’ (2017), as well as our 5 ‘Water Lilies’

(2019) Did you know that it’s in the Val d’Oise that the painter of nature drew his

inspiration? Argenteuil was even essential in his work.

Indeed, he has painted many paintings in the Paris region. In seven years, in this city

that offers him an abundance of subjects that inspire him, Monet produced nearly 250

paintings. He found many views where nature and signs of modernity mingled, painting

world-famous paintings today, such as ‘The Banks of the Seine’ (1872), ‘The Reader’

(1872), ‘The Poppies’ (1873), ‘Argenteuil Bridge’ (1874) or ‘The Seine near Argenteuil’

(1874)... This period marks for the painter a turning point in his work, characters appear

in his paintings. It’s during this period that Impressionism was born.

Ho w to par ticipate ?

Redaction committee february 2020 : Mathilde, Nicolas, Anais, Elise, BlandineAssociation Citémômes - 11 rue du Moulinet 76000 Rouen - 02 76 08 72 67

If you haven’t already done so, there are a multitude of ways to join our beautiful ‘Knit a Smile’ adventure:

1. Knit your most beautiful squares !Sizes 5cmx5cm or 10cmx10cm, knit or crochet, we accept all colors and yarns! However, no stockinette or ribbing. For perfect squares, download the tutorial on our website knitasmile.com

2. Drop off or mail your squares!You may drop off your little squares in the numerous sites available everywhere in France and abroad! Check-out our Smile map on our website, under “How to participate”. You may also mail your squares to our association Citémômes 11 rue du Moulinet, 76000 Rouen, France.

3. Become a drop off site!Are you a store, an organization or association? Consider starting your own drop off site, collect squares and mail them to us later! Your only commitment? Ship us a minimum of 2 collections a year! Don’t hesitate to contact us for further info.

4. Create your own knitted artwork!Would you like to start a knitting dynamic in your organization (association/school/shop)? Join the Knit Me an Artwork adventure and realize your own collaborative painting in knitted squares! We offer several support options based on your budget as well as your abilities and wishes. For more information, contact us!

5. Follow us on social networks !Join our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter communities and share our works, your packages of little squares before mailing, or the adventures of your Lumi… we will relay them. Don’t hesitate to share our news to help us grow our community!