August 14, 2012
Farmers are known to enjoy a good yarn … often about the weather, or their cattle, or maybe even their tractors. Less often, though, does the yarn about tractors involve knitting or crochet needles …
That’s all about to change with an upcoming exhibition at the Kingaroy Art Gallery.
The “Tea + Tractors” Exhibition by members of the Jumping Ant Arts group and friends features paintings, prints and pots.
But the main star will be “Alice”, a restored 1939 Allis-Chalmers tractor which will be “yarn bombed” from 10:00am on Saturday, September 1, in the garden behind the Visitor Information Centre.
It’s all part of Tractor Tattoo, of course (why else would normally sane South Burnett residents be dressing up a tractor?).
The public is invited to come along and watch Alice get dressed in her brand new knitted and crocheted coat as well as inspecting all the tractor-themed artwork in the gallery.
The yarn-bombed tractor project has been co-ordinated by Susan Goddard and Judy Gray with more than 40 creative friends, including members of the Angel Knitters and the Knitter Knatters, as part of a community arts project.
It will be on display at the gallery throughout September.
“Alice” once belonged to Jack Smith, a dairy farmer from Murgon who had a passion for conservation (the Jack Smith Conservation Park near Murgon is named after him).
It is in working order thanks to its new owners Judy and Owen Gray who found it in an old shed on their property.
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Do you belong to a not-for-profit group?
Are you interested in winning $1000 for your group just by decorating a small cut-out wooden tractor?
Time is running out to enter this unusual competition.
There is a very limited number of cut-outs left. Phone (07) 4163-6854 for more information.
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