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Susan Goddard practises a bit of yarn-bombing outside the Kingaroy Heritage Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 14, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

Farmers are known to enjoy a good yarn … often about the weather, or their cattle, or maybe even their tractors. \u00a0Less often, though, does the yarn about tractors involve knitting or crochet needles …<\/p>\n

That’s all about to change with an upcoming exhibition at the Kingaroy Art Gallery.<\/p>\n

The “Tea + Tractors” Exhibition by members of the Jumping Ant Arts group and friends features paintings, prints and pots.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

It’s all part of Tractor Tattoo, of course (why else would normally sane South Burnett residents be dressing up a tractor?).<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

It will be on display at the gallery throughout September.<\/p>\n

“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).<\/p>\n

It is in working order thanks to its new owners Judy and Owen Gray who found it in an old shed on their property.<\/p>\n

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Do you belong to a not-for-profit group?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Are you interested in winning $1000 for your group just by decorating a small cut-out wooden tractor?<\/p>\n

Time is running out to enter this unusual competition.<\/p>\n

There is a very limited number of cut-outs left. Phone (07) 4163-6854 for more information.<\/p>\n

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