Welcome to our website and in our adventure !
Because our aim is “to make people smile”, we have decided to involve you to a fun, artistic and human project : we conceive and realize giant artworks inspired by Monet’s painting only from 2×2 inches knitted or crocheted squares (warning! any stitch, except stockinette and ribs!).
TUTORIAL HERE!
Mathilde, the artist and band leader of this project Hi, I am Mathilde! I am the director of Citémômes, the association that conceives and realizes projects for children and families. This knitting project arose from the relationship I have with my grandmother. She gives knitting workshops at our association. At the beginning, there were… Continue reading About us
Our first artwork “Suzanne” was made based on Femme à l’ombrelle tournée vers la gauche. Our second artwork, Lyly, is based on Pont au-dessus d’un bassin de nymphéas(or Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies), which is part of the METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART collection in New York. For this third adventure, we have chosen Monet’s Water Lilies series because it’s a universal artwork… Continue reading Monet
Here is our mascot: Lumi! You probably have already met him on our Facebook and Instagram accounts and maybe already follow his crazy adventures! If not, we are happy to introduce Lumi, our dear mascot, an inquisitive and always cheerful globe trotter who will brighten your escapades and your social network. It’s your turn… Continue reading Lumi the mascot
“Congratulations for all the squares already made and to come, I took a great pleasure to realize, often accompanied by music that I like, real relaxation session, time for a parenthesis around the frightening events; wonderful experience to find the simple happiness that you would think, a little too fast, forever gone !”
Absolutely stunning ! Love this work !
