2 more sleeps until the adventure begins!

I've got all my equipment ready, and now I just need to pack.

I've failed at my first attempt to start packing. Hopefully I'll get my things into a backpack in time.

I'm wondering if I should risk sneaking my crochet hook onto the plane. I'm not sure how it is with their obstruction of security measures. Those crochet hooks are pretty dangerous, but I'm making a flower how dangerous can I really be?

Catch you on the road!

Who's Next!?

So I'm really happy with my fabulous knitters Grrl & Dog and Veronica Darling and now I'm busy talk to many knitters about my next shoots.

I feel like maybe this shouldn't be a girl wit ha crappy camera because my camera is actually pretty good. I've also just purchased my own awesome radio mic so I'm READY! Funding so far has been a bit of a struggle. I'll be heading over to Scotland in early May where I'll be working at BBC (super YAY) so perhaps I'll have another opportunity to pitch there maybe?. WHO KNOWS? (Can you even imagine if BBC bought my story? I think I would lose bladder control).

Enough of hypothetical scenarios, My next interview will be in Tel-Aviv Israel in April, Stay tuned.

I've just put a segment together that I shot at Bendigo Woollen Mills... this is also where I buy my wool and meeting the staff made me love them even more. The clip is pretty dam good but I think that if I give away too much there might not be enough surprises. Please note, the clips I put on the blog are teasers only. They are not the final program, there are plenty of surprises.

Don't forget, if you hate this, please let me know because I want to know!

Teasing you with a short clip

Spending an afternoon with Veronica Darling.

Please note, these are only teasers, not the entire story!

Guerilla knitter in Amsterdam?

As I'm just about to leave for my world tour of shooting for the knitting documentary, I find the challenge getting excitingly harder. Thanks to the wonderful people who are helping me and the internet of course, I'm getting connected with knitters all around the world.

I'm currently looking for knitters in Amsterdam who are into stitching the streets. Please email me if you have any connections or are interested in having a say.

I'm also looking for people who hate guerilla knitting. I want to know why, tell me why please!!!

Guerilla knitter interview

I recently met up with Veronica Darling and she was a ball.

Check out her knits in Enmore Sydney at Wilford street/Lane corner of Enmore road.

Veronica Darling inspired me with her ideology towards life through the craft. I look forwards to putting her story together.

A Knitted Convenience

A documentary about the growing subculture sweeping the world of people who wrap public spaces in knitted fibres.

I'm currently looking for more fabulous knitters like Denise Litchfield, with a story to share.
Whether you knit or crochet, or have a strange collection of knitted something, please contact me on nav_stuff@hotmail.com


If you interested in the project or would like to see a complete Synopsis, please feel free to contact me.


Film is copyrighted by Einav Leshetz and can only be viewed on this blog.

Awaits...

.....He does.
Yaffo-Tel-Aviv,Israel 2007

Hidden

Hidden.

She sits.

She prays.

Shame

She feels.

She cries.

Stop.

I see,

I feel.

Budapest, Hungary 2007

© Einav Leshetz

Buvljak Part 1

Throughout current travels in Eastern Europe, I visit different communities photographing children of gypsy families. These children happily spend their days begging and rummaging through garbage bins to earn enough daily income for their parents. The Buvljak flea market in Belgrade Serbia, is a huge community market where gypsy families sell all sort of collected items- whether from the street or deceased estates. The children are found at most of the stalls running the business. Meanwhile the younger children are playing with broken toys whilst dressed in baggy adult clothing. My photography aims to capture the innocence and joy of the children who are brought up in a cycle of struggle and lack of opportunities. Gypsy life in Eastern Europe remains as a lifestyle of struggle, untouched by government or humanitarian assistance.

Parallels

This photo was taken in Belgrade, Serbia after a visit to the Buvjlak flee market.

This neighbourhood took me back by surprise- known as commision style housing, the architecture is incredible. The buildings for some reason, play with one another, with progressive shapes which compliment eachother. There is alot of space, yet the buildings are so congested with apartments. A person walking on the street feels so desolate.

I felt like I was in Lego land from an ants point of view.

I like the negative space in this photo.