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Wednesday, December 14, 2005

A new type of graffiti in Montrose

You thought graffiti has become a big problem in Houston? Here is a new twist. Keith Plocek at the Houston Press writes about a type of tagging sans the aerosol cans. The new thing is to leave the paint at home and knit the graffiti.

"Victim No. 1 is the owner of an SUV in the Museum District. Poly shoves a pink, white and blue cozy on the antenna, bending over just long enough for AKrylik to snap a photo for their Web site, www.myspace.com/knittaplease.

On the way to Westheimer they stop at the corner of Hawthorne and Dunlavy and revisit their greatest work so far: a stop-sign pole wrapped in a five-foot-tall orange-and-blue cozy. "We knotted it on," says AKrylik, "and it took forever."

And you won't believe who is behind this - or maybe you will based on its nature.

"Poly and AKrylik wish to remain anonymous, but we can tell you they're both working mothers in their early thirties, both attractive and both brunette. They almost look like sisters, sitting on the couch at Poly's house, knitting and talking about how their graffiti differs from the spray-can variety. "
This is why I love this area of town. Just driving around and taking in the sites is a different experience everyday. CONTACT: Leave me a Houston or Texas media news tip | COMMENT: Click to leave your thoughts on this post here