London Kaye once yarn-bombed the L-Train. In an effort to jazz up an otherwise uneventful commute, she covered the poles of the car in yarn-sleeves and colorful crocheted hearts in celebration of Valentine’s Day. The thoughtful gesture brought smiles to many faces. Her crochet work, which can be seen throughout New York City, tends to have that effect on people.
Although Kaye is a classically trained dancer, she discovered her passion for crochet at 13. After graduating from NYU, she entered the local street-art scene and began to develop her unique style with yarn as her main medium.
Amongst the mural-laden and graffiti-covered walls of NYC, you can now find her crochet pieces interweaved into the surrounding urban backdrop. Although she mainly installs her pieces in Brooklyn — on subway cars, fences and trees — Kaye will occasionally showcase her work in Manhattan.
A recent piece, featuring Alice from Alice in Wonderland, now hangs on a brick wall on Troutman Street. It's unlike any other drawing, illustration or painting currently displayed there. That's the legacy Kaye is leaving behind.
In the male-dominated world of street art, she is determined to make a name for herself as an artist one stitch at a time.
