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Olek Says She Has a ‘Crazy and Twisted’ Mind, And She Isn’t Stringing You Along

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Nicole Disser

Olek is the prolific crochet artist known best for disrupting public spaces by swathing dull stone, concrete, and brick with enormous, sometimes intricate yarn hoods. While she’s…

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Olek Swaddled a Car in Yarn, and That Was Really Just the Beginning of Open Canvas

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Emily Colucci

This past weekend, North 6th Street exploded with energy as more than 20 artists chosen by Absolut’s Open Canvas Initiative transformed a Williamsburg block of…

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