More graffiti, of a kind. If you are often out walking around the North side of Edinburgh as I am, then you may well have spotted the mysterious leaf-folk who have recently appeared near Belford bridge. One turned up a few weeks ago, and there are now five human figures plus a leafy dog. Their maker is apparently anonymous . . . but, then again, perhaps they have no maker: I rather like the nonchalant way that they seem to have just formed themselves out of the urban Autumn landscape. One often sees lone hats or gloves on this path, looking rather damp and folorn, and it is as if these lost objects have found themselves new leafy-bodies.
KDD & Co 
Kate: I came upon your blog via another blogger, being interested in your knitting patterns. I then began reading through your post archive relating to your rehab after the stroke you suffered in February. I am a neuro-physio (as well as a knitter!) and found your writings astonishingly insightful and your own descriptions of how your body has had to re-learn movement patterns from scratch very moving. You are not even a year on from that fateful day and it seems you have done incredibly well: I feel that I want to send you a virtual hug, even though I don’t know you at all. (I won’t stalk you, I promise!)
Anyway, these people of leaves are amazing: a little disturbing but beautiful all at the same time. I shall return to your blog often and have my eye on one particular pattern that you haven’t published yet, but it is on my to do list.
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oooh – I love them, although they are quite creepy but so exciting that they just appear like magic. Very exciting.
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Oooh! Remind me very much of les feuillus, who appeared this summer in Toulouse to celebrate the Canal du Midi http://frenchiesinparis.over-blog.com/article-chemin-eau-toulouse-53795700.html Cool eh?
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the leaf people are wonderful but i am fixated on how bruce’s heinie isn’t actually touching the ground.
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Wow, wow. This is wonderful!
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……….only in Edinburgh……………!! Fab.
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Love it!!! We need a world full of people like this ~:-)
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Ha! That’s really funny and cleverly crafty too ~
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what great whimsical fun!
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I am wondering how they are stuck together! Very striking.
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Fantastic!
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Saw these leafy folks on tv last evening and wondered if you would be out with your camera. Lovely.
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Don’t you just LOVE the puzzled expression on Bruce’s sweet doggy face!
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The leaf figures are delightful! It’s a comfort and pleasure to see evidence of such a good sense of humor. Over the summer, one of our nearby towns had installed forty West Highland White Terriers painted by as many local artists. It was always a treat to see them gradually showing up in the parks, in front of banks, at busy intersections.
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Is there yarn bombing in Edinburgh? Bursts pop-up regularly here in Vancouver…
I love the level of engagement that encounters, such as these with leaf people, engender. At the edge of Stanley Park there’s a sculpture of an elderly woman sitting on one of the benches and her hands are almost never without fresh flowers that some passerby has popped into place…
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Thank you for this wonderful blog. Stumbled across it looking for the “leaf sculptures”. I am an avid knitter so was taken aback, a little , and off on a tangent for a while. Meant to be, I think. Brought me so much joy and the admiration I have for your exquisite language…wow! I will be popping by often, if that is okay with you.
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These are amazing! Although I love the idea of the lost bits of clothing simply coming together around leafy bodies (like mercury droplets) I’m intrigued as to their actual construction – how do the children stay upright, and the adults’ boots remain balanced at such jaunty angles!? On second thoughts, I don’t need to know… they’re just so wonderful!
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Those are really, really awesome.
And hi Bruce! Dang, he looks so noble in that shot!!
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This is amazing and whimsical, that they have appeared out of thin air, or out of fallen leaves and abandoned gloves as you say!
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Haha, that’s brilliant. I always feel sad when I see a lone glove or hat.
Kate, I’m currently doing a ’30 Days of Knitting’ challenge on my blog. For today’s entry, I wrote about you. Thought it was only fair to let you know!
http://www.emmafolds.com/post/1658815438/30-days-of-knitting-day-11
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I love the leaf people! Bruce is looking very handsome and my, how he has grown!
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I love this! Also: Bruce is so big now! I like his slightly worried look; is he thinking “what’s with these leafy people?” or “we’re going to keep walking, right?”
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This is wonderful! Sadly, due to incessant rain, Newcastle’s leaves have become rather more ‘slipping hazard’ than ‘art.’
However, continuing your theme, Heaton Park has been sporting some fine (knitted!) graffiti of late (poor quality evidence coming up):
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These are soooo cute!
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what fun! You must be eager each day to get out for a walk with the dog so you can see what new people have materialized. I wonder what games the leaf men are up to when no one is about?
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That’s really neat! Where I live in Canada, each October people make what are known as “Pumpkin People” on their front lawns. Their bodies are stuffed with straw and their heads are made of pumpkins painted with expressions. They can take on any personality at all. From medieval knights riding on pumpkin head horses, to familiar cultural icons, anything is possible and it makes for great fun.
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Wow…what fun! but I hope Tom hasn’t lost his hat…..
Wonder if there is anything in the leaves in my park? There was a knitted fairy in summer for a few days until she flew away.
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That is really neat!!!
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The leaf-people are charming…I love works like this. Of course, this reminds me of the leaf-people in Goldfrapp’s video for the song A&E.
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How fabulous – if a little spooky, particularly that child! Here in Bristol, street art abounds, particularly in Montpelier/Stokes Croft, my neighbourhood. Some of it is temporary – either because it is designed to be, like the leaf people, or because someone else comes along and works on top of it. Other works are so ambitious in their scale and subject matter that they are allowed to remain, and quickly become part of the urban landscape – Banksy’s works are the obvious examples, but there are many other lesser known hands at work, and I find their creations a constant source of wonder and entertainment. I am amazed by the dedication and determination of these, often anonymous, artists/creators. Thanks for sharing these leaf people.
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Hmm! One of the hats and the dog look remarkably familiar…! It’s nice to see you are feeling chirpy. :-)
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That is the kind of art I love!
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Truly green men in modern form
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