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Just a few final touches to make it strong when suspended.
There will be a surprise at the bottom. Will be seen later when installed.
Length 3m, diameter at top 1.5m.
Crocheted from yarn made from used plastic shopping bags. Kindly donated by women from around the world.
Yes, I think I think it's finished.
Let me introduce Harry.
My little canine friend who follows me around like a shadow. He belongs to my elderly friend, Diana. She is now in a nursing home so Harry stays with me and we visit Diana every week so that she can cuddle Harry. All the residents at the nursing home know Harry and love him. Diana and I have discussed ways of smuggling Harry in at night so that he can sleep on her bed with her. One idea was to dress him up like an old lady in a nightie ....... like the big bad wolf.
Harry helping me finish the Rubbish Vortex:
He is also known as Hairy Harry Harcourt (who had a haircut).
Yesterday was a brilliant day.
MORNING
Breakfast with loved ones in a Balinese garden:
Poached eggs with hollandaise sauce and smoked salmon on sourdough toast
MIDDAY
Continue crocheting The Rubbish Vortex in the garden. Phone calls and visits from loved ones.
AFTERNOON
Swim in the rock pool. Ocean temperature 24 degrees Celsius. Walk back home along the beach finding sandstone abstractions.
Harvesting Habanero chillies from my garden.
EVENING
Continue crocheting The Rubbish Vortex and making plastic bag yarn.
LATER
To Bed. Dreaming of the brilliant 50th birthday I just had.
A few more organisms have been made using the fabulously coloured bags that arrived from around the world. Thank you everyone. You may recognize the colours.
They don't have any names yet. All going to New York IFF exhibition in April.
