Cephalopod and my other plastic bag crochet sea creatures made the long journey to New York. I decided not to show them with the Toxic Reef. They looked out of place and overwhelmed. Instead I took Cephalopod on a location shoot overlooking the Hudson River, with the Statue of Liberty just visible on the horizon.
Only a few days before I leave for New York city.
The Rubbish Vortex and my Crochet Sea Creatures will be on show as part of The Institute For Figuring's Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef. Come and see................... there will be coral and sea creatures made by women from all around the world.
The Winter Garden, The World Financial Centre . Opening reception will be held on Sunday the 6th of April from 2-5 pm. The show be on until May 18.
Please come and see this and the sister reef in The Broadway Windows, NYU.
Hope to see some of you guys there. Come and say hello.
A box full of crochet sea creatures are on their way to New York. Fedex picked up the box this morning. I'll take the rest of the pieces with me in the suitcase. It feels strange now to have some extra time......... crochet withdrawal perhaps.
An anemone:
Regina Anemone
Crocheted preloved tapestry wool.
Three Coral Gardens:
Grey Ascidian.
Crocheted preloved tapestry wool.
Purple Barnacles
Crocheted preloved tapestry wool.
Pink Sponge
Crocheted preloved tapestry wool.
Violet Ascidian
Crocheted preloved tapestry wool.
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.
Soooooo busy making............. I can't find the right words. I sit to write and can't find the words to describe what I'm doing and yet so keen to show and tell.
Last night I went to sleep thinking about the Rubbish Vortex........ I came up with some new refinements of the design and I can't wait to start. Feel like a goose getting so excited about making things and yet know if I didn't make things I'd go mad (madder). One day I will be found fused to and part of one of my objects. Blissfully lost in a cloud of creating, smelling the flowers and desparately trying to keep up with the real world.
I look around me and see inspiration everywhere........ life is good!
I see connections in branching patterns everywhere. My circulatory sytem too!
The making of these woolly gems is similar to sketching. I experiment with colour combinations and shapes. These discoveries can be used in the Crochet Sea Creatures series.
What can I say?
I found some words.
Geezzzz!!!
Medusa nematocysta has been selected as one of five finalist in The 2007 Softies Award.
Voting is now open!
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The voting will be open until Friday March 30th.
Medusa nematocysta
2006
Reused plastic bags
Height 700mm
Must be time to post my sea creatures.
version 1.
Medusa nematocysta is crocheted from yarn made from reused plastic shopping bags.
I unravelled large parts of this until I felt reasonably satisfied with the result.
Extreme close-ups:
The last version.
.....maybe I could tweek it a bit more!
