When walking along the high-tide mark on the beach, I find plastic detritus swept out of the stormwater drain or washed up from the ocean. It's everywhere. Why so many toothbrushes and cigarette lighters?

These little bits will be incorporated into The Rubbish Vortex. Not sure how yet.
The ball of plastic yarn took me about 6 hours to make. It's the size of a small soccer ball....... that's a lot of plasic bags. I love the feeling of having lots of yarn to crochet. I plonk myself down and wriggle the fingers around entering into a peaceful crochet bliss. All the time saying...... "when I finish this bit I'll take another sip of tea". Hours later, the tea is cold but the Rubbish Vortex has grown.

It's now 2.5m long and it's beginning to get heavy too! I carry it over my shoulder, take it into the garden and look at it for a while, drinking a newly made cup of tea.
Visit the The IFF Flickr photos of the crochet coral reef in Chicago.