The Baltimore Satellite Reef (BSR), a satellite of the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef Project (HCCR), facilitated by Karida Collins is coming to Gallery CA.
Like us here for updates on the project and crochet workshops! Community members young and old from all around Baltimore City have crocheted this enormous coral reef replica. The larger HCCR project began in 2005 with Christine and Margaret Wertheim, of the Institute for Figuring, in response to the destruction of the Great Barrier Reef. The HCCR is a community arts project that creates new method
07/17/2013
The Baltimore Satellite Reef display is over, but the party under the sea continues! Check out this cool ocean window and patterns for undersea creatures.
Get Inspired by Our Under-the-Sea Window (Plus 9 Patterns for DIY Sea Creatures) At the Lion Brand Yarn Studio, our store and education center in NYC, we're proud to showcase amazing window displays each month. This summer, our window features a fantasy ocean scene, complete wi...
06/06/2013
Great starfish and coral arrived in the mail today. Keep 'em coming!
05/31/2013
You can still learn to crochet and contribute to the reef! Check out this workshop at Baltimore Threadquarters!
05/22/2013
Review in the City Paper!
Hyperbolic Crochet It is rare, but not inconceivable, to encounter a tropical, underwater paradise in an art gallery in Baltimore. Currently, the white walls at the City Arts Gallery in Station North have been replaced with undulating layers of cerulean blue. The track lighting beams downward, simulating the effect of...
05/16/2013
WE GOT A BOX FULL OF CROCHETED CORAL! Thanks Eve Hersperger! You're the best!
Great write up about the BSR on Bmore Art blog!
http://www.bmoreart.com/2013/05/we-saw-this-so-should-you-baltimore-satellite-reef-at-gallery-ca.htm
05/11/2013
Awesome brain coral surprise in the mail today. Thanks Susan Anderson!
05/10/2013
photos of the Baltimore Satellite Reef taken at the opening reception. Community arts is awesome!
04/30/2013
We're installing as we speak! Make sure you stop by the opening reception this Friday!
https://www.facebook.com/events/560717810629749/?ref=14
04/30/2013
WOW! WE'VE REACHED OUR GOAL BUT FOLKS ARE STILL CONTRIBUTING! THANKS SO MUCH! WE CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW EVERYONE HOW AMAZING THIS WHOLE THING HAS BEEN!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1851441206/baltimore-satellite-reef
Baltimore Satellite Reef! Obviously, crocheting reefs is cooler than ice cold! So, help us make it happen in Baltimore City!
04/29/2013
late night crochet party
04/28/2013
Amazing crocheted jellyfish!
A beautiful new exhibition of knitted and crocheted wire sculpture in San Francisco features the work of crochet artist Arline Fisch. It's called "Creatures from the Deep."
http://www.crochettoday.com/blog/fisch’s-crochet-jellyfish-do-swimmingly-display