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First off, let me promise you that from a distance this looked exactly like some sort of open diorama of a coral reef, and I thought,
why on earth would they do something like that? Then I quickly ascertained that this was no "coral" reef, but a wild conglomeration of yarn and other materials crocheted into an amazing facsimile of a coral reef.
The first thing you see in this exhibit is this humongous open mound of crocheted magic, but then you see that it is not alone.
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There are cabinets like aquariums holding other displays. The contents of each is not a random menagerie of faux coral, but rather a collection of specifically designed fakes that represent actual sea creatures.
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The details are nothing short of wonderful. By which I mean, "Wonder-Full," of course.
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Each display not only houses a unique cadre of hand crafted specimen, but also sets a mood that can seemed to fall someplace between grand opera and the muppets!
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Some are even quite glamorous, too!
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It's worth taking the time to really study these "reefs." What might first appear as a tangled pile of gaudy locks of yarn, evolves into a kingdom of sea creatures as individual and interesting as the real thing. Sure, you see the pink starfish, but do you see the orange one?
2 comments:
Beautiful Photos. You are a prolific blogger. I would like to know if it would be possible to use some of your pictures on a blog on fiber art for http://artvent-artventures.blogspot.com
Julie, that would be fine, if you give credit, my name is Randy William Ash and I live in Takoma Park, MD. Cheers and enjoy!
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