Lake Bonneville Crochet Reef at the Salt Lake Public Library

The reef at the library has been growing all month!

We have two sides of the case covered in coral now.

There have been lots of fun creatures added.

The reef will be up until the end of the month.  Be sure to stop by to see it!

Evolution of a Crochet Reef Part II

We started installing the next evolution of the Lake Bonneville Crochet Reef this week at the main library in downtown Salt Lake, to coincide with Water Week.

We are using all of the pieces and parts from the fall exhibit at Westminster, plus there are new additions as well.

Our challenge this time around is to make these library shelves and tables into a convincing reef.

We are using large pieces of felt and the crochet forms to turn angular metal shapes into organic forms.

On the second day, we added some blue fabric inside the shelves to give the impression of water and to further disguise things.  These shelves fold down and flip up; our goal here is to create cave and shelf-like spaces much as you might see on a real reef, while giving visual interest.

There are lots of fun little creatures to discover!

This is the other side; as you can see, it is very much a work in progress!

Our reef will be at the Salt Lake Public Library through the month of May, and will continue to grow during this time.  We will have "Grow the Reef" sessions on May 8 and 15, from 4-6pm.  If you have coral pieces you would like to add to the reef, come over and join us!  On May 12 at 1pm, we will have a hyperbolic crochet workshop to learn how to crochet the basic hyperbolic form.  Help us grow our community reef!

LBCR at the City Library

It's time to start crocheting again!  We are thrilled to be installing our next evolution of the Lake Bonneville Crochet Reef at the Salt Lake City Public Library, downtown, the first week in May. If you would like to participate, contact Bobbi at slccoralreef@gmail.com.  You can also follow us on Facebook.

Opening Night

We did it!  Lake Bonneville Crochet Reef opened Friday night at Westminster College.  This is 10 months worth of work of over 20 crochet artists, and 165 students from area schools and summer programs.

We had a pretty good turn out.  If you missed the opening, the exhibit will be up through the month of November.

Our reef has giant starfish....

and giant brain coral!

Frilly coral...

and loopy, twisty kelp like pieces.

Large plushy organisms....

and smaller, sharp pointed ones!

The variety is endless.

The visitors seemed very taken by the swimming fish and jelly fish.

We even have a resident gull!

Thank you to everyone who participated in this first incarnation of the Lake Bonneville Crochet Reef!

Artists:
Joanne Lovejoy
Deb Sussman
Kandace Steadman
Celeste
Sherly Gillilan
Naomi Marine
Vickie Morgan
Bobbi Lewin
Helen Rollins
Becci Webb
Penny Eidson
Sheri Krueuz
Marion Fowden
Cheryl Baker
Astara Knowley
Andrea Nelson
Hikmet Loe
Laurie Richards
Richelle Warr
Setenay Caldiero
Andy Wolcott

...the kids from: Franklin Elementary, Youth City, Utah Museum of Natural History Summer Camp, Hawthorne Elementary, and Mr. Cortez' class from Lincoln Elementary in Ogden.

..and of course Amy McDonald from Brolly Arts, and Jaimi Butler of Great Salt Lake Institute.  Thank you also to Westminster College for hosting our reef.

Our reef is going to continue to grow and will be displayed at various venues during 2012.  If you want to contribute send us an email at slccoralreef@gmail.com

Reef Installation

We started the installation process last night.  Watch our reef come alive!

Almost done!  We have a little bit more to hang tonight, then it will be ready for viewing.  Be sure to join us on Friday night, 6-8pm to see the results!

It's Almost Time!

It's almost time to start building our reef!  Here is a sampling of some of the pieces that are coming in from our community crocheters!

The variety and the creativity are simply wonderful!

Do you have any crochet coral pieces you'd like to contribute?  Email Bobbi at slccoralreef@gmail.com, and we'll make arrangements for me to get them from you.

Our exhibit is scheduled to open October 28 at the Meldrum Science Center at Westminster.  Watch here for more details on time.  Also, remember to friend us on Facebook for updates on the project!

Crochet Fun for All!

We have been having tons of fun working on our crochet reef!  Last week we got to join the kids at the Utah Museum of Natural History and Great Salt Lake Institute summer camp.  What a great group of quick learners and fun kids these guys were!  They crocheted seaweed to add to the reef exhibit.

I've been told they had so much fun, that the next day some of the boys were asking for more yarn to keep crocheting!

These guys had some giant chains going!

Last night, we installed our mini reef at the Utah Arts Festival.  You can see the kids' seaweed in there, and draped in the bushes.

The mini reef is in flag pole circle, on the east side of the City and County Building, right along with all of the yarn bombing and Random Acts of Art presented by Utah Arts Festival and Art Access.

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Stop by the Utah Arts Festival Thursday through Sunday (June 23-26).  The yarn bombers will be there knitting and crocheting each day, noon to 9pm.

We still need lots (LOTS!!) more crocheters to create our big reef that will be exhibited in October at the Meldrum Science Center at Westminster College.  We welcome all contributions to the reef, from one piece of coral to a school of crocheted amigarumi fish.   Email Bobbi at slccoralreef@gmail.com to contribute your creations!