Hyperbolic crochet coral reef

- About the Crochet Coral Reef
- Crochet Reef and Global Warming
- Crochet Reef and Hyperbolic Space
- Crochet Reef and Evolution
- The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
- The Rubbish Vortex
- Crocheting Plastic
- The Bleached Reef
- The Chicago Cambrian Reef
- Sister City Reefs
- Contributors

- Crochet Reef Workshops and Lectures

 

Crochet Reef Exhbitions

- Exhibition Schedule
- Crochet Reef Showing in London
- New York Exhibitions - Now Showing
- New York Broadway Windows Photos [IFF-G21]
- New York Winter Garden Photos [IFF-G21]
- Chicago Cultural Center Exhibition
- Chicago Exhibition Main Gallery [IFF-G18]
- Chicago Exhibition Toxic Reef Gallery [IFF-G19]
- Chicago Exhibition Chicago Reef Gallery [IFF-G20]
- The Andy Warhol Museum Exhibition [IFF-G11]
- Track 16 Exhibition [IFF-G12]

 

HYPerbolic Crochet basics

- Here's How to do Hyperbolic Crochet [IFF G-1]
- Crochet Reef Forms- Taxonomy 1 [IFF-G9]
- Crochet Reef Forms- Taxonomy 2 [IFF-G10]
- IFF Exhibit on Hyperbolic Space
- The People's Hyperbolic Gallery [IFF-G4]



Crochet reef contributors

- Ernst Haeckel, Patron Saint
- Daina Taimina, Inventor of Hyperbolic Crochet
- Helle Jorgensen
- Inga Hamilton
- Helen Bernasconi
- Ildiko Szabo
- Rebecca Peapples
- Dr. Axt's Reefer Madness
- Marianne Midelburg
- Eleanor Kent

- Other Crochet Reefs

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Crochet Coral Reef Contributors

Ladies Silurian Atoll (detail) - with sea slug by Marianne Middleburg, infant anemone garden by Margaret Wertheim, coral rock pile by Evelin Hardin, orange brain corals by Christine Wertheim and wall mounds by
Inga Hamilton. Photo by Aaron and Cassandra Ott.

The IFF Crochet Coral Reef is a collective and collaborative enterprise. The reef project was created by IFF directors Margaret and Christine Wertheim and from the beginning it was conceived as a celebration of women’s handiwork that would welcome all who want to participate. Our ideal is to have contributors from as many countries as possible – especially those nations with major reef ecosystems. We are thus delighted to acknowledge four stellar contributors from Australia, home to the Great Barrier Reef: Marianne Midelburg, Helen Bernasconi, Helle Jorgensen and our mother Barbara Wertheim (who taught us handicrafts as children.) Every person who comes to this seems to bring a unique perspective and we have learned from experience that the best models are the ones we have least imagined - we encourage you to let your imaginations run riot. All contributors will be acknowledged on this website and in exhibitions where the work is shown.

Due to overwhelming response, we are only now accepting new contributions in plastic (except in unusual or extenuating cases.) We especially would like to receive things made from plastic-bag-yarn. Before submitting works please read the web-page Crocheting Plastic.

Contributions may be sent to:
The Institute For Figuring, PO Box 50346, Los Angeles, CA 90050 USA.



Crochet Contributors
Christine Wertheim – Los Angeles, CA
Margaret Wertheim – Los Angeles, CA
Sarah Simons - Culver City, CA
Daina Taimina - Ithica, NY
Barbara Wertheim - Melbourne, Australia
Helle Jorgensen - Sydney, Australia
Marianne Midelburg - Bendigo, Australia
Helen Bernasconi - Bonnie Doon, Australia
Evelyn Harding - Cedar Hill, TX
Anitra Menning - Los Angeles, CA
Shari Porter - Rialto, CA
Catherine Chandler - Chicago, IL
Aviva Alter - Chicago, IL
Kristine Brandel - Chicago, IL
Eleanor Kent - San Francisco, CA
Karen Frazer - Mission Hills, CA
Lynn Latta - Santa Monica, CA
David Orozco - Eagle Rock, CA
Allie Gerlach - Portland, OR
Paula Peng - Los Angeles, CA
Clare O'Callaghan - Los Angeles, CA
Inga Hamilton - Bangor, Northern Ireland
Cindy Bennish - Chicago, IL
Barbara Robinson - Palmerston North, New Zealand
Shirley Waxman - Skokie, IL
Kathleen Greco - Southhampton, PA
Pate Conaway - Chicago, IL
Arlene Mintzer - Brooklyn, NY
Nadia Severns - New York, NY
Jill Schreier - New York, NY
Dagma Frinta - New York, NY
Barbara Van Elsen - New York, NY
Njoya Angrum - Harlem, NY
Pamela Stiles - New York, NY

Rubbish Vortex
Helle Jorgensen

Reef Composer
Cameron Allan

Beading Contributors
Vonda N. McIntyre - Seattle, WA
Diana Simons - Pasadena, CA
Rebecca Peapples - Boston, MA
Sue Von Ohlsen - Chesapeake, PA

Other Handicraft Reefs
Marianne Midelburg - Bendigo, Austrailia
Dr. Axt - Jacksonville, OR
Pauline Dutkowski - Vancouver, BC
Petra Maitz - Vienna, Austria

Special Friends of the Reef
Lawrence Weschler
Lisa Yun Lee
Catherine Chandler
Molly Sullivan

Chicago Reef Contributors