Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reefs Display - Amazing

If you weren't able to attend the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reefs display this weekend, we would encourage you to make time to see the fruits of your work (and the many others who contributed to this cause) before it ends on July 11th. Here are a few pictures that we made today during the TYF field trip.

Names of everyone involved are posted on the wall in the main display room.

Lora Riordan's (a TYF reefer) piece was showcased at the entrance of the main display room.

The many pieces from across the valley were breathtaking!

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Wonderful pieces!

This is a great exhibit that is well worth your time to visit!

On Sunday April 19th,It's a TYF Field Trip to see theCoral Reef Project

On Sunday (TOMORROW), April 19th, at 1 pm a group from Tempe Yarn & Fiber plans on meeting at Scottsdale Civic Center Library (3839 N Drinkwater Blvd Scottsdale) to see the completed HYPERBOLIC CROCHET CORAL REEF. If you are interested in joining us please meet us at the main entrance at 1pm.

The Library is located on the Northeast side of 2nd St. and N. Drinkwater Blvd., 2 blocks South of Indian School Rd. and 3 blocks East of Scottsdale Road.

Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef Open Reception

Many of you worked and contributed to the creation of this project. Now it's time to go see the fruits of your work.




Tomorrow Saturday, April 11, @ 2PM, the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef Project Opening Reception will be held at The Gallery @ the Scottsdale Civic Center Library. For more information click here.

Guests are encouraged to create and wear hyperbolic fashions, and prizes will be awarded for the most creative wearables.



Refreshments served.


This exhibit will be on view until July 11, 2009.

HYPERBOLIC CROCHET CORAL REEF

Over the past several months many of you have participated in the exciting Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef project.

Shortly you will be able to see the fruits of your labor, such as those shown done by Teri Eichhorn from Ramona, California and mailed to TYF.


Where:
The Gallery @ the Library,
Scottsdale Civic Center Library
3839 N Drinkwater Blvd Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Click here for directions

When:
On view from APRIL 11 - JULY 11, 2009

Opening Reception Saturday,
April 11th at 2 PMGallery @ the Library

Lecture by Creator Margaret Wertheim
Monday, April 13th at 6:30 PM @ Library Auditorium

Coral Reef Project Group Collection Party

While the coral reef project doesn't end until March 31st, TYF's customers are always ready for a party. Shown below are part of the group that attended the Scottsdale Public Arts Coral Reef Project Collection party held at Tempe Yarn.

 

The creativity that the crocheters put into this project is amazing.

Now go dry off and enjoy the rest of the day!

Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef Collection Party & Celebration

To showcase the work that you've done for the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef project, on Friday March 6th at 6:00 pm, Tempe Yarn & Fiber and the Scottsdale Public Arts will hold a Collection Party and Celebration.


However, this isn't the last opportunity to donate pieces to this project. We'll continue to collect items through March 26th.


If you haven't participated in the project there is still time. We'll be holding a free Hyperbolic Crochet class on Friday, March 20th at 6:00pm. Participants should call ahead to register, as space will be limited. Yarn will be provided, but students should bring their own crochet hooks if they have them, or they may purchase them at TYF. Previous experience with crochet (chain and single crochet stitches) is helpful, but not necessary.


Finally, Tempe Yarn will also continue to host a Coral Reef Project group every Friday night at 6:00pm through the end of March.

We are planning to contribute two sets of pieces for the Scottsdale Public Art installation: one made entirely from natural fibers (wool, cotton, etc.) and another created with man-made fibers (plastic, acrylic, nylon, etc.). Group participants should bring or buy their own hooks and yarn (or man-made materials) to crochet with. For those who don't crochet, knitted and/or felted pieces are perfectly acceptable, as well as free form knitted/ crocheted shapes to complement the more formulaic Hyperbolic pieces.

Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef Begins to Take Shape

Tempe Yarn's portion of the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef Project is being to come together.
Our second Hyperbolic Crochet Class will be held on February 20th at 6 pm. This is a free class but you must call at least 24 hours in advance to reserve a seat as space is limited.

Also remember that Tempe Yarn will continue to host a Coral Reef Project group every Friday night at 6:00pm.

For more info on the Coral Reef project click here.

Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef Project

Class Info:
To support the Scottsdale Public Art Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef Project, Tempe Yarn will be holding free Hyperbolic Crochet classes once a month in January, February, and March. The first class will be held on Friday, January 16th at 6:00pm (watch our Event Schedule for future dates).

Participants should call ahead to register, as space will be limited. Yarn will be provided, but students should bring their own crochet hooks if they have them, or they may purchase them at TYF. Previous experience with crochet (chain and single crochet stitches) is helpful, but not necessary.

Group Info:
Tempe Yarn will also be hosting a Coral Reef Project group every Friday night at 6:00pm, beginning on January 2nd. We are planning to contribute two sets of pieces for the Scottsdale Public Art installation: one made entirely from natural fibers (wool, cotton, etc.) and another created with man-made fibers (plastic, acrylic, nylon, etc.). Group participants should bring or buy their own hooks and yarn (or man-made materials) to crochet with. For those who don't crochet, knitted and/or felted pieces are perfectly acceptable, as well as free form knitted/crocheted shapes to complement the more formulaic Hyperbolic pieces.



So what is a Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef Project?

"Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef"

"The Great Barrier Reef stretches along the coast of Australia in a riotous profusion of color and form unparalleled on our planet, forming one of the acknowledged wonders of the natural world. Pollutants so threaten this fragile marvel that scientists now believe the reef will be devastated in coming years.
As an homage to the Great One, Margaret and Christine Wertheim of the Institute for Figuring have instigated a project to crochet a woolen reef - an enterprise that now involves hundreds of people around the world. A wide taxonomy of reef-like forms - including loopy kelps, fringed anemones, curlicued corals, and tendrilled jellyfish - may all be simulated using the techniques of 'hyperbolic crochet'.

Over the past three years, the Crochet Reef has grown into a vast installation involving many thousands of models and dozens of aesthetically distinct 'sub-reefs' that occupy thousands of square feet of exhibition space.

Scottsdale Public Art is proud to announce that, in April 2009, the installation will be exhibited at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library in Arizona.

The Scottsdale Public Art program will be exhibiting the Institute for Figuring's (IFF) reef as well as making one of our own. This Crochet Reef will allow people to participate and experiment using modest, inexpensive materials. By participating you can learn a new skill or refine an existing one. A diverse group of individuals will contribute the individual pieces and join together with others to make Scottsdale's own crochet coral reef." (quoted from Scottsdale Public Art promotional materials)

For more information on the Institute for Figuring's reef, click here: The IFF Coral Reef

For more information on the Scottsdale Public Art Coral Reef Project, click here: Scottsdale Public Art Coral Reef