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BY Alex MCDowell
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Taking bacteria to the extreme
acteria may not be high on your list
B
of desirable things, but when they’re
crocheted with glitter fabric and
discarded polystyrene packaging,
it’s worth having a look
Inga Hamilton is no ordinary artist. Turning to
her sense of “adventure and inner silliness,” she
decided to play around with scale and repetition with
ordinary items. Inga says: “Miniature is out, due to a
cataract. But big, well that’s engaging.”
So she began working with what she calls
‘normous yarn', a medium made from a bolt of
glitter fabric and unused packaging materials that no
doubt would have ended up in a landfill had Inga not
repurposed them into a work of art.
It all began when Inga was sidelined after an
operation. She wanted to get back into sculpting so
she purchased various sculpting tools from a local
auction. She found an old crochet hook in the bottom
of the box and, without thinking, began to crochet
what would eventually become a chenille anemone.
The next six weeks during her recovery would
find her crocheting an entire reef. “My extreme
crochet bacteria is just part of my exploration of
other natural forms,” she says.
Find out more about Inga and her passion for yarn,
crochet and art at www.rockpoolcandy.com
(Above) Giant, bacteria-inspired crochet.
(left) Inga perfecting her artwork.
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