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oldbimmercoupeComment by oldbimmercoupe: ok, you asked for it!
we were touring houseguests on eastern long island and decided to include the carriage museum in stony brook. saw some small shrub thingies and then a spindly sapling or two in the front. crossed the road tickets in hand and there was this beast of a tree all decked out in its cozy. crochet job - fairly large gauge vinyl. here is the write up from their website:
Hooked@LIM:
The Crocheted Tree Project
July 19, 2015 through January 1, 2018
Come marvel at the magnificently-colorful crocheted trees on our campus, the result of an exciting community-based public art project that was a collaboration between the museum, the artist who conceived it, Avalon Park and Preserve, Inc., in Stony Brook, and the more than 200 volunteers who helped to complete it. Volunteers have made and sorted over 4,000 crocheted pieces of various sizes and colors, which have been carefully assembled and wrapped on 5 trees.
Artist Carol Hummel was the creative mind behind this project. She has created successful public art installations similar to this one in Switzerland, Norway, India, and at multiple venues in the United States, including her hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. Her work draws communities together across boundaries. As she says, âthis is artwork for the people, by the people. It involves bringing together people of all types in a celebration.â Hummel holds an MFA in sculpture from Kent State University. She has been the recipient of numerous awards and has been artist-in-residence at many institutions. The Long Island Museum kindly thanks all of our generous sponsors on this project, including Avalon Park and Preserve, ABLE Equipment Rental, Holiday Inn Express â Stony Brook, Pride Equipment Corporation, and Pepperell Braiding Company.
note: they have a wider angle shot when this tree was fully leafed out is at their website: longislandmuseum.org/exhibition/hookedlim
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