Posted in Art, Craft, Crochet, Environment, Ocean, Recycling, tagged coral reef, Craft, Crochet, hyperbolic crochet, institute for figuring, knitting, mathematics, wool, yarn on November 2, 2007 | No Comments »
I’ve been following the work of Margaret and Christine Wertheim, founders of the Institute for Figuring, for a few years now. I tried my own hand at hyperbolic crochet, and was invited by Margaret to contribute to her coral reef project. At one point, I had intended to make something of the collection [...]
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Satellite image of shrimp trawlers in China - Kyle Van Houtan
Yesterday, the Science section of the New York Times featured an article on the visible impact of shrimp trawling wordwide: Satellites Show Harvest of Mud That Trawlers Leave Behind. This is an interesting use of Google Earth for research and presentation purposes. Although [...]
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Posted in Ocean on April 23, 2007 | 2 Comments »
In this month’s Seed Magazine, I found a mention of an art book on ocean debris, Dominant Wave Theory with photographs by Andy Hughes.
According to Amazon:
Andrew Hughes’s work explores the detritus and garbage washed up on the shores where he surfs. Despite their ominous presence, these mass-produced items become aesthetic forms within the open theater [...]
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Leatherback Sea Turtles: They’re Going Faster Than You Think
I found a link to a great site about Leatherback Sea Turtles in Science Magazine this week The site, The Great Turtle Race sponsored by Leatherback Trust, is actually quite fun for adults and kids alike. According to Science:
Close to 95% of leatherback turtles [...]
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Posted in Environment, Ocean on April 9, 2007 | 3 Comments »
In today’s New York Times, there was a nicely written criticism of the role of the aquarium industry in education and conservation:
Can Man Improve on Nature’s Fishbowl?
SHAILA DEWAN
Published: April 8, 2007
ATLANTA
AQUARIUMS, like zoos, are weird places. We are uncertain they should exist at all, yet if they are there, we want to see them [...]
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Posted in Environment, Ocean on April 7, 2007 | No Comments »
Beach Walking for the Waterkeeper Alliance
I just found out about the Beach Walk Project, in which Stein Kretsinger and Robert Weinman are walking and kayaking 1,600 miles along the coast from Miami to Manhattan to raise awareness about water quality and coastal issues. They will also hold a series of meetings with children and [...]
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After seeing this review in Deep Sea News of The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss by Claire Nouvia, I may be forced to purchase it. I’ve been looking for some good inspiration for sea creatures to contribute to the hyperbolic crochet coral reef, and this looks like excellent source material.
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