Little Otters and Kelp Forests /May 16, 2024 by CHRISTINA HARKNESS

While the PNW Community Coral Reef is on display at the Willamette Heritage Center, I will be heading down to Mendocino, California tomorrow for the opening of North Coast Kelp Fest and the opening reception at the Mendocino Art Center where Little Otter will be displayed alongside some absolutely beautiful kelp related art.

Little Otter will not be for sale while at the North Coast Kelp Fest but will be a part of the Art Auction in Newport, OR on September 28th to benefit the Elakha Alliance and the restoration of sea otters on the Oregon Coast. Subscribe to their newsletter to keep in the loop!

As a fiber artist, I find my inspiration at the nexus of science, nature, form and texture. I am fascinated by the mathematics involved in hyperbolic crocheted forms as well as the process of researching plants and animals and imagining ways to create them through weaving, knitting and crochet. My fiber art coral pieces recreate a world that is infinitely complex, interdependent, and under threat by pollutants and climate change. My goal is to fascinate, inspire, and create change.