EVENTS

Help me make Pom-Poms for the Cosmic Craft installation!
I need thousands of white pom-poms for this installation.
contact me for more info on how you can help. 305-528-2755

Thur Oct 17 6 - 9 PM
Crochet Workshop!

Join my crochet session to learn basic stitches, explore designs, and create handmade items for beginners and enthusiasts

Early Bird code for discount

 

November 22 - 24
Miami Book Fair
MDC Downtown Campus

The Interknit will be set up for Pom Pom Making Station and classes throughout the weekend.

 

December 19 Miami Beach Bandshell - Free tix


The Cosmic Craft Constellation alights at the North Beach Social, emulating the galaxies above and turning the Bandshell into a magical snow globe. Afrobeta promises a special holiday concert, and fiber artist Karelle Levy (Krelwear), inspired by sacred geometry, will create a celestial site-specific pom pom sculpture to light up Bandshell.

PAST:

QUICKIE COUTURE
August 11, 12 - 5 PM 
Stone House Studio, 290 S 3rd St., Rogers City, MI

What is Quickie Couture?   It's custom clothes made on the spot!
You pick the fabric she pre-fabricated, have it draped and pinned to your specifications and she sews them on the spot! You get your own unique clothes made right there for you. She takes a Polaroid to add to her album.
All ages, gender, and pet clothes too!
Get inspired! check out the pieces from the past on www.krel2go.blogspot.com
Our resident artist Karelle Levy is fiber artist and fashion designer of her own brand known as KRELwear. (www.krelwear.com) She has made over 1500 "Quickies" and is working on her 4th Album.
July 31 & August 1, 2024
Nautical Festival Week
Stone House Studio
Connecting community through stitches, knots, pom poms in our sculptural World Wide Web. 
ARTIST IN RESIDENT
July 15 - Sept 15, 2024
Stone House Studio, 290 S 3rd St., Rogers City, MI
Karelle is the Artist in Residence,  developing new works, connecting with the community through The Interknit, and hosting a series of activations like Quickie Couture and Stitch N Bitch in the original Mayor Valentine's 1910's Home.



WORLD WIDE KNITTING IN PUBLIC THE CITADEL

JUNE 83 - 5 PM

CITADEL 8300 NE 2nd Ave, Miami

World Wide Knitting in Public in happening this Saturday, June 8! This is an international event so people with be yarning it up all over the world. Whether your knitting, crocheting, making pom poms or needlepoint, you can join us for this international day.

We’ll be gathering at The Citadel from 3-5pm. It’s super informal and all yarn weirdos and non weirdos are welcome. Bring your projects, start a new one, learn a stitch. You can do other things than knitting. KREL & KERN will be on hand to show you some stitches.

Since Miami is so hot, we need AC! The Citadel seemed like the perfect spot with food vendors and a bar and lots of tables!

Not in Miami? Check out other spots on their website www.wwkipday.com

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SPRING ARTISAN MARKET

SUNDAY, JUNE 9 • 9 AM – 4 PM

Miami Beach Botanical Garden 2000 Convention Center Dr. Miami Beach

Join us for open air shopping at our 2nd annual Spring Artisan Market taking place for one day only on June 9. You’ll find a selection of handcrafted items and meet the artisans – from painting, printmaking, sculpture and ceramics – to jewelry, leather working, home design products and fashion. Also meet the small batch food artisans who create local and sustainable brands. 

If you are an artisan and would like more info, please contact corey@mbgarden.org or maurice@mbgarden.org to request an application.

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ARIANO JEWELRY POP UP

JUNE 15 • 12 - 6 PM

KREL Studio 7580 NE 4th Court #111, Miami

Join us at KREL Tropical Knitwear for a day filled with beautiful jewelry and artistic vibes. Explore unique pieces hand crafted by Claudia Ariano while enjoying a fun and creative atmosphere.

Whether you're looking for a statement piece or a gift for a loved one, this pop-up event is the perfect place to find something special.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to discover stunning jewelry and support local artisans. See you there!

www.instagram.com/arianodesignstudio

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PAST EVENTS:

The Interknit at Poetry in Pajamas!

O'Miami & The Miami Beach Botanical Garden
featuring the Sensory Sonnet Soiree

 

Put on your favorite PJs, and join us for the 7th annual Poetry in Pajamas!

Under a sparkling crescent moon in the enchanting Miami Beach Botanical Garden, brothers Sam and Simon along with passionate poet Aria host an open mic for children. Kids of all ages recite their favorite poem, whether original or published, while surrounded by an audience of pajama-clad peers.

Karelle is spreading the colorful Interknit as a set design for the stage.   We'll also have a crafting table for all to make pom poms to add to The Interknit!

Friday, April 26, 2024 | 6-8:30 pm
Miami Beach Botanical Garden
Free and open to the public

 

 

Syd Nichole
KREL Tropical Knitwear Pop-Up & Pom Pom Earring Workshop
Enjoy a special one-day event at Savannah's wonderful Syd Nichole boutique! Meet Miami knitwear designer Karelle Levy as she brings her KREL Tropical Knitwear Pop-Up Shop and introduces her latest designs from KREL Tropical Knitwear. Stick around for the evening pom pom earring workshop with Karelle and Syd to wind down your day.
Also featuring an exclusive one-day connection to The Interknit, a 100% sustainable, traveling, ever-expanding, site specific interactive art installation.
Thursday, April 11, 2024
KREL Tropical Knitwear Pop-Up Shop from 12 - 6 PM
Karelle Levy Pom Pom Workshop (ticketed event) 6:30 PM
https://sydnichole.com/flowers/ola/services/pom-pom-workshop-with-designer-karelle-levy

 

Syd Nichole
301 Passage Way, Suite A-203
Savannah, GA 31404
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Superfine Savannah: The art fair that connects real art with real art buyers.

APR. 4-7, 2024

THE CLYDE VENUE | DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH

"I met so many great artists and art lovers…I particularly loved getting to know first-time art patrons!"
– Andrea Bartine Caldarise, Superfine Exhibitor

35 Artists
4,000+ square feet
4 art-selling days in Savannah

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KNIT ≠ SWEATER
KNIT 
DOES NOT EQUAL SWEATER

A Solo Exhibit by Karelle Levy + KREL Tropical Knitwear Pop-Up Shop

NOVEMBER 30, 2023 - MARCH 3, 2024
Thursday - Sunday 12 - 6 PM

GREEN SPACE MIAMI
7200 Biscayne Blvd, Unit 2
Miami, FL 33138

KNIT ≠ SWEATER,” a solo exhibition by Miami-based fiber artist and 2022 Knight Arts Champion Karelle Levy will open at Green Space Miami (7200 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33138). The exhibit also features a pop-up shop for Levy’s fashion brand KREL Tropical Knitwear.

The title KNIT ≠ SWEATER recognizes the challenges faced by fiber artists, whose artistic medium is overlooked and undervalued since it is often grouped with craft. Because Levy is both a fiber artist and knitwear designer, the theme also honors the same stitches that connect her disciplines into a singular vision for an immersive, interactive, engaging experience. 

Spanning decades of works and new site-specific works, KNIT ≠ SWEATER” ignites a conversation about Levy’s unique experience in defining herself among her peers in the worlds of art, craft and fashion. Works explore her early career as a pioneer of Miami’s fashion scene to large-scale textile installations including Berber Svenska, which depicts her family's immigration to America, and The Interknit, a mobile, interactive activation that has popped up at various art fairs, music festivals and cultural venues throughout the U.S. The exhibit also features Levy’s traveling pop up experience Quickie Couture, where she creates custom knit garments on the spot for visitors.