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
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.
QUICKIE COUTURE
August 11, 12 - 5 PM
Stone House Studio, 290 S 3rd St., Rogers City, MI
Stone House Studio
Connecting community through stitches, knots, pom poms in our sculptural World Wide Web.
WORLD WIDE KNITTING IN PUBLIC THE CITADEL
JUNE 8 • 3 - 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
301 Passage Way, Suite A-203
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
KNIT ≠ SWEATERKNIT 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.