Vonda famously made beaded and crochet Sea Creatures, including Jellyfish, anemones, nudibranchs, and marine flatworms. She contributed to the Smithsonian’s Exhibit of TheIFF’s Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef and participated in the Crochet Coral Reef.
Many Clarion West graduates have received her yarn “sea creatures” or “coral brains,” which she crocheted every year for the class as stress relievers.
Bead Creatures
Jellyfish – blue and green seed beads. Deep Sea Creature Blue sea creature in the wild. Iridescent sea creature. Arrangement by Laurie Toby Edison. Marine Flatworm. Photo by Carolyn McIntyre. Red nudibranch with blue glass inclusions Glow-in-the-dark octopus. Photo by ladywillow. Marine Flatworm — Photo by Carolyn McIntyre Purple and white nudibranch Hyperbolic Bead Creature: White & Red Seed Beads Hyperbolic Bead Creature. Gift. Photo by Carolyn McIntyre Hyperbolic Sea Creature with tentacles. Purple Iris and Pink Seed Beads Hyperbolic Bead Creature. Gift. Photo by Carolyn McIntyre Blue and White Anemone Blue and White Anemone — Detail
Crochet
Crocheted Hyperbolic Sea Creature Bleached Coral, based on http://www.peopleandplanet.net/w.php?lid=16&tmpl=image&imgid=46 Bleached Coral Crocheted Bell-Boa with Tree (Tree Not Included) Marine Flatworm (crochet) Marine Flatworm — Crochet Sea Silk Bell Boa scarf Braoadway Window with green finger coral by VNM –Photo courtesy of theiff.org
Jewelry
Featherless Boa of hyperbolic petals Blue-on-Blue seed bead choker — Donation (Susan Petrey Fund) 3-D Choker, hyperbolic surface — Donation (Susan Petrey Fund) Featherless Boa — Donation Featherless Boa — Donation 3-D choker of 420-degree circles — Donation (Susan Petrey Fund) Blue & gold seed beads — Choker. Donation (Susan Petrey Fund) Blue & gold seed beads — Choker. Donation (Susan Petrey Fund) Blue-on-Blue Seed Bead choker — Donation (Susan Petrey Fund) Red and black seed bead scarf with overwrought fringe Gold Seed Bead Scarf Gold Bead Scarf — Fringe Detail