Hey everyone!
This Monday me and D went back to the seal shelter in Pieterburen, for the big seal reveal!
11 Artists (including lil’ me) were invited to beautify these fairly boring concrete seal statues. You all know about my yarn bomb version, but all the other artists painted their seals!
When we got to the seal shelter, all the statues were covered in sheets, to heighten the suspense:
Lenie ‘t Hart, the owner and mother of the seal shelter, was there to help us present the statues to the rest of the world. And coincidentally, it was also her birthday; she turned 72!
Tadah! :) These are all the 11 seals. I think everyone did an amazing job! Here’s a better look at some of them (I forgot to photograph 1 one them).
After everyone was finished ooh-ing and aah-ing over all the gorgeous seals, we went to a beach nearby, to release 6 actual seals into the sea! :) This was really really cool. Some of the regular contributors to the shelter got to release their ‘own’ seals, and it was such a magical moment!
There they go, towards the rest of their lives, living in the sea…
A big thank you goes out to my yarn sponsor, Scheepjeswol, for providing me with the yarn for this project, and for making this day possible for me!
xo,
wink
ps Speaking of wink, check out the wink this seal gave me just before he dove into the sea!
September 20, 2013 at 1:17 pm
prachtig project! Goede pr ;)
September 20, 2013 at 2:04 pm
The statues are beautiful and the real ones are such a wonder of nature. Beautiful. love Carol
September 20, 2013 at 2:20 pm
Wish I was there ! :-)
September 20, 2013 at 2:48 pm
So great, thanks for sharing!
Kate :}
September 20, 2013 at 2:53 pm
So awesome!! Thanks for sharing with us!!
September 20, 2013 at 3:02 pm
What a wonderful event to be a part of. Congrats Wink! :)
September 20, 2013 at 3:07 pm
Wonderful! :-)
September 20, 2013 at 3:25 pm
What a wonderful and fun day you had.
September 20, 2013 at 3:46 pm
Congratulations – a day you will remember all your life!
September 20, 2013 at 4:19 pm
Thank you so much for sharing these photographs!! I love the seals! In our hometown, there are big bulldogs all about inspired by the local university mascot. Your seals are so much nicer…in every respect!!
September 20, 2013 at 6:32 pm
Sweeeet!
September 20, 2013 at 9:20 pm
What an amazing experience! Thanks for sharing :-)
Blessings :-)
September 21, 2013 at 12:22 am
How fun, and lovely!
September 21, 2013 at 12:56 am
This is brilliant! Loved your seal and all of the others, most of all the real ones they were so cute! Such a great thing to be involved with it must have been quite the day!
September 21, 2013 at 1:29 am
This is such a heart warming project, where likeminded people gather to help the seals and are also expressing their creative talents. This truly is beautiful :)
September 21, 2013 at 6:18 am
Loved the seal story, both the real ones and the fun decorated ones! I liked your crochet covered seal. That must have been fun to do!
September 21, 2013 at 10:23 am
Thank you for sharing! What a momentous occasion!
September 21, 2013 at 11:41 am
That looks like such a great moment, to reveal all those colourful seal statues and to release those cute seals into the water….
What a great day :)
September 21, 2013 at 12:59 pm
What an awesome thing to have been involved with! I love seals, they are the doggies of the ocean.
It seems that it would have been a wonderful day for everyone, but especially for the seals. :)
September 21, 2013 at 1:34 pm
This is amazing… well done to you and all the people involved in such a fantastic project!!
September 22, 2013 at 9:03 am
Congratulations for having been involved. I love the bag you’re holding and would love to make one too! Awesome all around!!