I was deeply saddened to find out late last night that Marinke Slump - better known as Wink, the woman responsible for a creative being - took her own life this past weekend. Wink was an inspiration to many in the crochet community, particularly as the creator of last years Scheepjes CAL.
I wish I had more words, especially as someone suffering from my own mental health issues, but I don't. This is such a tragic loss of someone so bright and creative. Like Wink, crochet (and knitting) has been a lifeline for me.
Kathryn Vercillo - blogger at Crochet Concupiscence and author of Crochet Saved My Life, which Wink contributed to - has started a collaborative crochet art project called #MandalasForMarinke to celebrate Wink's life. To participate, crochet one of Wink's mandala patterns (preferrable brightly!) and mail it through to Kathryn. All details are on her blog.
Similarly, ACCROchet is asking for people to crochet one of Wink's mandalas and then share across social media with the tag #MandalasForWink.
If you don't want to (or aren't able) crochet a mandala, consider wearing a flower in your hair on 2nd July and share a photo of it with the tag #wearingflowersinmyhairformarinke. Details are at the bottom of Kathryn's blog.
There is also a memorial page for Wink at MuchLoved.
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