Crochet Artist Muses on COVID-19

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich

Published October 27, 2020 at 12:32 PM CDT

Crochet artist Gina Gallina poses in her COVID-19 virus ensemble.

When a global pandemic was declared last winter, popular Northwest Arkansas crochet artist Gina Gallina began hooking replicas of the novel coronavirus to quell fear. In this audio postcard, Gallina explains how crocheting the deadly virus helped her cope.

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