tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59288586640472069262024-03-21T04:24:49.346-07:00Altered by LorraineLorraine Kwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998947237870287064noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928858664047206926.post-55905861859679104162024-01-19T13:18:00.000-08:002024-01-19T13:20:30.766-08:0041/41/41 Ribbon Banner<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiQsJqKGxkXnoDh4zCaDXBgLFTLOx1wCAjYjGobELsdAcwNyElE2g2auJ9jLn2_HmdkOU-4HytsmLgyYbP-DrNQ4D_yzToRlKxwfX97uuKUfEIlIRMP6SpcAuNZvl3YbRgN697ePuUdo4e6tXs3uIKFxRqUbBYqJ_2YPfqz9ixbVVYKJQ_LIfcIAq-5gbZ/s5911/41%20%20e.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5911" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiQsJqKGxkXnoDh4zCaDXBgLFTLOx1wCAjYjGobELsdAcwNyElE2g2auJ9jLn2_HmdkOU-4HytsmLgyYbP-DrNQ4D_yzToRlKxwfX97uuKUfEIlIRMP6SpcAuNZvl3YbRgN697ePuUdo4e6tXs3uIKFxRqUbBYqJ_2YPfqz9ixbVVYKJQ_LIfcIAq-5gbZ/w325-h640/41%20%20e.jpg" width="325" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Lorraine Kwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998947237870287064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928858664047206926.post-39265185024871712292023-12-31T07:37:00.000-08:002024-01-19T13:14:34.527-08:00Repurposing Ribbons<p></p><p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprjLpPn0mKw2rzAIN64_kE_022-pXHGdXrIauJZ8V4wxmxZvTvt6gNpwbHYfQYFPIiXv0OY2zHna_y8UE0iAuCdAyYBLv_C2IAHU6eGu8-Xa7eqYUFKzvMxvj483Vqwa9AF3VmCSaRVpIGIWajuOq5qVwlSlrIOwcUygJNFX6kan9fbz2JXaF-WxGf_MB/s3114/tap%20back%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3077" data-original-width="3114" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprjLpPn0mKw2rzAIN64_kE_022-pXHGdXrIauJZ8V4wxmxZvTvt6gNpwbHYfQYFPIiXv0OY2zHna_y8UE0iAuCdAyYBLv_C2IAHU6eGu8-Xa7eqYUFKzvMxvj483Vqwa9AF3VmCSaRVpIGIWajuOq5qVwlSlrIOwcUygJNFX6kan9fbz2JXaF-WxGf_MB/w400-h395/tap%20back%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Donated ribbons woven into 3 panels<br /> </p><p></p>Lorraine Kwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998947237870287064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928858664047206926.post-67872159410165594442023-12-14T11:32:00.000-08:002023-12-14T11:32:35.654-08:00Canadian Winter<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivf2gmBDKRvEN1gM375XX_elN4O71DaiLJpNMGWDwQgG0R49nNgRNLtixCRCgusaZjnLi2VERrkYqsUJmyPvBqSC1x4-KRP0_aSOUMRJSIyQQ93eclc5eUMmQgyR-CcjDLa5o4RI8UyPa4U11bgjlj6PNzocRCoQbRM9rJkgIFGpDfEuixstFwtGEqiHo1/s5893/adie%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5893" data-original-width="3876" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivf2gmBDKRvEN1gM375XX_elN4O71DaiLJpNMGWDwQgG0R49nNgRNLtixCRCgusaZjnLi2VERrkYqsUJmyPvBqSC1x4-KRP0_aSOUMRJSIyQQ93eclc5eUMmQgyR-CcjDLa5o4RI8UyPa4U11bgjlj6PNzocRCoQbRM9rJkgIFGpDfEuixstFwtGEqiHo1/w263-h400/adie%205.jpg" width="263" /></a></div> Trash Fashion constructed with repurposed fabric and trims<br /><p></p>Lorraine Kwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998947237870287064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928858664047206926.post-33060204727696686512023-04-09T11:52:00.000-07:002023-04-09T11:52:18.568-07:00Airmail, an indoor birdhouse mail caddy<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUiJoh26wHusBUqnzVkICNSE5ty60iDGEGAbtLMG6Xiph73I1mVLEWTd0lBzH3Qi3Es2JOsQgImKXpUhohzqHTQDLGa6vLM45r9ZO4PKoF53ED-xe1UbfRPXhdoqOI1uK5pDPOjaw_zlu1KKJTaNhmKh9HQ6I0N6ucSxJGFocfrlHeGlrrRjuTu3qtA/s2564/Airmail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2564" data-original-width="2074" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUiJoh26wHusBUqnzVkICNSE5ty60iDGEGAbtLMG6Xiph73I1mVLEWTd0lBzH3Qi3Es2JOsQgImKXpUhohzqHTQDLGa6vLM45r9ZO4PKoF53ED-xe1UbfRPXhdoqOI1uK5pDPOjaw_zlu1KKJTaNhmKh9HQ6I0N6ucSxJGFocfrlHeGlrrRjuTu3qtA/w299-h370/Airmail.jpg" width="299" /></a></div>Made of recycled paper, cardboard, and stamps with found objects for the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust fundraiser. Auction begins April 17th, 2023. https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/94603/auctions/137962/auction_items/4493362<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /> </p>Lorraine Kwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998947237870287064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928858664047206926.post-26248714202484841922023-03-20T16:06:00.001-07:002023-03-20T16:06:11.826-07:00Button Mosaic 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNBUDNMDR_EZW-dkWFUK8xyY8YHgxJfxapXefyA8eqI26Hs58KdRAZpAex-Jv6m2Q6bT2sRA4egduBKSM6pb749SkdIEceCtch_mw0cTUq9XEvbalp_BYtkmL5p-CrsfYglKoTiAm-JaR1t0OOyEwbHmTkDYzuFAg4HNNtDuHyQkVpzITyhm4djbZNA/s2973/table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2641" data-original-width="2973" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNBUDNMDR_EZW-dkWFUK8xyY8YHgxJfxapXefyA8eqI26Hs58KdRAZpAex-Jv6m2Q6bT2sRA4egduBKSM6pb749SkdIEceCtch_mw0cTUq9XEvbalp_BYtkmL5p-CrsfYglKoTiAm-JaR1t0OOyEwbHmTkDYzuFAg4HNNtDuHyQkVpzITyhm4djbZNA/s320/table.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>End table mosaic with buttons and beads<br /><p></p>Lorraine Kwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998947237870287064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928858664047206926.post-88800474134569558462023-03-15T11:41:00.015-07:002023-03-17T12:08:43.427-07:00Tangible Void published in Pinky Thinker Press Vol 7 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGuhaegsEYcdIJUfkQ-yvP-AkT7wWfL7i0XqK4c2w8T0JP5Itb7NznRZL-__JInuW5wf0ru1m3k8SqBUtPBOsYGkVpJHAGTxAv7NfSqm2q1vKUl6UQD8kMou0cwFSuDFKIHgf7rDcvMapzwaHW-oBJfrYxGP280QLAq3tETFY_feyBASmtsQrnOU7qw/s7187/Tangible%20Void_LKwan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="7187" data-original-width="5126" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGuhaegsEYcdIJUfkQ-yvP-AkT7wWfL7i0XqK4c2w8T0JP5Itb7NznRZL-__JInuW5wf0ru1m3k8SqBUtPBOsYGkVpJHAGTxAv7NfSqm2q1vKUl6UQD8kMou0cwFSuDFKIHgf7rDcvMapzwaHW-oBJfrYxGP280QLAq3tETFY_feyBASmtsQrnOU7qw/w330-h463/Tangible%20Void_LKwan.jpg" width="330" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mixed media collage including ribbon and old passport pages</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">https://www.mignolo.art</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div><br /> <p></p>Lorraine Kwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998947237870287064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928858664047206926.post-81850409270664645792022-04-12T14:25:00.010-07:002023-05-08T11:11:27.458-07:00The Speculative Future of Experimental Group 178P<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEy7dDVSLhXaVOdBSA0XrSBvbVgGKEiWC2abOmZTRRDPkPoU6bCYIS0avyJjImgUxDDGCxww_7M8r_MkT6n-ww-5T9C-ujhrZMsVYLnkfzjud6i-ZcIaomv15OMlUEQxSTTeqOCqjc8LPg_UwNSiIPQPSCw1Rdd4tEC-dQ_YzgPa08Q0QcnzZCUoesQ/s3073/178%20P%201..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3073" data-original-width="2673" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEy7dDVSLhXaVOdBSA0XrSBvbVgGKEiWC2abOmZTRRDPkPoU6bCYIS0avyJjImgUxDDGCxww_7M8r_MkT6n-ww-5T9C-ujhrZMsVYLnkfzjud6i-ZcIaomv15OMlUEQxSTTeqOCqjc8LPg_UwNSiIPQPSCw1Rdd4tEC-dQ_YzgPa08Q0QcnzZCUoesQ/w346-h398/178%20P%201..jpg" width="346" /></a></div><br /> A repurposed pop-up address book now holds my short story.<p></p>Lorraine Kwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998947237870287064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928858664047206926.post-83984504849045644412021-04-16T18:59:00.002-07:002021-04-16T19:00:21.395-07:00Abyss<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TF-ezdjBk_M/YHo_41A7OQI/AAAAAAAAAcU/11xakQQjV8kh3FtfXQ-4yxWTXtSpUaqGACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Kwan_Lorraine%252CAbyss.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1489" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TF-ezdjBk_M/YHo_41A7OQI/AAAAAAAAAcU/11xakQQjV8kh3FtfXQ-4yxWTXtSpUaqGACLcBGAsYHQ/w291-h400/Kwan_Lorraine%252CAbyss.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><br /> The delicate balancing act of staying aloft in 2021. A small assemblage of repurposed elements.<p></p><div><br /></div>Lorraine Kwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998947237870287064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928858664047206926.post-64106366665384812102020-12-18T18:19:00.001-08:002020-12-24T16:52:27.303-08:00Temporary Installations in Pacific Spirit Park, Vancouver, BC<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iWC8dk50Cos/X91h_EiQ86I/AAAAAAAAAbA/U25KHqW-UbogHEUHZojjBDBN68-mWlo4QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/monolith%2Bcollage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1566" data-original-width="2048" height="306" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iWC8dk50Cos/X91h_EiQ86I/AAAAAAAAAbA/U25KHqW-UbogHEUHZojjBDBN68-mWlo4QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h306/monolith%2Bcollage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> Insulated bubble wrap envelopes repurposed as monoliths. Installed at dawn, removed at dusk.<p></p>Lorraine Kwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998947237870287064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928858664047206926.post-43995044136058527752020-12-09T10:13:00.005-08:002020-12-09T10:13:51.608-08:00Climate Change: Fact or Fiction<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NHbzgT8qu3g/X9ERtQvuifI/AAAAAAAAAaE/EC-Q1G0WgNUpsKGfEh1-K3mENppAzf_mgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/WHALE%2B4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="2048" height="393" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NHbzgT8qu3g/X9ERtQvuifI/AAAAAAAAAaE/EC-Q1G0WgNUpsKGfEh1-K3mENppAzf_mgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h393/WHALE%2B4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Altered Book base with painted paper mache whale and globe. <p></p><p>Purchased golf tees and fimo. All other elements recycled.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Lorraine Kwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998947237870287064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928858664047206926.post-40437680996213732592020-04-29T12:55:00.005-07:002020-12-09T10:25:51.617-08:00Self Portrait 2020<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tpJlT_xggZ8/Xqnbg9IpoII/AAAAAAAAAXY/zKq_kn1cng4CKcFW7PzCetaH39Yi667qgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/TENT%2BPEGS.%2B2%2B%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="992" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tpJlT_xggZ8/Xqnbg9IpoII/AAAAAAAAAXY/zKq_kn1cng4CKcFW7PzCetaH39Yi667qgCLcBGAsYHQ/w248-h400/TENT%2BPEGS.%2B2%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="248" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Paring down to basics</div>
<br />Lorraine Kwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998947237870287064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928858664047206926.post-7987784875353457082020-03-22T19:43:00.004-07:002020-12-09T09:59:13.615-08:00The Sum and Total of All Human Knowledge vs Microscopic Parasites<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iDHmz5-C_LE/X9EQYlSbbGI/AAAAAAAAAZs/InQbY5ciWVkNOkdK3ffriyrlcBSzzkSwgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/assembly%2By.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1467" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iDHmz5-C_LE/X9EQYlSbbGI/AAAAAAAAAZs/InQbY5ciWVkNOkdK3ffriyrlcBSzzkSwgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/assembly%2By.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Altered Book with recycled yarn, beads, and pins.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
A comment on the Covid 19 virus.</div>
Lorraine Kwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998947237870287064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928858664047206926.post-31287501768124440002019-11-26T13:49:00.000-08:002019-11-26T13:55:30.619-08:00Ms Priority Post at the Seattle Recycle Festival, June 8, 2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6ctyyW5fLOo/Xd2dA91mcYI/AAAAAAAAAVc/CR7gNM8pvfsuIjJYvhb6IIipCdpE71SnQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/amigos%2B6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1196" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6ctyyW5fLOo/Xd2dA91mcYI/AAAAAAAAAVc/CR7gNM8pvfsuIjJYvhb6IIipCdpE71SnQCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/amigos%2B6.jpg" width="298" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Miura folded origami for the dress and fan folding for the cape. Paper compliments of Ryosuke Cohen and hundreds of Postal Artists from around the world.</div>
<br />Lorraine Kwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998947237870287064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928858664047206926.post-76470227415947667672019-01-23T19:00:00.001-08:002019-01-23T19:00:14.156-08:00"Ships that pass in the night..."<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OmoaKEJ9ohI/XEkpVyO8gaI/AAAAAAAAATg/o1pL5lkgOZssCn6lhepf8QTC7YHAt0SowCLcBGAs/s1600/SHIPS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1344" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OmoaKEJ9ohI/XEkpVyO8gaI/AAAAAAAAATg/o1pL5lkgOZssCn6lhepf8QTC7YHAt0SowCLcBGAs/s400/SHIPS.jpg" width="335" /></a></div>
<div>
Altered Book with bottles, pencils, and stamps</div>
<div>
Like messages in bottles, or letters, that pass out at sea</div>
<br />Lorraine Kwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998947237870287064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928858664047206926.post-41945526341869867892018-12-14T19:28:00.003-08:002022-10-16T06:12:20.361-07:00Shown at Artrich, an event at the Richmond Cultural Center, Richmond, BC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FSSfW2IM4Js/XBR0F0QbcqI/AAAAAAAAATU/UuF_mdfOts060p7_vU3jTMKYEMWfjhbPQCLcBGAs/s1600/9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1317" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FSSfW2IM4Js/XBR0F0QbcqI/AAAAAAAAATU/UuF_mdfOts060p7_vU3jTMKYEMWfjhbPQCLcBGAs/s400/9.jpg" width="328" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How to build an underground house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An Altered Book home for two mice.</div>
<br />Lorraine Kwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998947237870287064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928858664047206926.post-79629309171162743852018-12-14T19:24:00.002-08:002018-12-14T19:24:22.781-08:00Older Little Women<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZauAkzsZbio/XBRzZ_At4ZI/AAAAAAAAATM/3Z82a9pQAxsYw4WMKtGgD1FSOa2TH4bcQCLcBGAs/s1600/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1471" data-original-width="1600" height="367" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZauAkzsZbio/XBRzZ_At4ZI/AAAAAAAAATM/3Z82a9pQAxsYw4WMKtGgD1FSOa2TH4bcQCLcBGAs/s400/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
An Altered Book with salvaged found objects</div>
<br />Lorraine Kwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998947237870287064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928858664047206926.post-65154124482594622362018-10-10T19:55:00.000-07:002018-10-10T19:55:37.683-07:00Tut, Tut, Tut, Too Much Stuff<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sx1pvcqfuV0/W7667FVHKAI/AAAAAAAAATA/2nxLHKdOoyYPU1xpl51YqltQoO46LMevACLcBGAs/s1600/time%2Btraveller%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1305" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sx1pvcqfuV0/W7667FVHKAI/AAAAAAAAATA/2nxLHKdOoyYPU1xpl51YqltQoO46LMevACLcBGAs/s400/time%2Btraveller%2B1.jpg" width="325" /></a></div>
All that gold bling must have come from Egypt. An attempt to put an excess of sewing notions to good use.Lorraine Kwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998947237870287064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928858664047206926.post-363612398806203512018-06-11T20:56:00.004-07:002018-06-11T20:56:57.961-07:00Eco Art Walk, Vancouver, BC, Canada, June 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S-H_lWNCXjI/Wx9DXcpq04I/AAAAAAAAASo/LHtssTYdKc0b_4QWDLDbHKTXkcqAE3gNQCLcBGAs/s1600/EcoArtWalk_opening_poster1rev2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1036" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S-H_lWNCXjI/Wx9DXcpq04I/AAAAAAAAASo/LHtssTYdKc0b_4QWDLDbHKTXkcqAE3gNQCLcBGAs/s400/EcoArtWalk_opening_poster1rev2.jpg" width="258" /></a></div>
<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
A Caterpillar, a Housefly, and a Mosquito walked into a Recycle Bar...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VyR7m_ALfGQ/Wx9DvDgjr5I/AAAAAAAAASw/0w2fAY0NyIEU1os1g5E8BT-GlE0NAufvQCLcBGAs/s1600/eco.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1459" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VyR7m_ALfGQ/Wx9DvDgjr5I/AAAAAAAAASw/0w2fAY0NyIEU1os1g5E8BT-GlE0NAufvQCLcBGAs/s400/eco.jpg" width="363" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Eco Installation at the Templeton and William Street traffic diverter during June </div>
<br />Lorraine Kwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998947237870287064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928858664047206926.post-91185669166247174062018-03-13T16:09:00.002-07:002018-03-13T16:11:17.176-07:00LUMINESCENCE - Deer Lake Gallery, Burnaby, BC, Canada<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hrVRQc4fpF4/WqhZpUusXEI/AAAAAAAAASE/VyE53zH3o7kdVDgUUwVTdPuq7cAbm4VlQCLcBGAs/s1600/firefly%2Bstamp%2B%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1180" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hrVRQc4fpF4/WqhZpUusXEI/AAAAAAAAASE/VyE53zH3o7kdVDgUUwVTdPuq7cAbm4VlQCLcBGAs/s400/firefly%2Bstamp%2B%25283%2529.jpg" width="295" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HYg375_7Itg/WqhZxKWbG5I/AAAAAAAAASI/Zd5p05al1HkvjNtkU6vrBoKhol9P7dHRwCLcBGAs/s1600/deer%2Blake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="1375" height="190" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HYg375_7Itg/WqhZxKWbG5I/AAAAAAAAASI/Zd5p05al1HkvjNtkU6vrBoKhol9P7dHRwCLcBGAs/s400/deer%2Blake.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />Lorraine Kwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998947237870287064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928858664047206926.post-7035366728027622512017-11-20T20:20:00.001-08:002017-11-20T20:25:46.439-08:00Tree-Paper-Book-Tree<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3r71rK4R1dQ" width="459"></iframe><br />
The Life Cycle of a BookLorraine Kwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998947237870287064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928858664047206926.post-61993750427423042992017-10-20T15:33:00.000-07:002017-12-24T19:34:35.568-08:00Vaulted Narrative<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a6dQe_5Al-M/Wep5HJU3FVI/AAAAAAAAARs/vWZ3slFipogfrx6ONmOeb-sFDIj0p2vawCLcBGAs/s1600/vaulted%2Bnarrative.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1235" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a6dQe_5Al-M/Wep5HJU3FVI/AAAAAAAAARs/vWZ3slFipogfrx6ONmOeb-sFDIj0p2vawCLcBGAs/s320/vaulted%2Bnarrative.jpg" width="247" /></a></div>
A mixed media flip box going to Memento Mori, Artist Book Triennial, Vilnius, Lithuania.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<br />Lorraine Kwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998947237870287064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928858664047206926.post-5388323820736322662017-07-23T11:46:00.001-07:002017-07-23T11:46:02.658-07:00Wednesday, August 9, 1 pm, John Lawson Park, West Vancouver<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-10eP2e1bVJI/WXTuCIlO3WI/AAAAAAAAARQ/fkd1AlrQ4sck76t6CB8dCPznSSMBBM5YgCLcBGAs/s1600/poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1159" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-10eP2e1bVJI/WXTuCIlO3WI/AAAAAAAAARQ/fkd1AlrQ4sck76t6CB8dCPznSSMBBM5YgCLcBGAs/s320/poster.jpg" width="231" /></a></div>
A little number made from plastic produce trays and cast-off bling.<br />
Come and join Janet and I for the afternoon.Lorraine Kwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998947237870287064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928858664047206926.post-38335987521304460742017-03-17T20:29:00.003-07:002017-03-17T20:29:19.535-07:00Half Hundred Swing Show: Homage to Joseph Cornell, Kobe, Japan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vc8pphGxanM/WMyoSaOhxXI/AAAAAAAAAQI/U1Zlk5c1fps-6j7DncwEeY6kuk_SsjxWACLcB/s1600/trump%2B.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vc8pphGxanM/WMyoSaOhxXI/AAAAAAAAAQI/U1Zlk5c1fps-6j7DncwEeY6kuk_SsjxWACLcB/s320/trump%2B.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<i><b>Free-Falling Fruit Fly</b></i> - boxed assemblage of recycled elementsLorraine Kwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998947237870287064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928858664047206926.post-14555175104284836402017-03-17T20:20:00.003-07:002017-03-23T07:22:02.848-07:00Artist's Books, Gallery East, Perth, Australia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ont9pt5i4E0/WMyl6f5I2DI/AAAAAAAAAP4/Gk7RfvckRX4bzyfxk8guyYEzDOg-c5XRQCLcB/s1600/wedged.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ont9pt5i4E0/WMyl6f5I2DI/AAAAAAAAAP4/Gk7RfvckRX4bzyfxk8guyYEzDOg-c5XRQCLcB/s320/wedged.png" width="287" /></a></div>
<i><b>Time to Change the Sheets</b></i> - salvaged materials including dryer lint and keyboard key poetry, encased in plastic and presented in a book formLorraine Kwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998947237870287064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928858664047206926.post-2945776417986166832016-07-16T06:03:00.002-07:002016-07-16T06:03:49.845-07:00Slow Clothes, West Vancouver, August 3, 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-44C47m8DNS4/V4owGRDXOjI/AAAAAAAAAPA/7KtykL117e0NZZiS0qKO8DVaOVzVjrdswCLcB/s1600/slow%2Bclothes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-44C47m8DNS4/V4owGRDXOjI/AAAAAAAAAPA/7KtykL117e0NZZiS0qKO8DVaOVzVjrdswCLcB/s400/slow%2Bclothes.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sjESP_hwZMk/V4ovui_ezCI/AAAAAAAAAO8/TIwX4yOrY5gnvDTTvrVUkzpBHuIN4dHqQCLcB/s1600/slow%2Bclothes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div>
Blue Box Butterflies by Lorraine Kwan and Janet Lee will be there on Wednesday August 3rd at 1:00 pmLorraine Kwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998947237870287064noreply@blogger.com0