Lorraine Kwan's Mail Art Fashions (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)

[De Villo Sloan]

Mail art by IUOMA member Lorraine Kwan (Vancouver, British Columbia, USA)

 

August 1, 2017 - These FAB images of work by Lorraine Kwan have already received online attention. But I do want to acknowledge the snail mail versions have arrived and share them with anyone who has not yet had the pleasure of engaging with them. I also want to document these remarkable pieces from my own perspective. The m-a is in a large postcard-size format with lots of emphasis on stamps and stamp-size panels. Here is the address side:

Lorraine Kwan is a highly regarded Canadian networker. She combines another talent – perhaps her “day job” – with her visual art to make something truly unique: Lorraine Kwan is a fashion designer and creator of the extraordinary garments you see here. She has been very successful at combining mail art with fashion. I know of at least one call she has done using the theme, and there have likely been many others. Here is the main panel:

Mail art by Lorraine Kwan (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)

Detail study:

 

 

 

Deepest thanks to Lorraine Kwan!

[PATRICIA LANDON]

like the glove!