Speaking Engagements
April 12, 2012 | 7-9 PM
'Yarn Bombing 101'
LuLu Series: Art in the City
Richmond City Hall
Council Chambers
6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond BC
RSVP: lulu@richmond.caTweeting
- If there ever was a dress for @ItsKatSiddle, this is it: Eva Franco at ModCloth http://t.co/lB6SWcf6 via @pinterest---1 day ago
- Embroidery artist Takashi Iwasaki's trip to NYC last November: http://t.co/0o8wInL5---1 week ago
- I don't care what it is, it is amazing! “@ItsKatSiddle: Is this anti-embroidery? http://t.co/52CeUYW4”---1 week ago
- Rare #embroidery sampler by a young African American student reveals unrecorded history: http://t.co/5sSv5ZXw---2 weeks ago
Author Archives: Leanne
Dreamy book animation.
I love bookstores, and I love stop-motion animation, so I double-love this book trailer that was shot at Type Books in Toronto. Full disclosure, my book Hoopla: The Art of Unexpected Embroidery has a tiny cameo. See if you can spot it.
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One of a Kind Vancouver, Dec 8 – 11
I’ll be at One of a Kind Vancouver tomorrow giving a short talk on Subversive Craft. Find me on the main fashion stage between 2-2:30. Afterwards, I’ll be teaching Siobhan Long’s ‘Photo Feelism’ an embroidery craft from Hoopla: The Art of Unexpected Embroidery which will have participants learning to stitch on photographs. Books, as always, will be available for sale and signing. Can’t make it? Then make sure that you check out one of Kim Werker’s Mighty Ugly Workshops happening …
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Vancouver to Courtenay
Photo caption: Cherry Blossom photo by Jeff Christenson I have two free public events this week: Tomorrow night I will be at the Roundhouse with Ann-Marie Metten and Lenore Rowntree discussing the Joy Kogawa House Cherry Blossom Project for the Vancouver Community Arts Council’s ‘Eco Arts Salon’ series. This is a free event held from 7-9 pm. I will be showing some examples of yarn bombing and knit graffiti and we’ll also discuss the benefits and challenges of the cherry …
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Tagged Courtenay, Eco-Salon, Kogawa House, Vancouver Arts Council
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VPL event
I’ll be at the Vancouver Public Library (Central Branch) on Monday night talking about subversive craft and demonstrating the ‘Photo Feelism’ project, designed by Siobhan Long, from Hoopla. This is a free public event where you can embellish a postcard with stitching. Here are the official details: November 7, 2011 Vancouver Public Library Central Library, 350 W. Georgia St., Alma VanDusen & Peter Kaye Rooms 7:00–9:30 pm This is a fun craft. Here are some examples made by attendees of …
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From Brooklyn to Bowen Island
Entering Snug Cover Terminal on Bowen Island, photograph by Adam Jones. My book tour has come full circle, and I’m back in Vancouver, prepping for local events. The first is this coming weekend on beautiful Bowen Island. Here are the details: Author and Artist Talk Sat. Oct. 22, 2011 at The Gallery 589 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island For all who love art and textiles with a dash of whimsy! Event schedule: 4:30pm – Doors open 5:00pm – Author Leanne Prain …