Kelowna artist Laurie Koss香蕉视频直播檚 Flower Series gained praise for its unique insight into the way form, light and movement redefine what it means for an image to be beautiful.
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In May 2017 she had a solo show that was called Pansies. During that time she was also working with her close friend Gillian on a photography project. Gillian was dealing with Stage 4 terminal colon cancer, but she was still going to the studio with Koss every week.
On one occasion, she was looking at the pansy paintings and Koss asked her which was her favourite.
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Life went on and Gillian香蕉视频直播檚 condition worsened, which weighed heavily on Koss. It all reached a peak around six weeks before Christmas when the two were chatting.
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So Koss decided to make Gillian香蕉视频直播檚 Flower a print that would raise funds for colorectal cancer research. There are cards, which are $5 or 10 for $45, as well as prints that are $125. They can be found at Hambleton Galleries on Ellis.
She and Gillian also want the cards to offer incentive for people to get screened. There are 22,000 cases of colorectal cancer diagnosed each year and only 11,000 of those diagnosed will survive, due to late detection rates.
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