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KaleidEscapesby LaGrave Designs

What are KaleidEscapes?Do you remember how you felt when you first stood beneath the Eiffel Tower? The steel girders were such

pillars of strength, and yet, at the same time, they were so lacy and almost delicate.

Or how about that gondola ride in Venice, gliding silently down a hidden canal as the gondolier sang softly behind

you, the light reflecting off the water.

MMaybe the glitz and glamour of Vegas is more your style, strolling up and down the Strip while each property tries to outdo the other with dancing water fountains, exploding

volcanoes, and the re-creation of entire cities.

QuQuite possibly your favorite travel moment was discovering the flower vendors at Pike Place Market in Seattle, a riot of color on an otherwise dreary day, and sampling the sun

drenched cherries fresh from the orchard.

Through art, I have captured the essence of these places, by preserving the sights, sounds, smells and even the

tastes that are experienced.

KKaleidEscapes begin as photos that I have taken of famous buildings and landmarks, or local flora and fauna, as I have traveled throughout the US and Europe. These photos are digitally manipulated to create stunning kaleidoscopic images, which are then used to create dimensional art framed in shadow boxes as well as coasters and trivets.

They weThey were created to evoke memories of favorite places and special vacations, and as an alternative to the standard souvenirs on the market today. They were created to commemorate architecture and history, and to celebrate life’s beautiful moments. Customers are drawn to them because they are different, but they connect with them because of the time and place that they represent.

KKaleidEscapes offer an exciting new way to view some of the world’s most beautiful and revered images. Flora and Fauna, a kaleidoscope of colors in vibrant orange, electric blue, and bright red, work wonderfully in modern homes and kitchens, while the warm earth tones of stone and structure complement any decor style and command a

presence in any room of the home.

They aThey are the perfect gift, a treasured memory, a pop of color where you need it most!

Form and Function

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The principle of the Gothic architecture is infinity made imaginable.- Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The Eiffel TowerParis, France#0001

Ste. ChapelleParis, France#0004

Recommended for Shadow Boxes Recommended for Trivets/Coasters Best Seller

Notre DameParis, France#0003

Arc de TriompheParis, France#0002

Form and FunctionEveryone who has a heart...feels the transcendent beauty and poetry of the mediaevel churches.- Goldwin Smith

Building with IvyValleron, France

#0005

Basilica St. Nazaire - Rose WindowCarcasonne, France

#0008

7Recommended for Shadow Boxes Recommended for Trivets/Coasters Best Seller

Basilica St. NazaireCarcasonne, France

#0007

Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)Nimes, France#0006

Form and Function

PantheonRome, Italy#0009

Rialto BridgeVenice, Italy#0012

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Rome is the city of echoes, the city of illusions, and the city of yearning

- Giotto di Bondone


Trevi FountainRome, Italy#0011

St. Peter’s BasilicaRome, Italy#0010

Form and Function

Santa Maria NovellaFlorence, Italy#0013

Sagrada FamiliaBarcelona, Spain

#0015

GondolasVenice, Italy#0016

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But man does not create...he discovers.-Antonio Gaudi


Wine ShopBarcelona, Spain

#0014

Form and Function

Paris Casino and HotelLas Vegas, NV#0017

Caesar’s PalaceLas Vegas, NV#0020

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If a building becomes architecture, then it is art.- Arne Jacobsen


Arc de Triomphe, Paris CasinoLas Vegas, NV#0019

MGM GrandLas Vegas, NV#0018

Form and Function

The BellagioLas Vegas, NV#0021

The Venetian - The CampanilleLas Vegas, NV#0024

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Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.- Frank Gehry


The Cosmopolitan - Chandelier BarLas Vegas, NV#0023

Hard Rock CafeLas Vegas, NV#0022

Form and Function

Space NeedleSeattle, WA#0025

Historic Pergola in Pioneer SquareSeattle, WA#0028

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Architecture is inhabited sculpture.- Constantin Brancusi


Pike Place MarketSeattle, WA#0027

Blue Space NeedleSeattle, WA#0026

Form and Function

Seattle Public LibrarySeattle, WA#0029

Safeco FieldSeattle, WA#0032

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Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.- Ralph Waldo Emerson


Seattle AquariumSeattle, WA#0031

The Smith TowerSeattle, WA#0030

Form and Function

Seattle UndergroundSeattle, WA#0033

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Architecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in the light.

-- Le Corbusier


Suzzalo Library, University of WASeattle, WA#0034

Union StationWashington, DC

#0035

Jefferson MemorialWashington, DC

#0036

Form and Function

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The city must be beautiful, due advantage being taken of the hilly nature of the spot for grand or lovely prospects.- Pierre L’Enfant

The White HouseWashington, DC

#0037

National CathedralWashington, DC

#0040


Library of Congress CeilingWashington, DC

#0039

US Capitol BuildingWashington, DC

#0038

Form and Function The most beautiful bridge in the world. So pure, so resolute, so regular that here, finally, steel architecture seems to laugh.

- Le Corbusier

Empire State Building LobbyNew York, NY#0041

Grand Central StationNew York, NY#0044

16 Recommended for Shadow Boxes Recommended for Trivets/Coasters Best Seller

Brooklyn BridgeNew York, NY#0043

St. Patrick’s CathedralNew York, NY#0042

Flora and FaunaI perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.- Claude Monet

Pink Dahlia, Ballard Sunday MarketSeattle, WA#0045

Orange TulipsSkagit Valley, WA

#0048


Pink and Yellow TulipsSkagit Valley, WA

#0047

PeacockSequim, WA#0046

Flora and Fauna

SucculentSeattle, WA#0049

Red Oak LeavesVancouver, WA#0052

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In all things in nature there is something of the marvelous.- Aristotle


Gold Oak LeavesVancouver, WA#0051

SunflowerSeattle, WA#0050

Flora and FaunaLook deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.- Albert Einstein

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Blue HydrangeaSeattle, WA#0053


Sea AnemoneSeattle, WA#0055

Yellow DahliaSeattle, WA#0054

Food and Wine Nature never breaks her own laws.- Leonardo da Vinci

CherriesSeattle, WA#0056

Multi-Colored Grapes

#0059

20 Recommended for Shadow Boxes Recommended for Trivets/Coasters Best Seller

AsparagusSeattle, WA#0058

ScallionsSeattle, WA#0057

Food and WineIf you go back to the Greeks and Romans, they talk about all three - wine, food, and art as a way of enhancing life.- Robert Mondavi

Green Grapes

#0060

Wine CorksLas Vegas, NV#0062



#0014

Purple Grapes

#0061

Original PhotosThe photos on the following pages are but a fraction of the pictures taken on my travels. These photos were used to create the kaleidoscope images on the preceding pages, and can be matched to the artwork based on image and page number.

The PantheonRome, Italy#0009, Page 8

St. Peter’s BasilicaVatican City, Vatican#0010, Page 8

Trevi FountainRome, Italy#0011, Page 8

The Rialto BridgeVenice, Italy#0012, Page 8

Building with IvyVelleron, France#0005, Page 7

Pont du GardNimes, France#0006, Page 7

Basilica St. NazaireCarcassonne, France#0007, Page 7

Basilica St. Nazaire WindowCarcassonne, France#0008, Page 7

Eiffel TowerParis, France#0001, Page 6

Ste. ChapelleParis, France#0004, Page 6

Arc de TriompheParis, France#0002, Page 6

Notre DameParis, France#0003, Page 6

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Santa Maria NovellaFlorence, Italy#0013, Page 9


#0014, Pages 9 & 21

Sagrada FamiliaBarcelona, Spain#0015, Page 9

GondolasVenice, Italy#0016, Page 9

Original Photos

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The BellagioLas Vegas, NV#0021, Page 11

Hard Rock CafeLas Vegas, NV#0022, Page 11

Chandelier Bar, CosmopolitanLas Vegas, NV#023, Page 11

The VenetianLas Vegas, NV#0024, Page 11

The Space NeedleSeattle, WA#0025, Page 12

The Space NeedleSeattle, WA#0026, Page 12

Pike Place MarketSeattle, WA#0027, Page 12

Pergola in Pioneer SquareSeattle, WA#0028, Page 12

Paris Casino and HotelLas Vegas, NV#0017, Page 10

MGM Grand CasinoLas Vegas, NV#0018, Page 10

Arc de Triomphe, Paris CasinoLas Vegas, NV#0019, Page 10

Ceasar’s PalaceLas Vegas, NV#0020, Page 10

Seattle Public LibrarySeattle, WA#0029, Page 13

Smith TowerSeattle, WA#0030, Page 13

Seattle AquariumSeattle, WA#0031, Page 13

Safeco FieldSeattle, WA#0032, Page 13

Original Photos

The White HouseWashington, DC#0037, Page 15

US CapitolWashington, DC#0038, Page 15

Library of Congress CeilingWashington, DC#039, Page 15

The National CathedralWashington, DC#0040, Page 15

Empire State Building LobbyNew York, NY#0041, Page 16

St. Patrick’s CathedralNew York, NY#0042, Page 16

The Brooklyn BridgeNew York, NY#0043, Page 16

Grand Central StationNew York, NY#0044, Page 16

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Pink DahliaSeattle, WA#0045, Page 17

PeacockSequim, WA#0046, Page 17

Pink and Yellow TulipsSkagit Valley, WA#0047, Page 17

Orange TulipsSkagit Valley, WA#0048, Page 17

Seattle UndergroundSeattle, WA#0033, Page 14

Suzzalo Library, Univ of WASeattle, WA#0034, Page 14

Union StationWashington, DC#0035, Page 14

Jefferson MemorialWashington, DC#0036, Page 14

Original Photos

Blue HydrangeaSeattle, WA#0053, Page 19

Yellow DahliaSeattle, WA#0054, Page 19

Sea AnemoneSeattle, WA#055, Page 19

CherriesSeattle, WA#0056, Page 20

ScallionsSeattle, WA#0057, Page 20

AsparagusSeattle, WA#0058, Page 20

Multi-colored Grapes

#0059, Page 20

Green Grapes

#0060, Page 21

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Purple Grapes

#0061, Page 21

Wine CorksLas Vegas, NV#0062, Page 21

SucculentSeattle, WA#0049, Page 18

SunflowerSeattle, WA#0050, Page 18

Gold Oak LeavesVancouver, WA#0051, Page 18

Red Oak LeavesVancouver, WA#0052, Page 18

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