[Bcma-l] Media Release: Upcoming Crafthouse Gallery Exhibit - Dominique Brechault

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For immediate release: August 14, 2007

*"The Road": Jewellery by Dominique Bréchault*

Image: "Celestial Travel Kit," box with stand, sterling silver, ebony,
patina. fabricated, 4 x 2.5 x 8cm. Photo: D. Bréchault

*Exhibit: *September 6 - 30, 2007
*Opening Reception:* Thursday, September 6, 6 - 8pm
Crafthouse Gallery, 1386 Cartwright St., Granville Island
Vancouver, BC V6H 3R8 www.cabc.net <http://www.cabc.net/>

Dominique Bréchault's exhibit is an exploration in jewellery on the 
theme of "The Road", based on a personal journey - an 800 kilometre walk 
to Santiago, Spain, following the Camino Frances.

Dominique describes her exhibit in the following manner: "I see this 
exhibition as an imagined museum inventory, a collection of ancient 
artifacts recently unearthed by a somewhat eccentric archeologist. For 
the past ten years, I have been exploring through my jewellery the idea 
of home and displacement. In previous works, I looked at the more 
abstract or poetic aspects of this idea. This time it is "the road" 
itself that interests me. The inspiration for this project is a recent 
journey. In August of 2004, I was awarded the Compostela, in Santiago, 
Spain, after successfully completing an 800-kilometer walk from France, 
across the Pyrenees, and northern Spain. The Camino Frances is an old 
pilgrimage road, where a thousand years ago, people would abandon the 
safety of home and set out on foot on a long and perilous trek, fuelled 
by the desire to see the relics of Saint James the Apostle. The 
reliquary fascinates me as it serves as a repository for momentoes of a 
journey

The purpose of this exhibition is to explore a variety of jewellery 
techniques with an emphasis on surface treatments. I will be using 
techniques such as: reticulation, roll-printing and cuttlebone 
casting-techniques that offer a wide range of possibilities in terms of 
textures and patinas (colouring of metal).

The main themes will be: Medieval art (calligraphy, architecture and 
symbols); Camino Frances (the landscape, historical places, the road, 
the journey); Home (being away); and Reliquaries (containers for 
memories from home, for journey momentous, for "relics")."

The Crafts Association of British Columbia provides leadership in the 
craft community by building and promoting the development, viability and 
appreciation of Canadian Fine Craft. Contact: Calvin Taplay, 
Communications Coordinator at 604-687-6511, toll-free (in BC) at 
1-888-687-6511 or info@cabc.net <mailto:info@cabc.net>

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Media Inquiries Contact:
Calvin Taplay, Communications Coordinator calvin.taplay@cabc.net 
<mailto:calvin.taplay@cabc.net>
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The Crafts Association of BC gratefully acknowledges the support from 
the following: City of Vancouver, the British Columbia Arts Council and 
the Province of British Columbia through Gaming Revenue, CHMC Granville 
Island, CABC members and volunteers.