[Bcma-l] Media Release: Upcoming Crafthouse Gallery Exhibit, Jill Allan

[bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca]

For immediate release: June 21, 2007

Clear Cut: An Exhibition of Works by Jill Allan

Jill Allan Flying Carpet Bowl - Matrix Series 2006

Exhibit: July 5 - 29
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 5, 6 - 8pm
Crafthouse Gallery, 1386 Cartwright St., Granville Island
Vancouver, BC V6H 3R8 www.cabc.net <http://www.cabc.net/>

Explore the quiet and subtle beauty of glass works by Jill Allan in an 
exhibit coming to the Crafthouse Gallery in the month of July. Jill 
describes her work in the following manner:

"Much of my glasswork is not ground on the bottom to sit flat and 
stationary. It rolls around and rocks back and forth, and while this 
work is not overtly conceptual I believe that this subtle but 
significant characteristic abstracts the form and certainly the 
function. Almost all of my glasswork undergoes surface treatment. I 
think glass is most beautiful when it is translucent. I use equipment 
such as a diamond carving lathe, a sand blaster and a belt sander to 
achieve this obscured transparency. Most of the vessels that I make have 
a cut and polished lip, I enjoy this sharpness of form and the 
cross-section of the wall that it affords the viewer. I hope that both 
their surface texture which is surprisingly smooth and soft, and their 
rocking activity entice the viewer to interact with my art works.

Repetition of form and colour are other key elements of my work. Shapes 
and colours found in nature and in the urban setting, rings on the water 
made by rain, the shadow of the fire escape across the street, a stand 
of bare tree trunks, an unfolding flower, and alleys inspire me."

Crafts Association of British Columbia (CABC) is a network of craft 
professionals dedicated to the development of excellence in 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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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.