[Bcma-l] Media Release: Upcoming Crafthouse Gallery Exhibit featuring Colleen Baran

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:06:17 -0800

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For immediate release: March 11, 2008

Colleen Baran, "Like Wearing a Love Letter" Jewellery Exhibit

Colleen Baran, "You See Me", 2007, From the Like Wearing a Love Letter 
Series

Exhibit: March 27 - May 4, 2008
Crafthouse Gallery, 1386 Cartwright Street, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC
Gallery Hours: Daily 10:30 - 5:30pm
Telephone: 604-687-7270, www.cabc.net <http://www.cabc.net/>

The Crafthouse Gallery is pleased to present a solo show of new works by 
Colleen Baran entitled Like Wearing a Love Letter. The opening is, March 
27th at 6:00 to 8:00 with the artist in attendance.

"Like Wearing a Love Letter" is a show of hand-fabricated contemporary 
jewellery by Colleen Baran. The jewellery is handmade from diverse 
materials such as silver, paper, plastics, gold and textiles using new, 
recycled and vintage supplies. Baran's work is deceptively simple with a 
labour-intensive, detail oriented and considered process. This is a rare 
comprehensive view of this series. In conjunction with this show is an 
ongoing project "Share Your Love"; an open call collecting stories of 
love. Stories submitted before March 15th may be included in this show.

She says: "In the 'Like Wearing a Love Letter' series I wanted to make 
jewellery that was like a love letter. Like wearing a daydream, a memory 
or a thought of love. Pieces are formed of collections of small phrases 
and words that layer to build narratives. Little stories of love that 
are: sincere, shallow, deep, passionate, casual, conflicted, 
comfortable, complicated, platonic, brief and long-term."

Made of milky polycarbonate and clear Mylar they are cloudy dreamy forms 
like thoughts from the air; possibly a permanent record of a fleeting 
thought, a declaration of a permanent bond or an artifact of a love no 
more. Work in this series is constructed from hand written and carved 
words on plastic petals and strips which are sewn and crocheted into 
layered, cloudy and fluttery forms.

Crafthouse Gallery is a program of the Crafts Association of British 
Columbia. CABC provides leadership in the craft community by building 
and promoting the development, appreciation and sustainability of 
Canadian fine craft through programs and services for the public and 
craft makers. 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.

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Media Inquiries Contact:
Calvin Taplay, Communications Coordinator calvin.taplay@cabc.net 
<mailto:calvin.taplay@cabc.net>
(images available)

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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.

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immediate release: March 11, 2008
Colleen Baran, "Like Wearing a Love Letter" Jewellery Exhibit 

Colleen
Baran, "You See Me", 2007, From the Like Wearing a Love Letter
Series
 
Exhibit: March 27 - May 4, 2008 
Crafthouse
Gallery, 1386 Cartwright Street, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC 
Gallery Hours: Daily 10:30 - 5:30pm 
Telephone: 604-687-7270, <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.cabc.net/">www.cabc.net</a> 

The
Crafthouse Gallery is pleased to present a solo show of new works by
Colleen Baran entitled Like Wearing a Love Letter. The opening is,
March 27th at 6:00 to 8:00 with the artist in attendance.
"Like
Wearing a Love Letter" is a show of hand-fabricated contemporary
jewellery by Colleen Baran. The jewellery is handmade from diverse
materials such as silver, paper, plastics, gold and textiles using new,
recycled and vintage supplies. Baran's work is deceptively simple with
a labour-intensive, detail oriented and considered process. This is a
rare comprehensive view of this series. In conjunction with this show
is an ongoing project "Share Your Love"; an open call collecting
stories of love. Stories submitted before March 15th may be included in
this show. 
She
says: "In the 'Like Wearing a Love Letter' series I wanted to make
jewellery that was like a love letter. Like wearing a daydream, a
memory or a thought of love. Pieces are formed of collections of small
phrases and words that layer to build narratives. Little stories of
love that are: sincere, shallow, deep, passionate, casual, conflicted,
comfortable, complicated, platonic, brief and long-term."
Made
of milky polycarbonate and clear Mylar they are cloudy dreamy forms
like thoughts from the air; possibly a permanent record of a fleeting
thought, a declaration of a permanent bond or an artifact of a love no
more. Work in this series is constructed from hand written and carved
words on plastic petals and strips which are sewn and crocheted into
layered, cloudy and fluttery forms.
Crafthouse
Gallery is a program of the Crafts Association of British Columbia.
CABC provides leadership in the craft community by building and
promoting the development, appreciation and sustainability of Canadian
fine craft through programs and services for the public and craft
makers. 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.
 
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Media
Inquiries Contact: 
Calvin Taplay, Communications Coordinator <a moz-do-not-send="true"
 href="mailto:calvin.taplay@cabc.net">calvin.taplay@cabc.net</a> 
(images available) 

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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. 
 

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