ExtraOrdinary 2009 Gala / CCBC Gallery Exhibition, Eleanor Hannan

The Craft Council of BC will mark the opening of the “Fibre, Naturally: Paper Like You Have Never Seen It Before” exhibit with a fundraising Gala - ExtraOrdinary 2009 - in the Concourse Gallery, ECU. Our annual Silent Auction and ever-exciting Goblet Grab - will be punctuated by dance performances by Joe Ink!, along with a sneak peek of wonderful fashions by Korean Hanji designers! Festivities start at 7pm and tickets are $60 that can be purchased through Crafthouse, either in person or over the phone @ 604.687.7270 via credit card.

"Small Excursions into Colour and Form"
by Eleanor Hannan

Exhibit: June 18 - July 26, 2009
Opening Reception: June 18, 6 - 8pm
Crafthouse Gallery, 1386 Cartwright Street, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC
Gallery Hours: Daily 10:30 - 5:30pm
Telephone: 604-687-7270
In an attempt to draw the observer into one of her most essential experiences, Eleanor Hannan has translated the images of watercolor painting into embroidered images of brilliance. “As threads, what they gave up in transparency and immediacy they gain in brilliance, texture and momentum (the visible action and direction of the stitch).”
Machine embroidery, silk-screening and hand painting are the tools that Eleanor Hannan uses to translate the images of watercolor painting into visually stimulating and gratifying embroideries. Small Excursions is made up of the artist’s exploration of the creative unconscious. They consist of machine embroidered abstracts that represent the artists desire to play with the development of form through colour and colour through form.