44 - Wednesday, June 22, 1994 - North Shore News Telling Stories reveals interior [pay d es g Nn Mm te rest | PGS uae senvines From page 27 ta come to lenis with her medi- gy High-Temp baked-on enamel paint um -— acrylic paint — which she * Heavy duty commercial grace stainless steel side into pretty women with crowns switched to during pregnancy. f= osheives on their heads. Nobody knew “T haven't resolved how | want « Heavy duty porcelainized steel Vari Grids™ where | was coming from.” to paint with them yet,” she i « Pro-lormed ceramic Flare Guard Radiant Rock ™ This Saturday, Samlin opens a admits. She is ruil struggling to H « Flare-Guard Grates™ new show at the Diane Farris put her Spanish experience : : i, Gallery and this time the behind her: a culture shock that * Designed for easy assembly an an gee Vancouver artist feels confident affected her so deeply that she has] * 10 YEARS on ail aluminum components sitio galiery-goers will feel more in difficulty putting it into words. “| | * 10 YEARS on all stainless steal supports and tune with her work, felt so claustrophobic In Spain, q side shelves Entitled Telling Stories, the and | think these interiors have 4 = °5 YEARS on burners, Flare Guard™ radiant AVAILABLE IN acrylic works reflect Hamlin’s something to do with claustro- R shields, porcelainized steel cooking grids, STAINLESS STEEL OR abiding interest in interior design phobia --- not just mentally, but Hand burner controls BLACK PORTABLE and her desire to highlight life’s physically.” Ie 1 YEAR on electronic ignition K30 OR Ké0, inescapable contrasts of light and And her post-Iberian painting? = § on electronic ign y dark, good and evil. “I'm very happy with some of * 1 YEAR on galvanized steel components aA ANE: Hamlin, 42, is well-known for — them. | also think if most artists her playful sense of humor (one of _ were really honest they'd admit : her favorite subjects has been the they're never happy with every- fh —_- NOW AVAILABLE WITH turkey because: “they’re so ridicu- thing. f lous, gaudy and beautiful and “{ always think of that great , REAR ROTISSERIE ugly at the same time”), but her Salieri line in the movie Amadeus {]|BURNER & SIDE BURNER latest work takes the viewer for a when he realizes that Mozartisa sf walk on a slightly darker side. genius and he is mediocre. So few Stylish bedrooms furnished of us are geniuses and the restof with dark wood paneling and us just struggle away, and | think i iC GAS SPECIALTIES tiled floors; elegant bathrooms that’s what the majority of artists a 7 ares ome complete with antique tub and do — struggle.” baroque- mirror — straightforward Telling Stories opens june 25 images they may seem, but at the Diane Farris Gallery 1565 Hamlin has included a figure ofa = W. 7th Ave., Vancouver. To mark child in each painting to create a the opening, children are invited sense of continuity and ambiguity, to hear her professional story- leaving the viewer free to weave tellers spin tales based upon his or her own visual story. Hamlin’s paintings. The event, a in one work, for instance, a fundraiser for Children’s Hospital, young boy soaks up the spray ofa —_ begins at 11 a.m. shower as two parrots cling to the edge of the tub; in another, a little . girl hides behind a towering foot- + all orb] hii ~~ e board; in still another, a diminu- mask ingers bese abeding ONLY AT THESE 2 LOCATIONS: regal boudoir. , : North Vancouver Richmond + Says Hamlin, “I wanted these ry Park & Tilford Centre Blundell Centre paintings to have a twist, the fig- Brooksbank Ave. No. 2 Road ures not to be completely EVERYTHING instore on sale from 20 to 70% off! 980-6526 278-5574 explained so that the story would = azmeceeEaer OEE ; pr not be obvious. With these paint- irtgs people might think: ‘maybe save $20 that girl isn’t playing hide-and- Oe seek.’ ‘. “| do like people to see humor 4932 : “wn “ 1 - ny ra ut)“ syisn phonon te eat ‘ lighted keypad. i 0, Base station CB radio. Only a hard time seeing past the Black (43-8607) aap 49 Yo off 6 per store. 21-8500 humor. | want them to see the almond (43-8609). ‘ other side, too — something dark- ‘ 17528 Sisto Fea aoe Bale 59.95 er.” ; . SAVE $50. CB radio. It’s no accident that children ‘ HSS 21-1550. Reg. 129.95, sale 79.95 crop up so often in Hamlin’s work. As the mother of a six-year- old, she often finds herself preoc- : ; cupied with issues of safety, youth ; ? violence and child abuse. It’s dif- . LZ ficult to avoid such subjects, she he @ says, with the constant barrage of nz . ri . A) Flame Thrower racer abuse stories in the media. - SPECIAL BUY oe ale Ces i burns up the track. Only 30 “] tive a block away from a J o5 Fi i per store. 49 MHz. 60-9107 park and there’s no way! can let ie : : : om j a B) Turne Scorpion has not erent there b y himselt Ks : Save VHS VCR with on- per store. 49 MHz. 60-4096 not very nice,” she ] aments. “You Doorbell intercom. Lets you - $s screen programming. sng 4 try not to dwell on it, but | think speak to callers from any room save 20 Has remote. 16-527 : it's (his fears) coming out in my in your hame, 43-8176 $90 wes SAVES15. 410 game. Has paintings,” her voice cracking 3 stacking games, 1 train slightly. VCR Plus. Just enter code game. 100 per store. 60-2474. When we met, Hamlin had from TV listings for immediate gs ‘i ‘y ‘ Reg. 29.95 sale 14.95 programming set-up. Only 12 . just put the finishing touches on a Available in each store. 1218900 painting of a room with a sole : ene 4 occupant — a tiny waif brandish- : Save 5 ing a gun. . : ; $20 ‘ST “As the painting was coming alive, | thought: ‘God no, - : o ; # Portable AM/EM-stereo Wendy!” But | thought I could i i cassette player. Has Dolby pull it off, showing the child with : noise reduction and auto a gun and showing the irony of it reverse. 14-1089 too. When | was a kid we played . save Panasonic cowboys and Indians and itt was totally innocent. Now we don’t save 9 Panasonic stereo allow children to explore that side AMIFM-stereo receiver Has S100 si9044 aye aoe SAVE FROM 20 T? 50S, 0 eir nature.” igital synthesized tuning r . of mel Hamlin, who studied at the with 30 memory presets, With 19935 SAVE $100. Complete stereo system. Has 3-disc ON ALL SOFTWARE University of B.C. (where she met remote control. 31-2106 28687 CD changer. 13-1263. Reg. 449.95. sale 349.95 | Vancouver painter Gathie Falk, - - who inspired her and is stilla very | Everything in —_ ue epee preeresamane Sale ends strong influence), this show has the store is or aucanpen . ; ta July 31, '94 ; < PE . , proved to be among her most dif- ficult. must go! For one, she is stil] struggling y reer me i Checik the White Pages for the Hadio Soack store or participating dealer neat you — FP -) =e