Category: Exhibitions

Gnomes vs Snowmen Opening Pics

Posted on November 8, 2011November 8, 2011 by Anna

Update: You can now download the show catalog at the gallery hanahou website!

Erika at gallery hanahou just sent me photos from last Thursday’s opening of Gnomes vs Snowmen!

It was an incredible evening for me: wonderful to finally unveil the epic battle, so great to have the support of friends, and a pleasure to meet new people!

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Me being very happy!

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I have many people to thank for helping make the show happen: gallery hanahou and Pictoplasma, Cascade Yarns, and awesome knitters Faith Hale, Tomo Tanaka, Lisa Tomko, and Angela Tong. Thank you all!!!

Gnomes vs Snowmen will be up through November 18th at gallery hanahou in NYC. (You can also download the show catalog at the gallery website.)

Of course, more photos of the pieces are coming soon too!

Gnomes vs Snowmen Opens Today!!

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Anna

The battle commences today! Gnomes vs. Snowmen opens at gallery hanahou starting at noon today for the Pictoplasma Festival Character Walk. If you’re in the NYC area, join me tonight for the opening reception at 6-8 pm!

To give you an idea of what my past few weeks have been like, this is what my table looked like two days ago:

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And my desk:

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Chaos!

I’ll post actual photos from the show very soon, of course. Whether or not you can make it to the show in person, I have a question for you:

Who are YOU rooting for??

Gnomes vs Snowmen Opens Thursday!

Posted on November 1, 2011November 1, 2011 by Anna

It’s almost time for the big fight! My new show, Gnomes vs Snowmen, opens this Thursday at gallery hanahou in NYC. It’s been an exhausting two months-plus putting together this show, but for me, it might be my most exciting project to date.

The show is made up of 45 foot-long panels that will be exhibited along the walls of the gallery. Here’s a little sneak peek of two of them!

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The Carrot Caper is a success!

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Snowmen build a Weapon of Mass Destruction

You can see a few more pieces in the pre-sale catalog PDF.

If you’re in the NYC area, I hope to see you at the reception (6-8 pm this Thursday), or stop by while the show is up through November 18th.

In association with this year’s Pictoplasma NYC festival, gallery hanahou is excited to bring you the second installment of Anna Hrachovec’s miniature knit world, Mochimochi Land. The battle begins November 3rd, as a part of the Pictoplasma Character Walk!

Show dates: November 3rd – 18th
Opening reception: Thursday, November 3rd, 6-8pm
RSVP: info@galleryhanahou.com
(Please note: You do not need a Pictoplasma pass & there is no admission fee to view this exhibit)

This show presented in partnership with:

Bad Snowman

Posted on October 25, 2011October 25, 2011 by Anna

You know what happens to snowmen who are naughty in gnome territory?

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They get sent to mushroom jail.

As you can probably guess, this is from Gnomes vs Snowmen! It’s opening in just over a week, so things are crazy around here. I’ll post more soon!

Gnomes Gnomes Gnomes

Posted on October 17, 2011October 17, 2011 by Anna

Before they get assigned roles in the epic battle, let’s enjoy this pile of 100 or so gnomes, shall we?

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And here’s the official show info!

gallery hanahou will soon be overtaken by the tiny gnomes, snowmen, and the fuzzy bunnies that inhabit Mochimochi Land! Fiber artist Anna Hrachovec will create a miniature epic battle scene rife with cuteness and chaos as sworn enemies, Gnomes and Snowmen, fight it out for control over carrot supplies and herds of cuddly bunnies, with as much pathos and violence as knitted toys can summon.

Inspired by the 11th century Bayeux Tapestry depicting the Norman conquest of England, the installation is a study of iconic characters and their physical limits within the technical constraints of knitting. The three dimensional, linear scene plays out along the walls of gallery hanahou in a series of 40+ panels.

Melting snowmen, flattened gnomes, candy cane fights, and a super-secret third invader are just some of the fun that awaits…

We hope you can experience the chaos that will ensue at the opening on November 3rd!

This show presented in partnership with:

Gnomes and Snowmen vs Me

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Anna

My Gnomes vs. Snowmen show is just about three weeks away now, and I’m in full adrenaline mode trying to stay on top of the work I need to do for it. Here’s a look at my primary work station over the past week:

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The contraption in the foreground is my newest love, a knitting machine! I finally took the plunge and got the Silver Reed LK 150 model that’s available from the Lion Brand Yarn Studio. It has pretty much transformed how I think about knitting, at least knitting that I have to get done really fast.

I’m going to have to blog about it in more detail later, because I need to get back to knitting right now!

Oh, I’ve received a few requests for the Tiny Pumpkin pattern. I wish it was something that I could publish before Halloween, but I have to be realistic about what I can take on this month. (I already have a big list of projects to work on once I finish the show.) But I promise that you haven’t seen the last of Tiny Pumpkin! In the meantime, don’t forget that I put a free pattern for candy corn on the blog last year. They’re zero calories!

Gnomes vs. Snowmen this November in NYC

Posted on October 4, 2011October 5, 2011 by Anna

I’m super-excited to announce that I’m working on a new solo show for the fall!

“Gnomes vs. Snowmen: The Battle for Mochimochi Land” will open November 3rd at gallery hanahou in NYC. The installation will be an epic knitted battle scene between two of my favorite characters. Lots of cuteness and chaos is promised, with a cast of hundreds!

The show will be part of the Character Walk for the upcoming Pictoplasma Festival in NYC, but it’s also open to everyone through November 18th.

If you’re in the NYC area, I hope to see you at the opening on November 3rd, at 6-8 pm (RSVP to info@galleryhanahou.com). I’ll also be sharing lots of pics from the show here on the blog.

“Get Hooked” at Tante Netty, The Netherlands

Posted on August 25, 2011August 25, 2011 by Anna

According to my web stats, 155 people from The Netherlands visited my website last week. So this news is for my Dutch readers (and others in Europe, too—those countries are all so close together)!

Along with works by Thomas C. Chung, some of my knitted pieces and fiber art will be on exhibit for the next two months at Tante Netty gallery in The Netherlands. “Get Hooked” will open on September 4th and will be on exhibit through October 30th. The gallery is also organizing other urban crafting events around Dutch Design Week at the end of October.

Visitors will be able to see my Giant Yarn Ball in the Sky, along with 50 selected Tiny Things from my blog series.

And knitted paint by Thomas C. Chung will also be on exhibit—I really wish I could see this in person!

Here’s the official show info:

Second exhibition gallery Tante Netty: Get Hooked!

On Sunday September 4th, Tante Netty opens the exhibition Get Hooked! With its second exhibition, the only Dutch offline blog gallery shows the reinvention of the craft of knitting. The exhibition features works of the online popular artists and urban knitters Anna ‘Mochimochi Land’ Hrachovec (US) and Thomas C. Chung (AU). Local urban knitters present their work as well. The exhibition runs from September 4th until October 30st. During Dutch Design Week (October 23/30), visitors can join tag knitting workshops, yarn bombing parties and guerrilla knitting events.

Tante Netty gallery is a really interesting space, so even if you have no way to get there in person, the website is certainly worth a visit!