Woven LineScape

Influenced by Jude Hill’s Contemporary Boro teachings, I’ve been working to incorporate some fabric weaving into my work.  Here’s my latest piece in the LineScape series, almost complete:

LineScape #15 in progress, layered cotton fabrics, stitching (12"x12") ©Ayn Hanna

I’ve combined some of my own hand-dyed fabrics with some old soft used stripey fabric which I found recently at a thrift store.  Repurposing worn cloth is one of the boro qualities, as is Layering.  Worn cloth and layering, materials and techniques that just seem right to me.  I’m finding an even stronger connection to the cloth pieces, their texture, weave and softness.  And, I’m also exploring the hand-stitching, ever so slowly.

Save the Date – June 23/24 Ft. Collins Studio Tour

Want to see my work in person?  I’ll have the piece above and many other artworks on display during the Ft. Collins Studio Tour in June.  Free Maps showing all the 30+ studio locations in the tour can be picked up at local libraries and the Lincoln Center.  My partner and I are participating as “Hanna-Hooly” studios in this year’s tour – look for us under that name on the map.

My studio will be open to the public both days from 10am-5pm and I’ll be available to talk with visitors about my process and answer any questions.  I’ll have a number of completed textile paintings, some work in progress, as well as some art cloth and hand-dyed fabrics on display.

There will also be a studio tour “sampler” Exhibition at the Lincoln Center Art Gallery, June 8-24.  This is an excellent opportunity to see a sample of work from all of the 50+ artists that will be participating in this year’s tour.  There will also be an opening reception for this sampler show on June 15, 5-8pm – a chance to meet all of the participating artists.

I can’t believe the studio tour is only about a month away….time for me to get back to stitching!