“Drift”, textile painting (eco-printed wool, cotton, stitching), 24 x 17 inches © Ayn Hanna
“Drift” (above) is now part of the Fairview Ridges Hospital collection and will be hung in the Cancer Clinic in Burnsville, MN.
SOFA Chicago
Visiting the windy city in early Nov to see the SOFA show, I was reminded how much I really do love about big cities, and how long it’s been since I’ve been to one. Getting off the plane at Midway, all I could think was Wow, there are A LOT of people here and they’re all on their phones! (I really don’t get out much.)
65 Galleries, including several very cool International Galleries took part in this year’s show in the beautiful Festival Hall at the Navy Pier. There was an abundance of glass (although I heard there was less of it than last year) and not very much textile work. On the bright side, much of the textile work I did see had sold.
This was my first year exhibiting at the show and my gallery was encouraged by the response to my work. So, I’m planning to exhibit at SOFA again next year with a larger display of my work.
Blue Chicago
SOFA was pretty cool all right. And being in Chicago, even for a short weekend, we absolutely HAD to see some live Blues music. We found the place that hosts the best women blues singers – a small club called Blue Chicago. Wow, what a treat! We danced and sang along all night long with the Shirley Johnson Blues Band, taking in every last note we could, right up till closing time. Man, that “Sweetheart of the Blues” can sing and her band rocks the house.
Hanna-Gilhooly Holiday Open House Hiatus
With such a big year of shows (9 total with 1 still in progress and 2 opening this week) AND a wedding, well, we’ve decided to take this year off from hosting our annual Holiday Open House and do a “virtual” Open Studio instead. So, I have recently added some new items to my online store and am offering a 25% discount on all items through Dec. 16. Just click the “store” tab on the menu bar above if you’d like to take a look. If you find something in the shop you like, use code 25BGNAH during checkout to receive the discount.
Thanks for supporting my art,
