See it, back there on the wall in the corner of the studio? That’s the next piece in my LineScape series. I started it last year and am now circling my way back toward reconnecting with it with plans of finishing it for a rapidly approaching exhibit that opens in May.
LineScape #31 in progress. © Ayn Hanna
I always have several pieces in progress in the studio and depending on show deadlines as well as which piece I’m most energized about, that’s where I’ll focus. Sometimes, like in this case, a piece spends several months on my design wall and I’ll work on it sparingly, as the next steps of what it needs become clear.
Deadlines are helpful for busting through creative blocks and ushering decisions to resolve the work, often uncovering new paths toward completion, which in turn draws me back in to falling in love with the piece once again.
After a few sessions reconnecting, I’m on my way with ideas to resolve this piece and know that as it evolves, more will become clearer – just like as you get further down the path, you can see more on the horizon. My goal is to finish this over the next few weeks for a 2 person show that opens mid-May in Albuquerque, NM.
More on that show soon, but first, I have an exhibition that opens this week, April 1st at Ryan James Fine Arts gallery in Kirkland, WA and it will be up through May 30th.
Seven pieces from my LineScape series are included in this show about Maps, along with works in multiple mediums by over 40 artists from around the globe. I’m intrigued to see the many ways that artists interpret maps and happy that I’ll get to see it all in person at the opening event on Thursday, April 9. If you’re in the vicinity, I hope you’ll come for the opening – it would be lovely to see you!
Congratulations – your energy is amazing!
Thanks, yours is as well 🙂