In my last post, I talked about the cool handmade card collage I received in the mail last week from artist Annie Vought. Annie is doing a project to check and see if our regular old US postal system still works, given that we all seem to communicate only via computers and phones these days. […]
I miss the good old days of getting hand-written cards and letters in the US postal mail, holding an artwork in my hands that another person had just been holding and writing or drawing upon only a few days earlier. I still have a box filled with some of my favorite cards and letters I’ve […]
Tunnel ©1990 Ayn Hanna, 9"x7", linocut
Some of my etchings and woodcuts will be on view at “Proof No. 1: The Art Lab Printmaking Experience BIG SHOW” at ART Lab in downtown Fort Collins, opening this Friday, Sept 17. The show of local contemporary printmakers’ work will be open Sept 17/18 and 24/25 […]
"Dream #1 – Alchemy" (c)2010 Ayn Hanna, 18"x24", Textile Painting (cotton fabric, cotton thread, cotton batting)
I completed this textile painting back in Jan this year. It is for an invitational quilt challenge sponsored by Machine Quilting Unlimited Magazine which I participated in along with 11 other artists. I had to wait to […]
I’m pissed. My fierce-ness is flying freely right now and it’s a good time for everyone to give me a wide, wide birth. I’m responsible for my own happiness, and yep, my own anger too. Truth is, I’m actually really deep down very, very sad, and mad at myself for creating this situation I’m in.
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Williamsburg Bridge (c) 1993 Ayn Hanna (15 3/4" x 11 3/4") Soft Ground Etching
The image above is one of 8 of my prints (etchings, a woodcut, and a collograph print) that are included in the Proof No. 1 Preview Show at Art Lab Fort Collins, on view now through end of the […]
In my last post, I showed pictures of my fabric dyeing experiments in progress. Here are the pictures showing how the dyeing experiments turned out:
Resist dye experiment after curing and washing
Compare the above photo to the one in my earlier post of what it looked like before washing out. The end […]
Finding the Feeling Place
Tangled Web #1 (in progress) (c) 2010 Ayn Hanna (24" x 24") Textile Painting (cotton canvas, hand-dyed cotton, fabric paint, paint sticks)
Time is flying by and it’s been awhile since my last post. I have been busy with multiple tasks – the day job, […]
It’s been a very busy week between the day job, triathlon training, and competing in my first triathlon event of this season. It’s good to have done the local event – Pelican Fest Triathlon although it took me a couple days to recover.
I am a bit of a sports freak […]
Triathlon Swim Start (c) Ayn Hanna (28"x43") Textile Painting (cotton fabric, fabric paint, cotton batting, cotton and rayon thread)
My “Triathlon Swim Start” textile painting has been juried into an online Art Quilt Show that opens today at Infinity Gallery. The show will be exhibited online through August 15th.
This piece […]
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