My Creative Process and Allowing Another Way

My Creative Process

I’m having one of those “in the flow” moments…… where words to describe my working process – at least the way it worked in creating my “Another Way” piece – seem ready to spill out.

"Another Way" ©2011, Ayn Hanna, 28"x12", Textile Painting

Allowing myself to become, following an intuitive […]

A bunch of new small works are emerging….

Small Tangled Webs and Wall Drawings emerging from within.

Several small textile paintings all in a row on the long arm machine, ready for stitching.

Tangled Web #5 revealing itself in stages:

Tangled Web 5, states 1(left) and 2(right).

The studio is abuzz with abundant creativity

And I’m so […]

My Earliest Self Portrait

I haven’t made many self portraits lately, but I did make several of them during my art school days.

"Self Portrait with Apron" © 1990 Ayn Hanna, 60" x 48", mixed media

The image above is a large mixed media self portrait drawing I did in grad school. I spent so many hours […]

Happy Veterans Day: A Navy Quilt Challenge Award Winner

"Keep Your Mach Up, Always Check Your Six" ©2010 Ayn Hanna, 41"x42", Textile Painting (Cotton Fabric, Fabric Paint & Ink, Cotton Thread, Cotton Batting)

Openings and Closings

“You are a Navy Quilt Challenge Winner!”

What a nice message to find in my email inbox on this Veterans’ Day. “Keep Your Mach Up, Always […]

Hand Stitching a New Wall Drawing

"Wall Drawing#3" ©2010 Ayn Hanna, 18" x 17.5", Textile Painting (cotton & velvet fabrics, fabric paint, cotton embroidery threads)

I started this latest piece from the Wall Drawing series during a Leslie Gabrielse workshop in September. I first posted some thoughts from this workshop experience here.

While the subject matter and imagery are […]

Board Game Redux: A New Art Card

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. […]

Drawing in the Expanded Field & Navy Quilts Update, Part 3

 

First of 2 quilts in progress for the Navy Quilting Challenge, loaded on the long arm and ready for quilting.

 

This past week has been a blur – day job, pilates, working on the 2 navy quilts, and an art show opening, Drawing in the Expanded Field, on Wed night.

Drawing […]

Photos from the opening reception of the “Simply irRESISTible” Show

Viewers enjoying the artwork, including my 2 Tangled Web textile paintings, at the opening reception of "Simply irRESISTible" at Some Things Looming Gallery in Reading, PA.

The Simply irRESISTible show opened on Sept. 12 with a reception that evening. Thanks to Gallery Managing Director, Rebekah Ritter, who posted some great photos, those of […]

Why I love Printmaking

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 […]

Dye Painting: Navy Quilts – Part 2

Simply irRESISTible show opens today at Some Things Looming Gallery in Reading, PA.

My Tangled Webs #1 and #4 are included in this show. If you’re in the Philadelphia, PA area, please check it out. There is an opening reception 4-6pm today and the show will be up through Nov14.

Click on the link above […]