For those that haven’t been to visit my studio, or that have only been here during planned Studio Tour visits (when my studio is all cleaned up for visitors!), I thought I’d give you a glimpse of what the studio really looks like most of the time, when I’m in the middle of my creative […]
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LineScape #12 (Fields and Highways) ©2011 Ayn Hanna, 31.5"x40", Textile Painting (cotton fabrics hand-dyed and silk screened by the artist, cotton stitching) M.A.P.S. * M.A.P.S * M.A.P.S Remember those treasure maps from teen adventure stories, oftentimes one of the few visual pages in a paperback full of text? And board games too, the […] Here’s the piece I’ve got on my design wall right now. Untitled (in progress) ©Ayn Hanna It began as a piece of cloth that I had screenprinted a pattern on. I left this cloth on my studio wall for months, living with it and contemplating what it wanted to become. Eventually, an image […] Our little black bear. The image of this sweet confused young bear’s face is burned into my mind. A week ago, we raised the deck door window shade, and much to our surprise and delight, there she was – sitting sideways under the pine tree, looking back at us with as much surprise […] Thanks to my brother Paul, here is a video virtual tour of my studio as it was set up for the Fort Collins Studio Tour in June: In the part of the studio where my long arm quilting machine lives, I hung several newly completed textile paintings, including several small kitschy cowgirl pieces on […] Eco dyeing with natural plant materials! Eco Dyeing supplies: plant material, string, cotton and silk fabric, metal pieces. My friend Diedre Adams attended an India Flint workshop at this year’s SDA conference in Minneapolis, and shared her experience in 2 great blog posts. Who knew you could make cool art cloth by picking […] 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 […] "Finding a Way" ©2011 Ayn Hanna, 28"x12", Textile Painting (discharged cotton fabric, cotton batting, cotton thread) Wow, it’s been awhile….and so much going on. In the last few weeks, I have: Finished 2 pieces for upcoming shows (including the one above for the SDA members show at the annual conference in MN this […] 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 […] 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 […] |
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