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My hand-dyed fabric stacks An Informal Fabric Stack Project Last week on her blog, artist Lisa Call had a fun idea – have each of us that has stacks of fabric take photos of our stacks and post them on our blogs and then add a comment on her blog, so that we […] Deep Spaces Show Postcard One of my textile paintings, Along the Way, is included in the “Deep Spaces” exhibit which opened this week at the Latimer Quilt and Textile Center in Tillamook, OR. "Along the Way" (detail) ©Ayn Hanna, 45"x18", Textile Painting The Curator/Juror of the show, Larkin Jean Van Horn, […] 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 […] I made this drawing one morning when I was staying in a downtown Denver high rise hotel. Upon opening the curtains, I was so taken by the abstract images I saw in the reflections of the windows in the building across the street, I sat down and started recording them on a small piece of […] 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 […] It’s the wintry blah time and right on schedule, we’ve had some of the coldest – just want to make you curl up in your jammies all day under a blanket by a fire, eating soup and watching movies – weather of the season. I haven’t actually done any of that curling up stuff, I […] "Play Date" ©2010 Ayn Hanna, 10.5"x11", Textile Painting (cotton fabrics mostly hand-dyed by the artist, cotton threads machine and hand stitched) Up until a few hours ago, I thought my word for the year was going to be BREATHE. In fact, I have a draft blog post almost completed about why I was […] "Tangled Web #10" © Ayn Hanna, 17"x12", Textile Painting (cotton fabric hand-dyed and discharged by the artist, cotton batting, cotton threads) mounted to canvas Happy New Year! My mind is spinning, awash in all the things that this time of year usually brings about: Reflection, acknowledgement, and appreciation of all that I experienced, […] Long arm quilting machine with a new quilt top loaded for demo of machine. Thanks to all our friends, supporters, and colleagues, our Studio Open House event was a big success! While we had a constant flow of visitors all afternoon and evening and enjoyed visiting with friends old and new, we didn’t […] |
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