New Work – “Mad Hatter”

New Work. Fewer Words. More Story.

"Mad Hatter" © Ayn Hanna Textile Painting, 29.5 x 27.5 in

"Mad Hatter" (detail) © Ayn Hanna

"Mad Hatter" (detail) © Ayn Hanna

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Art and Garden Parties

Weekend Road Trip – Art Parties

Is it really Monday? The weekend was a blur – It’s great to have such a creative family, although 2 solo show openings (one in Denver and one in Steamboat) on the same weekend is pretty over the top.

My partner, Barbara Gilhooly had a reception for her solo […]

LineScape #14 – An Entangled Dream LineScape

Continued from here and here, I’ve now finished my first piece in the LineScape series which contains some significant hand stitching. I’m really loving the look and feel of the hand stitching as well as the meditative (problem solving) time I get while doing the stitching.

LineScape #14, 42" x 36", (cotton fabrics […]

In Fits and Starts: Another Work in Progress Wednesday

More pictures, less words.

Here’s the piece I’ve been working on. See how it’s changed in the past week?

Work in progress ©Ayn Hanna

Little by little it’s revealing itself to me.

One moment, I have no idea what’s next, but force (discipline) myself to stay with it and next thing I know, […]

The Yin Yang of Creativity

Sweet Pea ©2006 Ayn Hanna, 60"x45", (cotton fabrics, cotton batting, cotton threads)

Completion

My first completed art work of 2012 happens to also be my second ever bed quilt (queen size). My first one was “Sweet Pea” (pictured above), a baby quilt for my friend Ginny’s boy, Ford. I finished stitching the […]

Along the Way in Deep Spaces

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, […]

The Next Best Thing to Playing in the Mud

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 […]

5th Floor Reflections – Drawing in My Textile Art

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 […]

Start Where You Are

"Along The Way" (detail) ©Ayn Hanna 45"x18", Textile painting (discharged whole cloth cotton, cotton batting, cotton thread)

It’s been over a month since my last post, a rather long unplanned blog break. Huge changes taking place, and I’ve been thinking a lot – about cycles and circles and changes, completion and initiation, deadlines […]

Pass It On! Art Show Opening in Longmont, CO

Quick Announcement! My artwork is included in the Pass It On Art Quilt Show which opens this Friday, 1/14 at the Old Firehouse Art Center in Longmont, CO. The show opens with a reception Friday night and will be up through Feb 18.

I wrote about this invitational challenge and posted my piece that I […]