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See it, back there on the wall in the corner of the studio? That’s the next piece in my LineScape series. I started it last year and am now circling my way back toward reconnecting with it with plans of finishing it for a rapidly approaching exhibit that opens in May. LineScape #31 […] Recuperative studio time. Quiet reflection, drawing marks on the cloth with wet paste, watching the image disappear as the paste dries in the sun, then magically re-appear with the steam. The wind took a break for a day. The sun was warm, the cloth cooperative, giving up it’s color without too much fight. March 20th, 2014 | Tags: art and business, creative process, in the studio, making art | Category: Art Business, Art Process, Being An Artist, creative process, Making Art, The Studio | 7 comments - (Comments are closed) An irresistible urge to Paint Do you ever feel so constrained, and boxed-in by the stifling structure of the day job, that you need to find some way of breaking free and letting loose? I sure do. And funny thing is, even working with the textile medium (at least in the way that I do) […] I’d be lost without my lists. My brain seems to be going in so many directions most of the time. My lists are my anchors in the sea of chaos. Especially this time of year, with the holidays approaching and 3 shows to prepare for in the next 2 months, my lists will keep me […] Where to begin when you don’t know what to say? I’m reminded of Pema Chodron’s words/book, “Start Where You Are”. And so I will. It’s been 10 days now since our family suffered the unexpected loss of our dear sister/mother/daughter, ShaRae – and it still just doesn’t seem real. We miss her terribly. We are […] It began with a business meeting doodle:
I’ve been feeling circles lately. Inward and outward spirals, rings, orbits, orbs, dots, fullness, round, connectors, overlaps, snowflakes, whatever. And next came this:
And this:
on the screens I made today. […] After my Artist’s Talk last Monday, I was in a meditative mood this past week. I spent many hours taking apart all these silk ties – prepping them to be usable for my textile work. ties on the lines Thinking about the making while doing something else Doing things like this is a […] 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 […] 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 […] 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 […] |
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