My Fabric Stack(s)

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 […]

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, […]

5 Easy Tips for Exploring Fabric Surface Design Techniques

"tribal" art cloth ©2011 Ayn Hanna, hand-dyed cotton fabric with silkscreen print

Early last month I got to attend Judith Traeger’s “Exploring the Surface” workshop which was a program offered through my local Rocky Mountain Creative Quilters’ Guild. Judith is a very well-known, internationally exhibited quilt artist and teacher, and one of the […]

The Eagle has Landed: Navy Textile Paintings Done and Delivered

 

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

 

It feels like graduation, and like working in a factory. After several weeks of emails, web research, sketching, designing, dye-painting, carving, stamping, stenciling and stitching, the Navy […]

Fabric has “history”. Paint does not.

High Peaks Camp, Estes Park, CO

During this past weekend, I got to attend an Art workshop at the High Peaks Camp in Estes Park. 15 other textile artists and I spent 3 days learning from Leslie Gabrielse, a fabulous fiber artist from The Netherlands.

I have admired Leslie’s work from the first […]

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 […]

Wall Drawing Finished

Wall Drawing (c) 2010 Ayn Hanna (36" x 44") Textile Painting (cotton fabric, cotton thread)

Finally finished this textile painting and am happy with the results. It’s been a great learning process – figuring my way through merging the processes that I’ve used in my woodcut printmaking with the way that I’m working […]

A New Perspective

Wall Drawing v4 (c) Ayn Hanna, 36"x44" Textile Painting (cotton fabric, cotton thread)

My Wall Drawing textile painting is nearing completion. By photographing the progress of this piece along the way, it has helped me to evaluate “the next move” with it and to see it more objectively, giving me a chance to […]

Spring has sprung!

In addition to being an Artist and a full-time IT Project Manager (by day), I’m also a Triathlete. I’ve been looking forward to the warmer weather and the start of my Windsor Triathlon Club’s team workouts which will be starting up again in May. I really miss the camaraderie of the group workouts during the […]

Welcome to my new Blog!

While my background is in printmaking and I still love etching and woodcut, I’ve most recently been exploring the textile medium. I was introduced to “art quilting” by a friend of mine a few years ago and I was immediately drawn to this new genre. I love the feel of natural fibers and the luscious […]