Looking Back, Looking Forward

As the temperature drops below zero and the snow gently falls on this, the night before the last of 2014, I’m so grateful for my bright warm home and studio, and all the memories of a really big year.

My booth at the 2014 ACC Baltimore Show.

2014 – I got Married and […]

Use Everything You’ve Got: ACC Baltimore Part 4

Four lessons learned and Why I’ll Do It Again

That’s me at the start of the 2007 Steamboat Triathlon

A few years ago I was strategizing with my triathlon coach about managing my energy and body throughout an upcoming race to make sure I finished strong with my best performance. The run […]

Everything’s New All Over Again

So here we are, 2013 – the whirl and whiz of year end holidays are but a blur and the reality of a new year is setting in.

The New Year’s Eve Gala in Telluride was a smashing success, and a whole lot of fun! (Snow, cold, mountains, a great feast, meeting lots of great […]

Seasons Greetings and Holiday Show Photos

Wishing you a very safe, merry, love-filled Holiday Season and best wishes for a wonderful New Year to come!

Holiday Show Photos

Our 2012 Hanna-Hooly Holiday Open House was a big fun party with a non-stop flow of visitors throughout the entire day. We estimate we saw around 200 people […]

Make a List Monday

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 […]

Got Brown?

"Snowflake" ornaments

So Conflicted

It’s the most ideal time of year for gathering windfall leaves and doing some eco-dyeing, but since my show at Gallery 360 in MN opens in just 2.5 weeks, I’m instead stationed at my sewing machine on nights and weekends, creating a few more small LineScape textile paintings and […]

From Golf Balls to Art

“Damn, I only have a hundred (dollar bill)”, the man said, as he started to put back the group of golf balls he’d selected from our egg crates.

“Hey wait!” my brother said. “We can make change for that.” He motioned the man to come over to where I was standing, at the other end […]

Snake – A Year of Change

work in progress ©Ayn Hanna (MX reactive dye breakdown printing on cotton fabric)

(I have ~14 works in progress in the studio right now and I’ll share some of them in upcoming posts. The one above was made using a breakdown dye printing process, demonstrated in this video by Committed to Cloth.)

Change […]

My 2012 Goals

"LineScape #1" ©Ayn Hanna, 19"x20.5", Textile Painting

This is the first time I’ve published my list of Goals for the year.

I’ve established goals in previous years, often carrying them around in my head rather than writing them down. Although I feel like I’ve accomplished many of the goals I’ve set (or at […]

Accomplishments in 2011

"LineScape #10" ©Ayn Hanna, 12"x12", Textile Painting

Above, one of my new textile paintings from my new “LineScapes” series. I started this new series in Nov 2011. It is based on my love of maps. I’ll elaborate more in a future post.

As 2012 is off and running, I’m awash in looking both […]