It’s been a weird week of emotions. 2 art exhibit openings and my wedding coming up in early September have had me on a good high. But news of a local artist friend being hospitalized in critical condition (because he was beaten by some as-yet-unknown persons while confronting them for shooting off fireworks at 12:30 […] Two Art Business trips – check. Teaching a 2 Day Workshop – check. My first big solo show in Boulder opening the night before my workshop – check. All of these things happening this month – priceless (and a little nutty too)! Hardcore evidence of the law-of-attraction in motion. silk eco-dyed with roses, […] One of the great mysteries of the Universe for many Artists is how to achieve success making a living doing the work we love to do. We each have our own struggles (resistance) to overcome and have to find our own way. But how to do it, where to start? “LineScape #27″, […] Our little black bear. The image of this sweet confused young bear’s face is burned into my mind. A week ago, we raised the deck door window shade, and much to our surprise and delight, there she was – sitting sideways under the pine tree, looking back at us with as much surprise […] "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 […] 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 […] Small Tangled Webs and Wall Drawings emerging from within. Several small textile paintings all in a row on the long arm machine, ready for stitching. Tangled Web #5 revealing itself in stages: Tangled Web 5, states 1(left) and 2(right). The studio is abuzz with abundant creativity And I’m so […] (c) 1990 Ayn Hanna, Self Portrait, Mixed Media drawing w/cloth apron, 60"x48" It’s hot, hot, hot here in CO. The summer heat is upon us and the year half gone. So many wonderful things are happening with my life and art career and time is racing by. I was doing a quick check-in […] Tangled Web #4 (c) 2010 Ayn Hanna (24"x24") Textile Painting (cotton canvas, cotton fabric hand-dyed by the artist, paint, paint sticks, metallic thread I wrote a post last month about Feeling My Way where I introduced my work-in-progress on these Tangled Web textile paintings. It’s been very intriguing to me how these pieces […] Finding the Feeling Place Tangled Web #1 (in progress) (c) 2010 Ayn Hanna (24" x 24") Textile Painting (cotton canvas, hand-dyed cotton, fabric paint, paint sticks) Time is flying by and it’s been awhile since my last post. I have been busy with multiple tasks – the day job, […] |
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