Octoblurrr Art-a-whirl

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, […]

“You can’t get it wrong” and 7 other thoughts about making a living as an Artist

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″, […]

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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A little GREEN for the Irish in all of us!

Happy St. Pat’s Day! Although mostly Swedish, I have some Irish roots too. Here’s some GREEN in honor of the day….

LineScape #21 textile painting (WIP) detail #1

This piece has been in progress for a couple years now. I’ve recently been re-inspired to finish it as it plays well with the other […]

Be the (Golf) Ball

It might be a Zen thing. It’s definitely my favorite recurring dream.

I’m playing golf, enjoying the great outdoors, warm weather & sunshine. Feeling good and strong physically and emotionally, swinging the club. I tee up the ball, take a practice swing or two, and launch a great drive (I know it’s so because of […]

Color and Dreams

Carpet is in! Painting is finished! And we’re on the verge of getting the living room, bath room, and dining room back together again.

(clockwise from upper left) living room with new ceiling, carpet, lighting, and paint; bathroom with new carpet, paint; new ceiling fan; new carpet on the stairs.

After a month […]

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 […]