Panthers and Tigers and Whales, oh My!

Nose of an F-8U Crusader plane, dye painted on fabric

Since “Captain Bill” (the subject of my textile painting entry for the Navy Quilt Show) was a Naval Aviator and Test Pilot, he flew all manner of aircraft. I have a list of at least 13 different planes he’s flown, and that’s only […]

In the Flow

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 […]

Feeling My Way and New Work in Progress

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, […]

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 […]

Art Quilt Show at Infinity Gallery

Triathlon Swim Start (c) Ayn Hanna (28"x43") Textile Painting (cotton fabric, fabric paint, cotton batting, cotton and rayon thread)

My “Triathlon Swim Start” textile painting has been juried into an online Art Quilt Show that opens today at Infinity Gallery. The show will be exhibited online through August 15th.

This piece […]

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 […]