Falling in Love Again

See it, back there on the wall in the corner of the studio? That’s the next piece in my LineScape series. I started it last year and am now circling my way back toward reconnecting with it with plans of finishing it for a rapidly approaching exhibit that opens in May.

LineScape #31 […]

All Good Plans and Why I Have to Make Art

The Plan was a test, to try and let the little bundles rest for 30 days before the big reveal.

silk with eucalyptus, hibiscus, rose petals, tin can-wrapped, steamed, left to rest for 11 days

The reality is, after 11 days, I noticed the first signs of “little fuzzies” starting to appear on […]

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 […]

The Yin Yang of Creativity

Sweet Pea ©2006 Ayn Hanna, 60"x45", (cotton fabrics, cotton batting, cotton threads)

Completion

My first completed art work of 2012 happens to also be my second ever bed quilt (queen size). My first one was “Sweet Pea” (pictured above), a baby quilt for my friend Ginny’s boy, Ford. I finished stitching the […]

Being Bold When Making Changes: Learning to Be Comfortable Between the Trapezes

Living room picture window frame which is being replaced by a large sliding glass door.

Change is rarely a comfortable thing for we humans, even when it’s “good” change. We tend to be so “change adverse” that we’d rather stay stuck in a less-than-ideal-situation than risk making a change that would get us […]

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 […]