“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″, […]

Sometimes I feel like a Duck

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 […]

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, […]