Hand Stitching a New Wall Drawing

"Wall Drawing#3" ©2010 Ayn Hanna, 18" x 17.5", Textile Painting (cotton & velvet fabrics, fabric paint, cotton embroidery threads)

I started this latest piece from the Wall Drawing series during a Leslie Gabrielse workshop in September. I first posted some thoughts from this workshop experience here.

While the subject matter and imagery are […]

November 4th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: About Me, Art Process, Drawing, Images, textile paintings | 4 comments - (Comments are closed)

Fabric has “history”. Paint does not.

High Peaks Camp, Estes Park, CO

During this past weekend, I got to attend an Art workshop at the High Peaks Camp in Estes Park. 15 other textile artists and I spent 3 days learning from Leslie Gabrielse, a fabulous fiber artist from The Netherlands.

I have admired Leslie’s work from the first […]

September 22nd, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Art Process, Art Quilting Process, Artists, Drawing, Lectures and Workshops, textile paintings | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)

Are You Ready for Some Football (and ART)?

"Mixed Salad" (c) 2007 Ayn Hanna, 11.5"x11.5" Textile painting (cotton fabric, cotton batting, cotton threads)

September. Fall. One of my favorite times of the year.

The smell of hatch’s green chilis roasting at the farmers’ markets, crisp morning air, Baseball playoffs just around the corner, FOOTBALL season starting, and lots of ART going […]

August 31st, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Artists, Exhibitions, Lectures and Workshops, Printmaking, textile paintings | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)