You don’t know what you don’t know

What a difference a year makes – At this time last year, I was climbing a steep learning curve, preparing to exhibit in my first ACC Baltimore show and dealing with a lot of unknowns. This year, I get the benefit of having been through that fire, with a much greater understanding of the big […]

Survival & Self-Reliance: Visual Autobiography Part 5

What’s your earliest vivid childhood memory?

Fear and Courage, the adrenaline rush of believing I was going to die, at age 3 and a half.

Growing up in Topeka, KS (aka Tornado Alley) summer time meant lightning bugs, hot humid days, and too many killer tornadoes. June 8, 1966, I rode […]

More Personal Badges: Visual Autobiography Part 4

During my 21 year career in high tech, I’ve worked for 4 Silicon Valley technology companies in a variety of roles – HR and IT Strategic Business Planning, Project Management, Executive Coaching and Facilitation, and Employee Relations to name several.

In the early 2000’s, although I was living in CO, my role required me to […]

Visual Autobiography Part 3: More Personal Badges

A couple of notable transient “states of being” I acknowledge

Wait for it….

“Patience”, 5 x 5 inches, mini textile painting, ©2014 Ayn Hanna

At times that patience wears thin and passion takes over…

“Angry Girl”, 5 x 5.5 inches, mini textile painting ©2014 Ayn […]

Visual Autobiography Part 2

More Badges

Here’s a few more I’ve made in the past week:

“Catcher”, 5 x 4 inches, mini textile painting ©2014 Ayn Hanna

Softball…One of my great loves. I would play on any day in any way. I would play in the snow and on the go, in any weather or with a […]

Badges: A Visual Autobiography – New Works in Progress

With 3 exhibitions coming up within the next 3 months, I’ve been focused on getting my studio practice revved back up and have several new works in progress.

One of my upcoming shows is “Must Love Art”, a large collaborative show with my partner Barbara Gilhooly, opening on Sept. 5th at the CCC Gallery […]