Hannah Goodwin
Artist Statement:
I have been making art for as long as I can remember, working with a variety of materials, but with drawing a constant. The pieces I am currently immersed in are ink on mulberry paper, drawn with bamboo pens. The papers are usually handmade, with uneven edges, bits of fiber and a level of absorbency that, combined with the bamboo pens, helps me to slow down, to engage all of myself in the process. The ideas that spark the artworks come as images, phrases, or both, but are never so specific there isn’t room for change. For me, every drawing is a journey with only the roughest of maps. I love this.
Hopefully the work arrives at a place that invites someone to spend time with them, finding their own way in, through and around.
I have been making art for as long as I can remember, working with a variety of materials, but with drawing a constant. The pieces I am currently immersed in are ink on mulberry paper, drawn with bamboo pens. The papers are usually handmade, with uneven edges, bits of fiber and a level of absorbency that, combined with the bamboo pens, helps me to slow down, to engage all of myself in the process. The ideas that spark the artworks come as images, phrases, or both, but are never so specific there isn’t room for change. For me, every drawing is a journey with only the roughest of maps. I love this.
Hopefully the work arrives at a place that invites someone to spend time with them, finding their own way in, through and around.
Artist Bio:
I was fortunate to grow up in a family of makers, where creativity was a normal part of problem-solving for everyday needs and also for personal expression. Most of my jobs, starting when I was a teenager, have involved working with my hands or related to the arts in some way. For the past three decades or so I have been working at the intersection of accessibility and the arts, an area that is deeply important to me. I have a BFA from the Museum School/Tufts University, and a MFA from Mass College of Art and have exhibited in a variety of places and spaces. My website is currently in development, but until it is launched, please feel free to contact me at [email protected] with any questions.
I was fortunate to grow up in a family of makers, where creativity was a normal part of problem-solving for everyday needs and also for personal expression. Most of my jobs, starting when I was a teenager, have involved working with my hands or related to the arts in some way. For the past three decades or so I have been working at the intersection of accessibility and the arts, an area that is deeply important to me. I have a BFA from the Museum School/Tufts University, and a MFA from Mass College of Art and have exhibited in a variety of places and spaces. My website is currently in development, but until it is launched, please feel free to contact me at [email protected] with any questions.
