Hannah was born and raised in Michigan. From an early age, she was drawn to creative outlets including drawing, painting, and digital art. After graduating from college, she pursued a full time career in graphic design. In 2011, she moved to Portland, Oregon and quickly fell in love with the city and the broader Pacific Northwest. Beginning in 2017, she shifted her focus away from commercial design to develop her own art practice. She currently resides and maintains a studio in the St. Johns neighborhood.
"My art practice is formed around the collaborative dance between human consciousness and the natural world we so briefly inhabit. I find inspiration in the patterns and markings of time found in shell ridges, tree rings, and sedimentary layers below our feet, our own fingerprint ridges, each depicting a unique and never-replicable story. My process allows for the natural world to leave its fingerprints next to my own: encouraging ink to run and dry as it pleases; allowing material to tear without controlling its path; capturing the shadow of netting moving in the breeze in a cyanotype. I often take a back seat to what emerges, responding with my own structure, arrangement, or interpretation. My work reflects upon our relationship with the natural world around us, and the natural landscapes within us, exploring how psychology shapes the ways we perceive, connect, and coexist with both." |
Media: Collage | Mixed Media | Printmaking | Sculpture
Studio Number: 6
Address: 6635 N Baltimore Ave #229 Portland OR 97203
Community: N Portland
Accessibility: Not Wheelchair accessible (small elevator, long walk)
Email: me@hannahtheiss.com
Website: hannah-prints.com
Instagram: @hannah_theiss_studio
