Anyone for Entropy?| Radical Beauty in Loss | Susan Hensel Textile Art As time passes, and things in and around us degrade and begin to fall apart, I seek the inherent beauty in it all! Experience Radical Beauty in Loss: The good lord knows that none of us escape our own end…. […]
Lambent Journey Tools | New work| Susan Hensel Projects I just finished a new iteration growing out of the Neotectonic series It is always curious to me how things happen to become. As a sculptor, I am materially oriented. I first think of materials and what each can do. Can it bend? Can it fold? Can it hold its shape? What happens if I make it bigger? what happens if I make it smaller? How about pink? How about another color? How can I incorporate it, whatever it might be? Does it need metal? Plumbing parts? And then, only then, do I wonder what it is saying to me! […]
Bioluminescent Disarray? | Susan Hensel Projects |Susan Hensel Textile Art Thanksgiving is nearly here and the 2024 US presidential election is done. It is a time a transition and disarray for all of us all across the political spectrum. So what do I do in response? I make art that looks deeply into the disarray and creates mystery and beauty, because, in the end…what else have we? […]
“Hey, Marge…Have you seen Susan recently? View new Textile Art by Susan Hensel “I hear she got her mojo back?” REALLY? It sometimes seems like I’ve been sleeping, or drifting around underwater, amorphous, like jellyfish or plankton, settling like Marine Sediment. View more textile art below. Other times, the studio was aflame with fury! Strange creatures arrived on pure white paper unbidden, in all their Compressed Complexity! And at yet other times, it required magical, mysterious navigational devices to find my way to the studio, like the Ancient Mariners textile art of yore. […]
Image by Freepik Creating Beyond Limits Create Beyond Limits with Susan Hensel. I know! I know! It’s been a long time since I posted. Creating beyond limits is happening, but the limits are real. So, you will have to wait a bit longer as I wend my way through physical therapy and recovery. By the way, recovery is actually going very well. I am grateful that Dorothy Watson has written another guest post to share with you about the business of being an artist! READ ON! […]
Happy Holidays from Susan Hensel Projects Happy Holidays from Susan Hensel Projects! It’s been quite the year around here…as those who routinely read the blog know: injury, ongoing recovery, burying dogs, moving domicile and studio! While all is not yet completed and with more medical interventions on the horizon, I begin the exit of this discombobulated year with more strength, hope and gratitude than I entered the year. I am so thankful for all the help, prayers and generalized support of friends and family and new neighbors! A satisfying life is built from many relationships with many people: […]
How do things become? or what does the creative process look like? How do things become? I thought you might like to see “the process” of becoming for a new work of art. As I return to the studio full time, my creativity is waking up. It’s pretty stiff and creaky, like the broken parts of my body. But, also like my body, it knitting back together. I am playing with stitch outs from “Before the Fall!” (As in broken leg, not Adam and Eve in the Garden.) When I fell on the ice 6 months ago, there was one large, multi part piece in process awaiting a wood armature and a small wayfinder awaiting finely shaped maple. I ordered the maple, perhaps the day before “The Fall.” It arrived while I was in rehab. There were enough modules stitched to make the large piece larger or manipulate some of them into something else, while I await the completion of the woodshop. […]
Back in the Land of the Living with some energy and lots of gratitude Hi there my friends! I am sort of back to the land of the living! I am 6 months into a year of healing from a complex broken leg and just starting to get around on a cane. While I still look pretty pitiful, my doctors and therapists assure me I am doing as well or better than can be expected from this serious an injury. GEESH! Had I known what I was in for, I would have chosen a different injury! […]
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How We Identify Art Art is an immense and ever-evolving realm of human creativity and expression. It encompasses a wide range of forms, styles, and mediums, making it both fascinating and challenging to identify and define. We will dive into the intricacies of how we identify art, exploring the subjective nature of artistic clarification, the role of cultural settings, and the criteria used to differentiate art from other forms of human creation. By unraveling these facets, we can gain a deeper understanding of the complex process of how we identify art. Subjectivity And Interpretation One of the captivating aspects of identifying art is the subject involved. Art is open to interpretation, and what may be considered art by one person may not be seen the same by another. The perception of art is influenced by personal experiences, cultural backgrounds, and individual tastes. The spectator's explanation plays a significant role in identifying art, as it relies on their ability to connect with the artwork and appreciate its visual, emotional, or intellectual qualities. Intent And Creative Intention The intention of the creator plays a crucial role in identifying art. When an individual intentionally creates something with [...]
