Getting Close to Delivery The commission is just about a month to completion! It’s been an interesting month! I have been repairing and re-repairing the big machine…boo! And develeping work-arounds with the smaller machine. And it is going well! Most of the stitching is completed. All the regular modules are done! […]
The commission proceeds| Susan Hensel Projects | textiles It is Labor Day here in the US, but Abby and I worked today anyway. Abby did research and data entry and helped pack the car with the boxes from the Bemidji exhibition. After five days with house guests and a pesky machine, progress on the commission is right on schedule. I took the large embroidery machine apart at least four times to fix the timing, change out needles, and check the thread path. So far, so good. The thread keeps shredding. Most of the design is stitching with several multicolored threads that do not seem to hold their plies well. But, broken thread , while a nuisance, does not destroy anything;-) Today I designed a large module that is stitching in the smaller machine, even as you read this. The function of the larger module, while still floral in character, will be to relieve the eye as you scan the large wall. I am thinking if it as a "Dale Chihuly" glass flower. It is good to be back at work on this. You can hear the big machine chugging away in the background of this little film! https://youtube.com/shorts/hl1HxkuMIDs?feature=share
The commission continues although life happens! Life happens, even while you are watching out for the potholes! I began the commission for a HUGE wall in downtown Minneapolis before I left for vacation on Lake Superior. Two weeks of glorious weather awaited me, and utter exhaustion! […]
Pictures at an Exhibition 12 th International Biennial of Mini Textile “Scythia” I couldn’t be more pleased! Pictures of the opening of the 12th International Biennial of Mini Textiles “Scythia” arrived today from Ivano-Frankivs’k, Ukraine! Two artworks from my Solar Flare series are in the show and are entering the collection at the end of the exhibition! The Solar Flare series explores the dynamic intersections of material, light, and digital fabrication, conceptually rooted in natural energy phenomena and executed in a hybrid textile language. The inclusion of these works in “Scythia” is just thrilling. I gather that the Mayor of Ivano-Frankivs’k attended the event. Could he be the one presenting the roses in front of my artwork? How cool is that? […]
Susan Hensel – Upcoming show – Viewpoints 2025, Montclair NJ At long last, Susan Hensel is showing in exhibitions once again! Susan has a few shows coming up this spring and into summer, the first of which opens on Friday, Viewpoints 2025. It is an annual juried group show put together by New Jersey-based gallery, Montclair Studios, that she participated in last year as well. Viewpoints 2025 marks the gallery’s 28th year of putting on the juried exhibition and features over 60 artists from across the country. This year, Susan submitted a piece from her Neotectonic Period series, Atmospheric Event 3. There are four atmospheric event pieces in the Neotectonic series which symbolize a pulling apart of the atmosphere. The work deals metaphorically with the effects of climate change, globally and universally. […]
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…. […]
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! […]
Explore the unique world of textile art at Susan Hensel Projects, where creativity and craftsmanship converge. Dive into a sensory journey of compelling artworks and discover your next artistic inspiration. Read on for the top ways for creatives to gain exposure. By guest writer Dorothy Watson […]
