Throwing Shade | Supremacist Lace Flags Throwing Shade | Supremacist Lace Flags | Susan Hensel Projects. One of the most interesting things about making art is unexpected discoveries. I work in a highly technical realm, with computers and computer-aided devices, yet I work very intuitively. […]
The TELEPHONE GAME Is Now LIVE! Bookish Transitions Long, Long Ago, On A Planet Far Away, Before The Pandemic… This cool collaborative project called the TELEPHONE GAME comes into my sights. In fact, I read about it in the New York Times. Nathan Langston created and ran the first game of TELEPHONE, published in 2015. Due to the state of the world, he initiated the second game in March 2020. Nathan created an experiment of international collaboration that got larger than anyone of us could ever have imagined. In fact, it features over 900 artists from 72 different countries! […]
“I am always amazed at how I arrived here, steeped in digital embroidery, making hard edged sculptures from soft materials!” Chromatic Wave ( I was honored recently to be featured in a profile on The Textile Study Group of NY website with a stellar group of textile artists who work sculpturally! Do check out the other profiles. Enjoy!) My background and training are in the arts with a BFA in sculpture and painting. I worked for many years in ceramics, many years in papermaking, many years in book arts and many years as a gallery director. My “hobby time” was thoroughly fiber: hand spinning, sewing, hand embroidery. Materials with their haptic and scientific qualities always obsess me. […]
ABSTRACT STITCH a Solo Art Show opened! 621 Gallery 621 Industrial Drive Tallahassee, FL 32310 You could say that I went to Florida last week… But that would be a stretch! A solo art show – Abstract Stitch | Susan Hensel Projects! I shipped a whole lot of my work to 621 Gallery in Tallahassee, Florida last week. This was the solo art show, ABSTRACT STITCH, that had been delayed by the pandemic, not once, but TWICE! […]
ABSTRACT STITCH a solo art exhibition by Susan Hensel At 621 Gallery Railroad Square Art Park 621 Industrial Drive Tallahassee, FL 32310 PHONE-850-222-6210 EMAIL-621galleryinc@gmail.com Opening Reception | March 5th, 2021 Doors Open at 6:00 PM | Talk Starts at 7:00 PM Exhibition Dates | 03.05.2021 – 03.26.2021 Abstract Stitch | Susan Hensel Project | solo exhibition […]
Embroidery Art of Susan Hensel THE BIRTH OF ZIG-ZAG looking, playing, recognizing ZIG ZAG, embroidery art by Susan Hensel, premiering in In and Out of the Fold, is the result of looking and playing and then recognizing a useful composition. Check out our shop here. Much of my time as an artist is spent looking. Not seeing exactly, but actively looking at things. It is simply how I am wired: I need to look at lots and lots of things… a lot. Finding the relationships between shapes and objects. Taking the time to see and train your eyes to see what most people can’t is what art is all about. Awakening the human mind. I enjoy finding the shape of the spaces surrounding an object. While also discerning the shapes of ordinary things and imagining how else that shape could be employed. I also like playing with shapes and objects and diverse materials. […]
New Reflective Embroidery Art by Susan Hensel REFLECTIVE CONUNDRUM co·nun·drum /kəˈnəndrəm/ noun a confusing and difficult problem or question. a question asked for amusement, typically one with a pun in its answer; a riddle Premiering NOW in In and Out of the Fold New Reflective Embroidery Art by Susan Hensel REFLECTIVE CONUNDRUM by New Reflective Embroidery Art by Susan Hensel is a 6 part sculpture that, through reflection, bending light, color and unusual materials defies definitions and asks questions for which there are no answers. Is it a sculpture? Is it a set of books? Where does it end? Where does it begin? […]
Upwelling Story Susan Hensel Upwelling Story Susan Hensel-During these times of fewer exhibitions I have been studying a lot. One of my studies has been, and continues to be, with Transformational Creative Coach Tressa Berman. I signed on for a six week session to investigate how I might prepare for the reopening of the art world. It was clear to me that real-world obstacles to exhibition and sales still remained. It was less clear to me how I might be sabotaging my progress…what kinds of beliefs and habits of thought could be inhibiting how I move forward. I sometimes joke that parenthood brings on adult-onset-ADD. During this pandemic, it seems to be ADD on steroids! Too many ideas, too little focus. […]
No Fields Found.The show that almost was! Welcome to the first inaugural curated exhibition on Susan Hensel Projects! In this new world, where long planned exhibitions are delayed or cancelled, I will be presenting curated collections from my website every couple of months. Because the pandemic delayed this the exhibition Geometric Stitch indefinitely, it seemed appropriate to share at least some of the originally scheduled show. This collection includes abstract art by Susan Hensel. It will likely be rescheduled by 621 Gallery, with whom I am very pleased to be working. But, by the time it finds it place back in the schedule, it will likely be a somewhat different group of work! So, without any more fanfare: Here it is! Click on the side arrows to view the show. Click on individual images to learn more about each. GEOMETRIC STITCH Abstract art by Susan Hensel […]
Well, Let’s try this again! One never knows what will or will not happen in this ever-changing climate of disease and dis-ease. Discover “Treasure” by Susan Hensel Projects […]
