New Art | New Exhibitions | New Life At |Susan Hensel Projects

2023-10-31T12:09:16-04:00Articles, News, Exhibition|

New Art, New Exhibitions, New Life At Susan Hensel Projects a meandering post about what’s up now? The leaves are bright and falling from the trees in brisk, sunny, windy gusts and maybe even slush by the end of the week! Where on earth did the time go? New art, new exhibitions, new life at Susan Hensel projects. Well, truth be told, it went to setting up a new home and studio, going to physical therapy, and…yes…RETURNING TO NEAR FULL TIME STUDIO WORK! […]

Back to the land of the Living! | Energy | Gratitude| Susan Hensel Art

2023-10-31T11:53:44-04:00News, Art|

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! […]

The Balls You Cannot See Coming | Unintended Results | Susan Hensel Art

2023-10-31T11:46:23-04:00Exhibition, Articles, News|

The Balls You Cannot See Coming Bring Unintended Results Life throws all kinds of balls at you. (Didn’t I just say that in a recent post?) Soft balls, beach balls, bouncy balls, bowling balls… You haven’t heard from me much lately…like since at least February? Things have been full of surprises around here…not all of them fun. […]

What’s Your Story | Christie’s Marketing | Susan Hensel Projects

2023-01-05T12:13:39-05:00Articles, News, Exhibition|

WHAT’S YOUR STORY? Christie’s Marketing And why should you care?   I just attended my second Christie’s Auction House education program.  This one is on marketing.  I have enjoyed the education I receive from Christie’s. It’s mighty spendy, but the courses have great depth. You get to listen to global experts and representatives from the business of art. The first session  of  Marketing, Communications and PR for the Art World was all about brand development. […]

Susan Hensel Textile Talks and more | Podcasts | Susan Hensel Projects

2023-01-05T12:38:33-05:00Articles, News|

 Susan Hensel Textile Talks Susan Hensel Textile Talks. I started doing Textile Talks and more interviews with international pod casters last month, thanks to the  hard work of my marketing team, Faceless Marketing.  Each podcast seems to have a different flavor, a slightly different focus. It started with Stitchery Stories with Susan Weeks. See my blog post about it here. […]

NOBLE TRUTHS OPEN STUDIO | Why even do this? | Susan Hensel Projects

2022-08-05T00:22:18-04:00Articles, News|

NOBLE TRUTHS OPEN STUDIO August 10, 6-8pm 3441 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis, MN Why even do this? Artists do “open studios” for a variety of reasons. Wait!  What is an “Open Studio” anyways? Oh!  Sorry!  An OPEN STUDIO EVENT is basically an opportunity for the public  to visit your place of work. […]

The Work of an Artist | completing a commision | Susan Hensel Projects

2022-07-07T12:52:04-04:00News, Articles, Embroidery Art|

On some level, the work of an artist is never done.Or another cliché: Old artists never retire. Completing a Commission The Work of an Artist. Sometime ago I received a commission from an art consultant out of Atlanta who had been trying to find a fit for my work.  We had been communicating for several months before something landed. The commission came in, requesting that I make 12 “bookblocks,” all different, but in a muted palette of indigo, beige, misty blue and some black. And could I do it in 3 months?  Was that doable? probably not unless I began the testing before the contract was signed and delivered! […]

Good Things Come to Those Who Wait | Susan Hensel Projects | publication

2022-04-18T20:19:38-04:00Articles, News|

Good Things Come to Those Who Wait Or so they say. Actually it takes paying attention and rattling a few cages sometimes. I first started working with Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art a couple of years ago.  They are a gallery and publisher out of Barcelona.  I was intrigued with their exhibition program as well as their design work. […]

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