Architectural Triptych

Description

I was drawn to digital embroidery through color and light and the ability of the thread to reflect and define form. In this deep, red piece, I investigated the subtlety of convex and concave forms. The dimensional changes are minor, but the effect is major. By curving the forms, the red thread was ignited by the shifting light. The bouncing angles of light, defined and “carved out” the subtle forms.

In this piece, actual form is developed through folding the fabric in predetermined ways to create a real sense of architecture.

[su_box title=”Susan Hensel” box_color=”#2a6bb0″] Susan Hensel is a multidisciplinary artist, with a 50+ year career, who combines a mixed media practice with embroidery across digital and manual platforms. Susan received her BFA from the University of Michigan in 1972 with a double major in painting and sculpture and a concentration in ceramics. With a history, to date, of over 200 exhibitions, more than 30 of them solo, twenty garnering awards. Above all, Hensel’s desire to communicate stories through art continues to be a powerful motivator. Hensel’s artwork is known and collected nationwide, represented in collecting libraries and museums. [/su_box]