Flotsam 5

Description

I have been carrying these bits and pieces around with me for several years. The driftwood is from Lake Superior. The embroidery off-cuts are always around in the studio. The walnut “frames” were upcycled from an older project I deaccessioned. The felt came out of the donation container of off-cuts.

Yes, upcycling is all the rage, but I was actually musing on space junk, water flotsam, and the detritus of life, as well as systems and the language of measurement for navigation!

Sculpture: Fabric on Soft (Yarn, Cotton, Fabric), Wood.

[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]