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21 04, 2025

Upcoming show – Viewpoints 2025, Montclair NJ

2025-04-21T15:32:52-04:00Exhibition, Articles|

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.  […]

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16 12, 2024

Anyone for Entropy?| Radical Beauty in Loss | Susan Hensel Textile Art

2025-03-31T15:52:58-04:00Articles, Embroidery Art, Art|

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…. […]

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12 12, 2024

Lambent Journey Tools| New work| Susan Hensel Projects

2024-12-12T16:25:16-05:00Art, Embroidery Art|

Lambent Journey Tools | New work| Susan Hensel Projects I just finished a new iteration growing out of the Neotectonic series It is always curious to me how things happen to become. As a sculptor, I am materially oriented.  I first think of materials and what each can do.  Can it bend? Can it fold? Can it hold its shape? What happens if  I make it bigger?  what happens if I make it smaller? How about pink? How about another color?  How can I incorporate it, whatever it might be?  Does it need metal? Plumbing parts? And then, only then, do I wonder what it is saying  to me! […]

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12 11, 2024

Bioluminescent Disarray?| Susan Hensel Projects |Susan Hensel Textile Art

2024-11-12T18:39:57-05:00Articles, Art|

  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? […]

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31 07, 2024

Have you seen Susan? | Susan Hensel Textile Art |

2024-08-06T23:21:58-04:00Art, Articles, News, Exhibition|

“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. […]

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22 05, 2024

Create Beyond Limits | Susan HenselProjects

2024-05-23T12:21:04-04:00News, Art, Articles|

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! […]

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16 02, 2024

How to Stand Out: Top Ways for Creatives to Gain Exposure

2024-02-16T13:59:42-05:00Articles|

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 […]

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5 02, 2024

The Ancient Mariner Awakes | New Work | Susan Hensel Projects

2024-02-06T15:10:10-05:00Embroidery Art, Articles|

The Ancient Mariner Awakes | New work | Susan Hensel Projects February 5, 2024, during the winter that did not arrive in Minnesota! Life is a strange thing, de-stabilizing at times.  Whole swaths of time can fly by un-noticed.  I heard on the radio this morning that that sudden awareness of lost time, like the morning commute finishing fast, is evidence of a state of flow.  (Yes, I suppose, but, God forbid,  it could be a black-out as well!)  Sure, sometimes it is a creative time.  But sometimes it really is a lost time, perhaps a hibernation; a period of regrouping, of reconsideration…maybe even a paradigm shift.  […]

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23 12, 2023

Happy Holidays | Susan Hensel Projects

2024-05-23T12:28:06-04:00Articles, News, Art|

Happy Holidays from Susan Hensel Projects Happy Holidays from Susan Hensel Projects! It’s been quite the year around here…as those who routinely read the blog know: injury, ongoing recovery, burying dogs, moving domicile and studio! While all is not yet completed and with more medical interventions on the horizon, I begin the exit of this discombobulated year with more strength, hope and gratitude than I entered the year. I am so thankful for all the help, prayers and generalized support of friends and family and new neighbors! A satisfying life is built from many relationships with many people: […]

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26 10, 2023

Exploring The Therapeutic Role Of Art In Mental Health And Well-Being

2024-02-16T13:56:10-05:00Articles|

Exploring The Therapeutic Role Of Art In Mental Health And Well-Being Exploring the therapeutic role of art in mental health and well-being. In a world where everything moves too quickly and stress and anxiety loom at large, art is emerging as an effective avenue for supporting our mental health. Creating art provides a therapeutic outlet for self-expression while appreciating and discussing art can foster emotional well-being. However, the benefits of art extend beyond the canvas; the environment in which you create and display your artwork can play a pivotal role in your mental wellness as well. In this article from Susan Hensel Gallery, we’ll explore the concept of using art as a means to enhance your mental well-being. Exploring The Therapeutic Role Of Art: How Art Promotes Mental Health Engaging in artistic activities such as sculpting, painting, or drawing is a dynamic journey toward better mental health and well-being. According to Scripps AMG, the very act of creating art facilitates a sense of inner calm while encouraging us to think with greater flexibility, which can improve our mental resilience. Exploring the limitless possibilities of art can foster a mental environment primed for problem-solving and creative thinking. Beyond these cognitive [...]

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