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19 11, 2021

Exhibiting during Covid Times | Susan Hensel Projects| Online art

2021-11-19T11:30:14-05:00Articles, Exhibition|

EXHIBITING DURING COVID TIMES Or How to begin to exhibit internationally Exhibiting during Covid Times!  Sigh! When the first lock down of covid hit, 100% of scheduled shows  for Susan Hensel Projects were either cancelled or indefinitely delayed. Talk about PANIC!  My new work was just getting picked up in a meaningful way nationally.  I was in beginning conversations with a couple of small galleries.  And,”BOOM!”  NOTHING.  All I could hear was crickets.   But ART WILL BE SEEN! […]

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14 11, 2021

Running a growing art studio | Susan Hensel Projects | Textile Art

2021-11-14T18:27:06-05:00Articles|

Running a growing art studio is running a business…sort-of. So, once again, I am musing about things.  My workflow has recently become a bit more than I can sustain. Good things are coming my way a bit more frequently.  Even good things take time to accomplish. Fulfilling deadlines and data needs are eating into creative time with materials.  Has there been an uptick in income to match this activity?  a tiny bit….but mostly the demands on my time have increased. So, once again I had to look at my actual personal financial budget and determine how much I could carve out for a studio assistant and what I needed them to do. […]

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22 10, 2021

Why Residencies? | Musings | Susan Hensel Projects

2021-10-27T17:09:58-04:00Articles|

Why Residencies? It’s been a long time since I attended one. They do present certain challenges. Most of my adult life I was either a single parent of a child or a dog, neither of whom could attend residencies with me. Residencies are available all over the world. They range from yurts and tree houses to resort like accommodations. You can find residencies on a working farm. You can find residencies in the mountains of somewhere. They can be as basic as pit toilets and tents and more glamorous than anything you live in. Many, if not most artists, have day jobs that don’t accommodate the need to get away to attend to your “true career.” And then there is the expense! […]

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29 09, 2021

Mentoring and things | Musings| Susan Hensel Projects

2021-10-27T14:26:43-04:00News|

Mentoring and things | Musings Why are all these people so happy? We all just began a big new experiment: COACHING PROJECT FOR A BETTER WORLD Mentoring and things . Earlier this summer, while I was on vacation, my dear friend and coach Peggy told me about this opportunity with Art to Change the World. And then my friend Layl invited me to apply for the grant, to be a mentor. Perhaps the universe was trying to tell me something. I really do love mentoring! So, I applied. I was accepted! […]

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27 09, 2021

Twists and Turns | New Work | Susan Hensel Projects

2021-10-27T14:52:46-04:00Articles, Embroidery Art, News|

Life is always full of Twists and Turns. So is my new artwork. More years ago than I care to count, I lost my husband to a freak accident, leaving me with a two year old. Sad? yes. But there is always learning to be had. The day after his father’s death, I told my son that his Daddy would not be coming home. His 2 year old response,”OK. Let’s play zoo.” So many unforeseen bridges were left to cross ahead, but the imperative, as demonstrated by a two year old, was “going forwardness,” to continue to grow, learn and live. Those imperatives do not disappear.Creativity is our birthright. It has survival value. We need it to grow-up and into our lives, no matter what they may be. […]

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11 09, 2021

FLOW | ODETTA Digital | Susan Hensel Projects

2021-10-27T14:52:38-04:00Articles, Exhibition|

FLOW, a new show with Odetta Digital is open today. Works from Susan Hensel Projects are part of it. FLOW, the new artsy show presented by ODETTA Digital is “live on-line.”   Four of my Seed Pod series are included. Another one of the Seed Pods is at  the “little SCULPTURE show” exhibition and Art Sale at KANEKO (Omaha, NE). That exhibition will be on view October 1st -October 24th, 2021 in conjunction with the 2021 International Sculpture Center Lifetime Achievement Award presentation to Jun Kaneko and KANEKO Soiree celebration. […]

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4 09, 2021

NEW WORK | Climate change | Susan Hensel Projects

2021-10-27T14:52:22-04:00Articles, News|

Where Does New Work come from? Vacation?  Climate change? Vacation is a bit different for me than many people.I don’t go for the hiking and boating, although I might do both. Well, maybe not the boating. My stiff knees makes getting in and out of my preferred watercraft, canoes and kayaks, hard. […]

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4 08, 2021

New Work | Pebble Beaches and Urban Living | Susan Hensel Projects

2021-08-06T17:28:37-04:00Articles, News, Exhibition|

Where does new work come from? Somewhere between Pebble beaches and Urban Living. read about the development of New Work at Susan Hensel Projects Not too long ago, I got back from vacation on the shores of Lake Superior.  To me, it is the greatest of all the Great Lakes.  It is cold, deep and wild!  Rarely swimmable and always dangerous to inexperienced fishermen and boaters.  I go there every year to decompress, hear myself think and “wash off the city.” […]

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3 08, 2021

What to do when the GPS does not work | Finding my Way |Susan Hensel Textile Art

2021-08-04T14:53:12-04:00Articles, Embroidery Art, News, Exhibition|

What to do when the GPS does not work.?  I am finding my way. Have you ever had your GPS take you to the end of a bridge that does not cross?  or to the center of nowhere? My sense of direction, while not precise, is not horrendous either. With the gentle reminder of the iPhone, I can get to most places…even on time. Yet, I do love maps. My close friend Gwen keeps telling me I need to use maps in the car. But, when you are the only driver…maps aren’t much use as you are driving!  […]

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5 07, 2021

Throwing Shade | Supremacist Lace Flags | Susan Hensel Projects

2021-07-08T22:46:04-04:00Articles, Embroidery Art|

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. […]

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