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Have Textile will Travel | Susan Hensel Projects

2021-04-01T16:33:05-04:00News, Articles|

Have Textile Will Travel! Work from Susan Hensel Projects is always on the move I love my studio!  I go to it everyday, except when I was sleeping off the second Moderna Covid 19 shot. It’s not all create! create! create!  There is also pack!pack!pack!  For new shows!new shows!new shows!    Fantastic Fibers, at the Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY; April 1st- May 29, 2021;  Fantastic Fibers at the Yeiser Art Center Chromatic Bookblocks Chromatic Bookblocks is in the show with lots of great art by people! Follow them on Facebook and Instagram as their website is under re-construction!  With any luck it will be live soon, as well. […]

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How I Arrived Here | Susan Hensel Projects | Textile Study Guild of NY

2021-04-01T16:40:29-04:00Embroidery Art, Articles|

“I am always amazed at how I arrived here, steeped in digital embroidery, making hard edged sculptures from soft materials!”   Chromatic Wave    ( I was  honored recently to be featured in a profile on The Textile Study Group of NY website with a stellar group of textile artists who work sculpturally! Do check out the other profiles.  Enjoy!) [su_divider] My background and training are in the arts with a BFA in sculpture and painting.  I worked for many years in ceramics, many years in papermaking, many years in book arts and many years as a gallery director. My “hobby time” was thoroughly fiber: hand spinning, sewing, hand embroidery. Materials with their haptic and scientific qualities always obsess me. […]

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Solo Art Show – Abstract Stitch | Susan Hensel Projects

2021-04-01T14:03:26-04:00Articles, Embroidery Art, Exhibition|

ABSTRACT STITCH a Solo Art Show opened! 621 Gallery 621 Industrial Drive Tallahassee, FL 32310 You could say that I went to Florida last week… But that would be a stretch! A solo art show – Abstract Stitch | Susan Hensel Projects! I shipped a whole lot of my work to 621 Gallery in Tallahassee, Florida last week.  This was the solo art show, ABSTRACT STITCH, that had been delayed by the pandemic, not once, but TWICE! […]

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ABSTRACT STITCH | Susan Hensel Projects | Solo Art Exhibition

2021-03-11T17:08:59-05:00Embroidery Art, Exhibition|

ABSTRACT STITCH a solo art exhibition by Susan Hensel At 621 Gallery Railroad Square Art Park 621 Industrial Drive Tallahassee, FL 32310 PHONE-850-222-6210 EMAIL-621galleryinc@gmail.com Opening Reception | March 5th, 2021 Doors Open at 6:00 PM | Talk Starts at 7:00 PM Exhibition Dates | 03.05.2021 – 03.26.2021 Abstract Stitch | Susan Hensel Project | solo exhibition […]

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COLOR INTERACTIONS | Susan Hensel Projects | Textile Art

2021-03-11T17:30:36-05:00Articles|

Pandemic Projects: Susan Hensel Explores the Effect of Substrate Color on Finished Objects | Textile Art FEBRUARY 26, 2021 ( Published today on the blog of the Surface Design Association.) COLOR INTERACTIONS | Susan Hensel Projects | Textile Art Susan Hensel is a multidisciplinary artist, with a 50+ year career, who combines a mixed media practice with embroidery across digital and manual platforms. She make sculpture and wall art using the colors and techniques of commercial embroidery, designed in the computer and stitched out on the computer-aided embroidery machine. This ongoing pandemic project is called Chromatic Book Blocks. Upon completion, there will be al least 25 modules. Susan Hensel Chromatic Book Blocks 2021, digital embroidery, mixed media. Photo by the artist. […]

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BOOKISH is Open TODAY | New Art | Susan Hensel Projects

2021-03-11T18:15:16-05:00Exhibition, News|

Looking For New Art? Look No Further As BOOKISH Is Live! BOOKISH is now available for your enjoyment! This is a special exhibition of new art of textile medium related to artists books. Many of you know that I have a deep background in artists books. Many of the books I created are in major collections all over the place, including the Museum of Modern Art. Every year, I still nerd out and make at least one book.  I LOVE books. I covet books. I buy books all the time. So it should be no surprise that I have expressed my love of books in textiles as well as paper and board! […]

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How Digital Art Is Made With ODETTA Digital – ESSENTIAL WORKS | Susan Hensel Projects

2021-03-16T10:48:13-04:00Exhibition, Articles|

How Digital Art Is Made For The Winter Exhibition It’s time for a story… I made the decision to join ODETTA Digital art on the SHIM Art Network just as the virus hit. This was around the same time most in-person art viewing was shutting down. I am still grateful and happy in doing so. If you don’t already know, the way I craft my art involves both personal planning and creativity and also computer assisting. I put together the color combinations and style of stitching. Then, I load the information into the digital framework which generates the patterns to bring things to life. […]

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Exhibitions Opening Soon | Susan Hensel Projects | Bookish

2021-03-11T19:15:59-05:00Exhibition, Articles|

BOOKISH | New Art In COVID-Times This is a truly special exhibition inspired by books in the unique medium of textiles. The artist Susan Hensel remains hard at work while others choose to take this time to rest. Don’t miss out on the preview of this new art in COVID-times while waiting for the opening Dec 18, 2020… Discover the sneak peek exclusively for the new works in BOOKISH. […]

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Persist | Textile Art | Susan Hensel Projects

2021-03-12T12:29:42-05:00Exhibition, Articles|

What Is Textile Art To Susan Hensel Projects Textile art has many meanings and depends on who you speak with. To the fellow artist, it is another form of expressing yourself. In essence, it means to tell a story to help you feel an emotion. To the viewer, it could offer a sense of subtle beauty and inspiration. For Susan Hensel Projects, textile art is a form of persistence and resilience. […]

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Art Catalogs Susan Hensel Projects | Embroidery Art

2021-03-12T13:48:52-05:00Articles, Freebies|

Art Catalogs Hensel Projects Catalogs! Catalogs! Did We Mention Catalogs? Just a little note to let you know that there are FREE art catalogs available from Susan Hensel Projects!  The pandemic made me do it!  That is, start the special, online, curated exhibitions.  As a result, the list of catalogs is growing.  Get them here! Take a look below to get a preview and go take a look or download them for later.  You can even print them out!   […]

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