Susan Hensel
Neotectonic Ancient period 2, 2021
digital embroidery: polyester thread on polyester felt, plaster, paint, wax, word and wire armature 8"h x 55" w 6" d
I have been fascinated with tectonic plates since I was a child, growing up in the Finger Lakes of New York, where you can see the action of time in every hillside. Beneath all that sedimentary action, was the pressure of the sliding plates.
Susan Hensel
Neotectonic Ancient Period 1, 2021
digital embroidery: polyester thread on plyester felt, plaster, paint, wax, reclaimed wood, wire and wood armature. 26 x 10 x 6
I have been fascinated with tectonic plates since I was a child, growing up in the Finger Lakes of New York, where you can see the action of time in every hillside. Beneath all that sedimentary action, was the pressure of the sliding plates. The layers function as timekeepers of history. act as visible timekeepers.
Susan Hensel
Water Course, 2021
digital embroidery: polyester thread on polyester felt, reclaimed wood, acrylic rod, plumbing hardware and metal armature 27 x 22 x 4
As we try to confine water, own water, hold back rights, pollute water, the pressure builds unevenly.
Susan Hensel
Tidal Amplitude, 2022
digital embroidery: polyester thread on polyester felt, wire and wood armature 24 x 36 x 10
a variable placement floor piece reflecting the ongoing effects of the changing ocean tides. As the high tides run higher and higher, we need to move or abandon our coastal built environment.
Susan Hensel
Atmospheric River, 2021
digital embroidery: polyester thread on polyester felt, exposed wire, reclaimed wood, brushed aluminum. 22 x 40 x 4
A confluence of observing rain on the prairie and learning about flooding from Atmospheric Rivers in the northwest! Digital textiles were designed, fused to aluminum screen which was shredded to form rain/wind, mounted on discarded fence boards with brushed aluminum (electricity in the clouds).
Susan Hensel
Chromatic Bookblocks, Blue, 2020
digital embroidery, wood, paint, hardware 11.5 x 50 x 2
Susan Hensel
Chromatic Book Blocks, Purple, 2021
digital embroidery, wood, paint, hardware 11.5 x 40 x 2
Susan Hensel
Chromatic Book Blocks, Pink, 2021
digital embroidery, wood, paint, hardware 1.5 x 32 x 2
Susan Hensel
Chromatic Wave 2, 2019
polyester embroidery thread, polyester felt, sewing thread 11" x 17" x 1"
Susan Hensel
Chromatic Wave 1, 2019
polyester embroidery thread, polyester felt, sewing thread 12" x 25" x 1"
