Susan Hensel
Run-Off Model, 2022
digital embroidery and found objects 19 x 12 x 3 in
computer models predict water damage. Any area could become a flood zone or a desert in the changing climate.
Susan Hensel
NOAA, 2022
digital embroidery, found and mixed media 16 x 20 x 6
World weather swirls and shifts, uncommon storms at uncommon times batter...and yet, beauty persists.
Susan Hensel
I Can’t Help but Worry about all the Sea Plastic…, 2022
Digital embroidery, polyester thread on polyester felt, foundry mold, plywood, Flasche paint, Styrofoam 24 x 16 x 4
In the whirling vortex of climate worry, I can’t Help But Think About All of the Sea Plastic!
Susan Hensel
Firmament, 2022
polyester embroidery thread, polyester felt, antique pipe mould, paint, varnish, brass 21 x26 x4
Firmament takes a backward view of planet Earth from space. Our precious planet as we remember it. I could not help but wonder if this view is from light years away...that I am viewing the Earth in its infancy, before humans.
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, 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"
