Painting the Proscenium
Painting the prosceniumIt may or may not be a proscenium…although we have been referring to it as a stage…but upside down. […]
The Poetry of Artists Books
The Poetry of Artists Books The altered book in the hands of a master artist! Hands of Josephus by Miriam Schaer. Miriam's work never fails to surprise me and move me. It is poetry in form and motion. Mary Ann Sampson's Faulkner Suite is poetry by Suue Brannan Walker. Double Meaning of Yield by Regula Russelle has poets writing about writing poetry Susan Hensel Gallery The focus of Susan Hensel Gallery is on compelling objects, meaningful use of materials, and engaging sculpture. It is a gallery where experimental ideas and works of the hand join to create unique sensory experiences. Opened September 10th, 2004 Susan Hensel Gallery is a gallery/ workspace presenting 5-6 shows per year in an intimate space. With hardwood floors and high tin ceilings. In 2013 the interior space reverted to a working studio for Susan Hensel where she continues to work. On small and largescale artwork that engages both sculptural and cultural space. You can find her current work at www.SusanHenselProjects.com. The Susan Hensel Gallery is now both a large window gallery on Cedar Avenue, a main thoroughfare in south Minneapolis, and an online venture represented on Artsy.net. [...]
Lindsey Beal
Reader's Art 12:Longing for Home Lindsey Beal, from Providence Rhode Island, says: "The two-body problem is a physics problem where two bodies orbit around the same point but never meet. This definition is now used to describe a common situation where couples are failing to find employment in the same geographic location, often leading to long-distance relationships in order for them both to pursue their careers or education. This is a flipbook depicting my own two-body problem by displaying how my relationship often used text messages in order to continue. Whether it was everyday trivialities or serious statements, we used texting to stay in touch while apart. We both looked forward to the day when our separate homes, locations, and lives came together and became one and the same. The thoughts were always present for the day in which we no longer had to describe our lives through texting but could do it in person again." Reader's Art 12: Longing for Home March 16- April 26, 2012 opening reception Friday, March 16, 7-10 pm Susan Hensel Gallery The focus of Artist, Art, Artis on compelling objects, meaningful use of materials, and engaging sculpture. It is a gallery where experimental ideas and works [...]
Elizabeth Carls
Elizabeth Carls Reader's Art 12: Longing for Home South Minneapolis artist Elizabeth Carls has a deep love of literature that, over the years has expressed itself in richly layered, experimental letterpress books. While the love of narrative and the history of the book remain. Lately she has been drawn to more wordless forms, using mixed media to create mutable experiences of story. Changing Landscapes is a series of 4 one-of-a-kind mixed media works designed to engage their audience and encourage physical interaction between the viewer and the piece. On the surface the idea is simple. You can change the landscape. On another level, Changing Landscapes presents an un-sequenced narrative. A narrative about our individual sense of place and the ephemeral nature of the world we live in. Reader's Art 12: Longing for Home March 16- April 26, 2012 Opening reception, Friday, March 16, 7-10pm Susan Hensel Gallery The focus of Susan Hensel Gallery is on compelling objects, meaningful use of materials, and engaging sculpture. It is a gallery where experimental ideas and works of the hand join to create unique sensory experiences. Opened September 10th, 2004 Susan Hensel Gallery is a gallery/ workspace presenting 5-6 shows per year in an [...]
Meredith Laura Lynn
Mary Ellen Long Reader's Art 12: Longing for Home. Meredith Laura Lynn. Meredith Lynn's work is based on drawing. One of her History Books is in Reader's Art. These books are mostly handmade leather-bound portfolios that open into drawings of historical events. The structure forces the viewer to touch the drawings and interact with them in an intimate way. Reader's Art 12: Longing for Home March 16- April 26, 2012 Susan Hensel Gallery The focus of Susan Hensel Gallery is on compelling objects, meaningful use of materials, and engaging sculpture. It is a gallery where experimental ideas and works of the hand join to create unique sensory experiences. Opened September 10th, 2004 Susan Hensel Gallery is a gallery/ workspace presenting 5-6 shows per year in an intimate space. With hardwood floors and high tin ceilings. In 2013 the interior space reverted to a working studio for Susan Hensel. Where she continues to work on small and largescale artwork that engages both sculptural and cultural space. You can find her current work at www.SusanHenselProjects.com.
GREET SARA CHRISTENSEN BLAIR
GREET SARA CHRISTENSEN BLAIR RECEPTION FOR SARA CHRISTENSEN BLAIR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1-3PM I have the unexpected pleasure of meeting Sara Christensen Blair this weekend, and so will you! Sara is one of the artists represented in UNCOMMON TEXTILES which runs through February 27. She will be in town to deliver work to the Textile Center and graciously consented to spending the afternoon with us! COME BY AND MEET HER! TEA and TREATS will be served;-) While you are here, check out the hand felted art and art yarn of Rachel Starr Sun top. Susan Hensel Gallery Discover intriguing textile art by Susan Hensel. Susan is a multidisciplinary artist, with a 50+ year career. She combines a mixed media practice with embroidery across digital and manual platforms. The focus of Susan Hensel Gallery is on compelling objects, meaningful use of materials, and engaging sculpture. It is a gallery where experimental ideas and works of the hand join to create unique sensory experiences. Opened September 10th, 2004 Susan Hensel Gallery is a gallery/ workspace presenting 5-6 shows per year in an intimate space, with hardwood floors and high tin ceilings. In 2013 the interior space reverted to [...]
Ebben has Deep ties to Minneapolis
Ebben has Deep ties to Minneapolis Dean Ebben has deep ties here. Although he has lived and worked in NYC for years, be grew up in the Twin Cities, graduating from Perpich Center for Art Education(lucky guy!). Through out his educational and professional career he has always returned. He has been a frequent instructor at Minnesota Center for Book Arts. I think he interned at Cave Paper (It that right, Dean?). In the House of the Mineral Spirits, opening January 14, is inspired and fueled by his relationship with the Twin Cities. It is a truly diverse show, as diverse as the community that formed him. It will have drawings on over beaten flax handmade paper from Cave Paper. In the House of The Mineral Spirits Jan 14-Feb 28, 2011 opening reception Friday, Jan 14, 6-10 with a performance commencing around 7pm Susan Hensel Gallery The focus of Susan Hensel Gallery is on compelling objects, meaningful use of materials, and engaging sculpture. It is a gallery where experimental ideas and works of the hand join to create unique sensory experiences. Opened September 10th, 2004 Susan Hensel Gallery is a gallery/ workspace presenting 5-6 shows per [...]
Boxes on Boxes!
Boxes on Boxes! The boxes for Reader's Art are piling up! The computer lumbers under the photo rendering stress! Old boxes are reclaimed from storage to pack up Uncommon Textiles! Uncommon Textiles, with Sara Christensen Blair and Rachel Star Suntop was well attended right up to the last possible moment! One of the last people to see that show is one of the artists in Reader's Art 10: Buzz Spector. Buzz has been around the book world for years, teaching, writing and producing artwork that comments on the book and literature. He and I had a series of "small world" encounters in our brief visit. He knows Rachel Suntop. He taught with her mother, Bea Nettles, years ago and stays in touch with Rachel on Facebook. Until recently, he taught at Cornell, in my home town of Ithaca, NY and he is now Dean at Washington University in St. Louis...a school I came very close to attending (42 years ago!). White Insistence, one of the three books he will have in the show, is a limited edition printed to be torn-away so the story is revealed across multiple pages at once. FYI, I uploaded all the jpg's I [...]
Art across town
Art across town Meanwhile, while the dust was settling from the opening of Reader's Art. I continued to be involved with the inaugural exhibition sponsored by SMARTS (South Minneapolis Arts Business Association). The Arts of the Community opened last night at Inter media Arts, in S. Lyndale in Minneapolis.Forty artists provided 70 pieces of art in this surprisingly competitive show. We looked at over 250 pieces of art on jury day. Wonderful art, all different kinds of art, big art, little art, challenging art. This week, while I was recovering from the Reader's Art opening, David Luke hung the show. He did a marvelous job. The opening was well attended. these shots were taken toward the waning end of the night. A great time was had by all. About Susan Hensel Gallery Opened September 10th, 2004 Susan Hensel Gallery was a gallery/ workspace presenting 5-6 shows per year. Devoted to the concept of narrative in the arts in an intimate space. With hardwood floors and high tin ceilings. The Susan Hensel Gallery is now both a window gallery on Cedar Avenue, the main thoroughfare in south Minneapolis and an online venture represented on Artsy.net. In March [...]