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The Poetry of Artists Books

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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. [...]

Amy Pirkle and Bill Hall

Amy Pirkle and Bill Hall Reader's Art 12: Longing for Home Artist Statements Bill Hall: Before this book project, it had been many years since my artwork dealt with realistic imagery. My abstract prints and drawings explored concepts of time and chance among other issues, usually in a geometric format. However, I often thought of producing a series of prints using the processes of my favorite medium, aquatint etching, with the subtle light qualities it affords. When Amy and I began collaborating on Close To Home, the Hudson River was the obvious and natural choice for the subject matter. Observing the river during my daily commute from Ossining to New York became an infatuation. The train runs parallel to the river so the view is unobstructed and dramatic. Sky and water sandwich a strip of land, unchanging but never the same. Making the plates for these prints, I wanted to give the viewer a sense of time and place without being illustrative, so photographs were referenced for landforms while sky and water were my own inventions. This way, I could show the majestic changes that are so compelling. In the end, I understood how an artist could take one [...]