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Susan LenzThe Feminist To Do List2021
2021
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This is a series of 42 vintage, Sun Bonnet Sue quilt blocks hand stitched with feminist call-for-action statements.
Keywords: Feminism, textile, quilt
Artist Biography:
Susan Lenz describes herself as the daughter of German immigrants, a soul mate of a wife, a failed mother, a homeowner, an avid traveler, a custom picture framer, a college graduate, and the servant to an adorable cat. Yet, she is first and foremost, AN ARTIST. Using needle and thread, Susan works with an overall theme toward a mixed media installation. She stitches both by hand and machine and indulges a passion for book arts and 3D found art objects. Altering found photos is an obsession. In another life, Susan is convinced she was a kidnapper whose fixation with letters snipped from assorted, antique ephemera continued into her current life and studio practice. Stained glass windows, decorative building motifs, and even aerial views of urban cities inspire Susan’s custom framed, decorative fiber art series. Each piece is a collage of synthetic fabrics with metallic foiling, free-motion machine embroidery and unique melting techniques developed by the artist. The substrata is recycled felt that was once the packaging material for a kayak being shipped from a distributor to a retail outlet. Each piece is a unique, one-of-a-kind creation inspired by the colors and shapes of Austrian Freidensreich Hundertwasser's eco-friendly buildings and his concepts of individualism. Susan’s work has appeared in national publications and juried exhibitions and at fine craft shows including the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Smithsonian Craft Shows. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Textile Museum in Washington, DC and the McKissick Museum in South Carolina. Susan is represented by the Grovewood Gallery in Asheville, and her solo shows and installations have been mounted all over the country.
- Creator:Susan Lenz
- Creation Year:2021
- Dimensions:Height: 7 in (17.78 cm)Width: 7 in (17.78 cm)Depth: 0.2 in (5.08 mm)
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- Gallery Location:Boston, MA
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Columbia, South Carolina-based artist, Susan Lenz uses needle and thread for self-expression. Her fiber and found object mandalas speak to the universal desire for a place of belonging and a sense of home. Working in partnership with her materials, Susan strives to articulate the accumulated memory inherent in discarded things. Her work speaks to morality and the desire for a lasting legacy. She uses multiples of seemingly mundane items to put into perspective the abundance of life and the capacity to keep things as if for a “rainy day.” Paper clips, keys, bottle caps, buttons, nails, plastic spoons, and old clock parts are combined with dominoes, film reels, old toys, and holiday decorations. These and so many other, often vintage items, are repetitively hand-stitched into meditative patterns on sections of old quilts, bringing an extraordinary new life to otherwise everyday things. Susan’s work has appeared in national publications, numerous juried exhibitions, and at fine craft shows including the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show and the Smithsonian Craft Show. She has been featured on art quilting television programs and on South Carolina Etv’s Palmetto Scene. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Textile Museum in Washington, DC and the McKissick Museum in South Carolina. Susan has been awarded fully funded fellowships to art residencies including The Anderson Center; the Studios of Key West; Great Basin, Guadalupe Mountains, Catoctin Mountain, and Hot Springs National Parks. Her solo installations have been mounted all over the country including the Mesa Contemporary Museum of Art and as far away as the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, England.
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