Learning along with Susan

It is thrilling to watch Susan Lenz‘s discoveries unfold as part of her artist-in-residence experience at Hot Springs National Park. I adore this fiber vessel, which emerged through experimentation and unfurls more spontaneously than the first few vessels she created during her tenure. And this one includes a permanent little sparkling pool! Equally fascinating are the thoughts that have surfaced as she has been creating. For example,

I’ve been thinking. I’ve heard quite a lot of talk about “art” too … mostly from people who haven’t a clue that craftsmanship isn’t content. Art, true art, must be a dialogue between maker and material, maker and viewer, viewer and the work, the work and the world … Art must touch the mind, the eye, the soul. Art SAYS something that words fail to capture (even if every piece doesn’t say the same thing to the same people or to all people!).

Susan’s work is and always has been a successful dialog with others. How fun it is to share her internal dialog. Enjoy the ongoing series of Hot Springs posts at Susan’s Art in Stitches blog.