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Sue's artist's books are truly works to ponder, over and over, as well as to delight the eyes for years to come.

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Poisons & Antidotes, copyright Susan Hensel My Daddy's T(eyes) New in 2005.A unique book, using old ties, handmade paper and an antique traveler's tie case. It is an original suite of poetry on the topic of aging. $225

Poisons & Antidotes, copyright Susan Hensel POISONS & ANTIDOTES New in 2005.A unique collage book, a contemplation of aging, mortality and memory. Who will remember you when you are gone? The narrator assures us of our historic immortality! sold

The Panty Symphony, copyright Susan Hensel THE PANTY SYMPHONY poems and music for random performance. New in 2005.Panties, music and Cagean chance combine to make this new edition. The I-Ching was cast on a daily basis as the panties were chosen and written about for the day. Musical values were assigned to each line of the I-Ching and "plunked -out" in the computer notation program for various instruments. The I-Ching casts were interpreted and combined in unexpected ways with the panty writings to create this edition that is both book and performance. The measures of music may be combined in any order to create your own unique symphony. An enclosed CD lets you listen to one possible version. Inkjet printed on Stonehenge,plexi covers, clear plastic coil binding, cd. Edition of 10. $225

Surgery, copyright Susan Hensel SURGERY It was new in 2001, but somehow missed the web.A book about surgery, perception and hope. A story in three voices and three fonts. The narrator's voice, in san serif type, is the voice of authority, a concrete, scientific voice. The voice of the patient, in broken typewriter font, is the voice of immediacy, of present experience. The chancery font is the fairy tale voice that deals with issues of nostalgia and hope. Original text, typeset in 3 typefaces in QuarkXpress over xray images of a spine, inkjet printed on Wausau papers. The covers are Davey board with lignin free card stock overlays. Painted and distressed. coptic stitch. $200

Your Butterfly Ballot, copyright Susan Hensel YOUR BUTTERFLY BALLOT 2004 Purchase your very own butterfly ballot. You too can control the past, present or future! Vote for what you wish! If only it would work! I will make as many of these as are ordered. Davey board, paint, oaktag card stock, inkjet, laminated. approximately 5"x8" frame. Shipped with four removeable ballots. $50 

Cosmology of Constraint, copyright Susan Hensel COSMOLGY OF CONSTRAINT New in late 2003a work about growth through experience, published prior to the installation of new sculpture by the same name. The body cast, even as I wore it, seemed to be a metaphor for the constraints we place on ourselves as well as the freedoms we choose. Many years later, it retains its potency. Archival inkjet on Stonehenge (warm White), pva foredge and spine, slid into jacket made from white "FunFoam" with rivited D-rings and velcro closure. Davey board. limited edition of 10. Size 6" x 9" $225
Bloodlines, copyright Susan Hensel BLOODLINES The threads of our communication are our life line. Wherever people gather, they compulsively communicate. They talk earnestly about the weather, the difficulty of work, the problem that other people present. They can't not talk. Conversation is the very lifeblood of our daily existence. handmade paper, yarns, poseable hand, boat shuttle.limited edition of 10. Size 12"x12"x12" $200 sold out
Breathe, copyright Susan Hensel Breathe 2003 A multimedia book event. The casket opens to reveal a tri-fold book, tied with blackrubber tubing and an oxygen mask. Lifting the oxygen mask reveals a CD player. Press start and hear an 8 track original voice work. limited edition of 5 deluxe w/ casket $650. 5 book and CD only $250. book @ 8"x10"

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Brush Your Teeth, copyright Susan Hensel BRUSH YOUR TEETH While doing the research for another piece, I came across these family photos from a family I had never met. I saw a potential story in the stack of photos. Little did I know that it would be such an odd little tale. laser printed on bond, dry mounted on black arches. comb binding, hardcover, casebound. original text. limited edition of 10. Size 7 1/2 " x 6" $55
Cliches, copyright Susan Hensel CLICHÉS Just having fun being real literal and concrete. Don't you wonder where some of those clichés came from? A "spring-open" sculptural book. Lig-free board, Wausau Royal Fiber, toner, dry mount. limited edition of 15. Sold with decorative wrapper. Size 8'x8"x14" open $165
Coming home..., copyright Susan Hensel COMING HOME... 2002 A CDR of the sound element of an installation mounted in 2002 with attached accordian book of the major text of the work. This is the story of a woman who obsessively must arrange shoes. The story can never be finished because "there are not enough shoes in the world." an edition limited only by demand. $20
Creation, copyright Susan Hensel CREATION a myth of creation told from the feminist point of view. original text and drawings by the artist. limited edition. laser printed on Folio. Hardcover. case bound. Limited edition of 15. Sold outSize 8 3/4" x 6" $40
Fruit Sense, copyright Susan Hensel FRUIT SENSE It may make no sense, but a faux postage portfolio of faux first day of issue commemorative stamps seemed sensible at the time! The images are from my original color and black and white photos of tropical fruit in various stages of freshness. I scanned the slides into the computer. I hand-colored the black and white photos and scanned them. In some instances I scanned in intentional double exposures to created his richly colored portfolio. 18 pages of perforated faux postage. printed on a Epson stylus printer. Limited edition of 10. Size 11"x 8 1/2" $185

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