https://www.susanlordimarker.com/portfolio/process-and-materials daily 0.75 2024-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1508706259215-G960Z0DHYKELQWZPC8A4/Susan+in+her+studio+2.jpg Process and Materials https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1508706259215-G960Z0DHYKELQWZPC8A4/Susan+in+her+studio+2.jpg Process and Materials https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1508706293526-O3018CW94M725UJ8XLUL/Susan+in+her+studio+3.jpg Process and Materials https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1515425731540-1VT0K04SHV5FM85GL6N2/Studio-studiowork7%2C5-07+185+copy+%282%29.jpg Process and Materials https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510600676981-VNWSJ929ZUIRSYCFI9Q1/Rust+Print-.jpg Process and Materials https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510600710481-9TNUU1JNRNWB7EUSZB2O/Exploration.jpg Process and Materials https://www.susanlordimarker.com/preservation daily 0.75 2018-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525703717671-FSKGVU0NIX7QCTLM4Z12/Susan+Lordi-Marker-6943.jpg Preservation a remnant: Helianthus linen blend, gold leaf, thread, dye 48" x 84" 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525703717671-FSKGVU0NIX7QCTLM4Z12/Susan+Lordi-Marker-6943.jpg Preservation a remnant: Helianthus linen blend, gold leaf, thread, dye 48" x 84" 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525703758087-A9504DPI4XB7ECMG2T7C/Susan+Lordi-Marker-6947.jpg Preservation a remnant: Helianthus linen blend, gold leaf, thread, / dyed, hand-stitched, devoré 48" x 84" 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525707156026-9ZQY4WN4HJHODZ1D31PV/Susan+Lordi-Marker-6956.jpg Preservation a remnant: Helianthus DETAIL 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Preservation Soulskin: Sun, Lake, Dragonfly DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1530646453095-HKPSVBV41KFJMFANE8CE/Susan+Lordi-Marker_Sun%2C+Lake%2C+Dragonfly_outside_.jpg Preservation Soulskin: Sun, Lake, Dragonfly linen blend, dye, pigment, gold leaf / devoré 90" x 54" 2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1508770901393-L3P77X02KEKB1VNZN8IF/cricket+3+6-07+097+jpeg+copy.jpg Preservation Calligraphy of the Earth Silk, dye, thread 96" x 84" 2007 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1508770882339-5TIIXM12XXD197SZY4R9/IMG_2502.JPG Preservation Calligraphy of the Earth DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510596996084-1DMOWYA2V83CE6TGK7KB/Cricket-3rythmbluegallery6-07+100.jpg Preservation Calligraphy of the Earth DETAIL 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510592189155-YG5HNU7PI78U75EO8EKA/Generations1%262det3.jpg Preservation Generations II DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510599502129-IOHA0JDMGR63WV4G15TR/Generations1%262det1.jpg Preservation Generations II DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510432947283-I15PFON7MD2ILJ3GH00J/IMG_4828+copy.jpg Preservation Beneath DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1509021624032-MX08R0B58G39J4L5HMB8/Beneath+copy+copy.jpg Preservation Beneath DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510599640601-1Q5R3IN320A4134NRQSX/Beneath+det1.jpg Preservation Beneath DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510599792297-FFA6XAH3PLNMW1NGNII2/Beneath+det3.jpg Preservation Beneath DETAIL https://www.susanlordimarker.com/generations-1 daily 0.75 2018-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510672879000-DG4IVL3LK3C2WKBB57AE/Chrysalid++copy.jpg Generations Chrysalid cotton, synthetic fiber, paper, pigment, thread 24" x 32" x 9". 1993 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510672879000-DG4IVL3LK3C2WKBB57AE/Chrysalid++copy.jpg Generations Chrysalid cotton, synthetic fiber, paper, pigment, thread 24" x 32" x 9". 1993 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510673687400-SPEH0FE3L6GIZ65HQ6J9/Chrysalid+%28DETAIL%29+copy.jpg Generations Chrysalid DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510674173139-ZCHMZRLA5TQMR24BC9M0/IMG_1508+copy.jpg Generations Chrysalid DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1509067933736-U89EI4GZ2PH7NHQT9K0H/OldStories+1.jpg Generations Old Stories silk, rayon, dye, pigment, thread, wood 72" x 18" x 6" 1991 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510674661314-35AG75QH4G3WQIQKF8MN/IMG_2394+copy+copy.jpg Generations Soulskin; Listening to Julia linen, silk, cotton, thread, dye 29" x 26" 1995 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1509068100683-CI1XPDX7NJT4LXHHTOGZ/IMG_2419+copy1.jpg Generations Soulskin; Listening to Julia DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1509068273788-BZZDS371GI9IS3KUQMNF/1+Soulskin11.jpg Generations Excavation: Soulskin #11 linen blend, thread, dye, pigment / devoré 66" x 34" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1530643872824-KDMGBNKQPMIP1N7L5SVZ/Susan+Lordi+Marker_Soulskin11_DETAIL+copy.jpg Generations Excavation: Soulskin #11 DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1509068676566-VAOJVH3RWYNKTI5VBHF4/IMG_2473+copy+copy.jpg Generations Manifesto Cotton, nylon, dye, pigment, thread 65" x 65" x 5" 1993 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510675906437-OGB9WFZ1DDHHJAUWWAAJ/IMG_2485+copy.jpg Generations Manifesto DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510676247985-MZ6XIXHGXQVM47KOOEMX/IMG_2478+copy.jpg Generations Manifesto DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510676518517-9VWCU27JW71CED8Q6OEU/IMG_2495+copy.jpg Generations Manifesto DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1509069170441-7VD4ZYBF40RMM6URIDKG/IMG_3026+copy.jpg Generations Tree Collage 11" x 7.5". 1992 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1509069263036-324JN4MZEAVQ2WJ2YHQ8/BookOfExperiments+1.jpg Generations Book of Experiments Mixed media 24" x 22" x 3". 1992-97 “Lordi Marker’s handmade ‘book’ of experiments is especially intriguing. Swatches of materials, images of various sorts, are stitched together as if they were fragments of dreams, complex and multi-layered as dreams are. The pieces in this book sometimes precede, but often accompany the development of ongoing work. In this gathering of samples are ideas and images that will occur in finished work. Even the most spontaneous-seeming of Lordi Marker’s early and later pieces may have undergone arduous rehearsal, possibly in more than one medium. The book of experiments is, in a very real sense, the artist’s visual diary” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510677066938-7QK2MXH57L0A0Y08QBR0/BookOfExperiments-Screen+Shot+detail.jpg Generations Book of Experiments DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1530643446643-KPO68X6ASIHS7XCJ9PUT/Susan+Lordi+Marker_Soulskin10+.jpg Generations Excavation: Soulskin #10 linen blend, thread, dye, pigment / devoré 30" x 47" X 13". 1997 “I embrace the idea of “old but kept” cloth as a metaphorical expression of people’s lives. Clearly, cloth can be physical evidence of past experiences, traditions, and rituals. The text which is burnt through the surface alludes to a personal account, traditions of storytelling, or proverbs passed down through generations, These are all intangibles which can slip through one’s fingers if they are not somehow preserved, Both skin and cloth are fragile and vulnerable to the elements, and I question what really lasts, or endures through time.“ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1530643508395-OUSA5XX9D8DPP50QRJG0/Susan+Lordi+Marker_Soulskin10_DETAIL.jpg Generations Excavation: Soulskin #10 DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1509069854877-XOKPANP8ODLI3TG0LEY7/LostDialect+1.jpg Generations Lost Dialect DETAIL Silk gauze, dye, thread DETAIL (overall piece is 72" x 18" x 6"). 1991 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510679839901-J7U6L0LIYMCA5568ZVLU/KeeperOfTheRecords+copy.jpg Generations Keeper of the Records silk, cotton, synthetic fiber, pigment, thread 72" x 43" x 6". 1992 “Much of my work refers to documents, books or diaries, yet at the same time suggesting communication beyond the written word. Who or what is the true ‘keeper of the records? How do we preserve the intangible? The forms I use could also carry metaphorical messages about preservation, preciousness, and rarity.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510680275401-6RTLCH97AYB5JBVVV8ON/IMG_2070.JPG Generations Keeper of the Records DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510680617548-16QO2OWG2PHBA2BIOH4S/IMG_2120+copy.jpg Generations Keeper of the Records DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510680741437-S4F5EDGH26JMUNGG9TTZ/IMG_2106.JPG Generations Keeper of the Records DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510680907155-KPJDA4S0ERF3RG2CIXU7/IMG_2084.JPG Generations Keeper of the Records DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510681106481-NWFTUBTAMF7KYFBWNQ54/IMG_1240+copy.jpg Generations Sympathetic Resonance cotton, silk, nylon, synthetic fiber, pigment, thread 42" x 29" x 6". 1992 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510681281648-ZLMCHKTO6CIFKVRAK9Z2/IMG_1253.JPG Generations Sympathetic Resonance DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510681298357-SW9LKRWCR8K3JY5IGV8E/IMG_1166.JPG Generations Sympathetic Resonance DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510681646605-J5AZ6IHMCIUESEEWIJP1/IMG_1636+copy.jpg Generations Tell Your Own Story cotton, silk, nylon, synthetic fiber, pigment, thread 42" x 29" x 6". 1992 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510681842460-EU1JBKOYC6RW4JJA8THY/IMG_1666+copy.jpg Generations Tell Your Own Story DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510682383885-5F1VRU0JAI5BQEKSQ2MH/IMG_1724+copy.jpg Generations Passageways, Passageways—Anatomy of an Heirloom synthetic fiber, cotton, pigment, thread 30" x 53" x 5". 1993 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510693978370-1L8C5HVC5XXXA2P57ZUF/FullSizeRender+%2829%29+copy.jpg Generations Passageways, Passageways—Anatomy of an Heirloom DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510694125839-00Y5JUSD7W193LIXGRVK/IMG_2685+copy.jpg Generations Passageways, Passageways—Anatomy of an Heirloom DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1511036498323-ZRRVHRQDV4DJ3VYXF897/Damiana%27sCloth+copy+copy.jpg Generations Damiana’s Cloth rayon, silk, thread 22" x 25" x 2.5". 1991 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510704283933-16W4M1SYVKAT411OY6VH/IMG_1836+copy.jpg Generations Sicilian Socks—The Sacred and Profane rayon, synthetic fiber, pigment, dye, wood 63" x 80" x 3". 1992 “Tangible objects which are physical evidence of people’s lives are also metaphors for their life experiences and traditions.” 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1508766245090-0524JSCKKFYABKNNZ4Z8/IMG_5739.JPG.jpeg Home Page https://www.susanlordimarker.com/about/exhibitions-and-publications daily 0.75 2024-01-18 https://www.susanlordimarker.com/about/bio daily 0.75 2024-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1508784838211-03K17WYKEA1WPBC1DTP1/IMG_5890.JPG Bio “Somewhere in Missouri is a stretch of prairie owned by Susan Lordi Marker. There the artist is carefully and lovingly restoring the prairie grasses that once were the glory of the plains. With her passion for nature and natural forms, Lordi Marker is assisting in the rebirth of a complex ecosystem that we are finally beginning to understand and value. This land, where the artist spends time whenever possible, is not only a place to center her mind and soul, but a metaphor for the theme of continuity, regeneration and the cycle of life at the core of all her work.” -Hildreth York, Ph.D, Art History Professor Emerita, Rutgers University Author, Portfolio Collection, Susan Lordi Marker © Telos Art Publishing, 2003 https://www.susanlordimarker.com/portfolio/preservation daily 0.75 2024-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525714572507-FGRPZ3QXLSSNWM3MQELT/image-asset.jpeg Preservation a remnant: Helianthus DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525721327240-ILVNJMDNQ7AFOZZA9S1V/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7212.jpg Preservation Generations II DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510594670541-S2TBU5DAJBW8JJYZBSYF/Helianthus-DETAIL-IMG_1270+2.jpg Preservation a remnant: Helianthus DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525719920799-CV4T2EKQA6TRJF0EWLGZ/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7035.jpg Preservation Calligraphy of the Earth Silk, thread / dyed, hand-stitched 84" x 76" 2007 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525720447004-BD398JH0ZA4IIEWGQN12/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7182.jpg Preservation Soulskin: Seeding the Prairie nylon, iron, copper, pigment / manual cloqué 82" x 42" 1999 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525721892783-0MTBAHML7M3BE1VE4RAA/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7162.jpg Preservation Quietly Detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525719390748-MRPM7URBMEY92DLKUL3Q/Susan+Lordi-Marker-6947-1.jpg Preservation a remnant: Helianthus DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510599314739-EU3EEAREE9G6KSTG9IJH/Generations.jpg Preservation Left to Right Generations I, Generations II nylon, iron, copper, 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525719621158-CAC80NTPQZ4XSAE8DCTG/B-Susan+Lordi-Marker-6895.jpg Preservation Soulskin: Sun, Lake, Dragonfly DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510597082592-4Y7YIVSSOG7P1KCNF3WX/Cricket-IMG_2956.jpg Preservation Calligraphy of the Earth DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510595949179-VPUFG28EAMOQ5CNWQUK9/1+SunLakeDragonfly-1.jpg Preservation Soulskin: Sun, Lake, Dragonfly linen blend, pigment, gold leaf / dyed, devoré 90" x 54" 2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510596787698-4PRIK6OKB6Z57EPD11CU/IMG_2502+copy.jpg Preservation Calligraphy of the Earth DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525721107513-K25S6Q2LUGUS3M282B87/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7092-march.jpg Preservation The Field is Sown Silk, thread / dyed, hand-stitched 30" x 48" 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525721498074-J0LGWAWUL3QNNHJZNLF5/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7146.jpg Preservation Beneath cotton, silk, iron oxide, thread / dyed, hand-stitched 36" x 40" 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525721247065-65TLY93ASMRD0VYM74S4/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7102.jpg Preservation The Field is Sown DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510596016360-KGVD6QQIRR5LD4NNIKBV/2+Sun%2C+Lake%2C+Dragonfly_2377-1.jpg Preservation Soulskin: Sun, Lake, Dragonfly DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510593545073-O1CMV0Z3JTEKN8N95CH8/Helianthus-Marker_ARemnant+2.jpg Preservation a remnant: Helianthus linen blend, gold leaf, thread, / dyed, hand-stitched, devoré 48" x 84" 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525721540840-IB7PQH0M5FSCDHC1S0FQ/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7148.jpg Preservation Beneath DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510596460265-A0P73OWYW7DZZZNAENUN/SunLakeDragonfly_full_lake.jpg Preservation Soulskin: Sun, Lake, Dragonfly linen blend, pigment, gold leaf / dyed, devoré 90" x 54" 2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510596180393-9EEXLJSOC7JEF6XODW7U/sun%2Clake%2Cdragonfly7+5-07+003.jpg Preservation Soulskin: Sun, Lake, Dragonfly DETAIL https://www.susanlordimarker.com/portfolio/generations daily 0.75 2024-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510676143437-LR5IY50D5LIQFMDYLQS0/IMG_2478+copy.jpg Generations Manifesto DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510676414207-W6IYAJLZM26XOF9DY6J0/IMG_2495+copy.jpg Generations Manifesto DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1515425200813-0U7JJHMK5AD64QFG7LG2/Damiana%27sCloth+copy+copy.jpg Generations Damiana’s Cloth rayon, silk, thread 22" x 25" x2.5" 1992 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/fe64d876-758f-4ca8-be18-1a2338c1766a/Soulskin10overall.png Generations Excavation: Soulskin #10 linen blend, thread, dye, pigment / devoré 30" x 47" x 13" 1997 “I embrace the idea of “old but kept” cloth as a metaphorical expression of people’s lives. Clearly cloth can be physical evidence of past experiences, traditions and rituals. The text which is burnt through the surface alludes to a personal account, traditions of storytelling, or proverbs passed down through generations, These are all intangibles which can slip through one’s fingers if they are not somehow preserved, Both skin and cloth are fragile and vulnerable to the elements, and I question what really lasts, or endures through time.” –Susan Lordi Marker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510676764029-FL1UEG4QGQV06XCF77WE/BookOfExperiments+1.jpg Generations Book of Experiments Mixed media 24" x 22" x 3" 1992-97 “Lordi Marker’s handmade ‘book’ of experiments is especially intriguing. Swatches of materials, images of various sorts, are stitched together as if they were fragments of dreams, complex and multi-layered as dreams are. The pieces in this book sometimes precede, but often accompany the development of ongoing work. In this gathering of samples are ideas and images that will occur in finished work. Even the most spontaneous-seeming of Lordi Marker’s early and later pieces may have undergone arduous rehearsal, possibly in more than one medium. The book of experiments is, in a very real sense, the artist’s visual diary” –Hildreth York, in Portfolio book https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510682369164-1L3RXECNQNCSBBKZKVNK/IMG_1724+copy.jpg Generations Passageways, Passageways—Anatomy of an Heirloom cotton, silk, nylon, synthetic fiber, pigment, thread 30" x 53" x 5" 1993 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510704010541-ANUUG59T533UTS5KQB05/IMG_1836+copy.jpg Generations Sicilian Socks—The Sacred and Profane rayon, synthetic fiber, pigment, wood / dye 63" x 80" x 3" 1992 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1511039903528-TQ3K832ZL3KOOD2QL9FP/IMG_2457+copy.jpg Generations Untapped DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1515427375451-LOF6EVTN81RN6FK4L0W3/IMG_2394+copy+copy+%281%29.jpg Generations Soulskin: Listening to Julia linen, silk, cotton, thread / dye 29" x 26" 1995 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510681869434-Y5PW83HO7ICJLSBGKK96/IMG_1666+copy.jpg Generations Tell Your Own Story DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510681368103-EC1M8KF15420W1VTCH7U/IMG_1166.JPG Generations Sympathetic Resonance DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510693923898-SGSVQHKHSPN0SQB3XZPQ/FullSizeRender+%2829%29+copy.jpg Generations Passageways, Passageways—Anatomy of an Heirloom DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510694082225-IVROLZ9DBTFN9A0HFHJH/IMG_2685+copy.jpg Generations Passageways, Passageways—Anatomy of an Heirloom DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/827b81f0-4135-46fe-93b1-f19d279d481b/DSC05207.png Generations Old Stories DETAIL silk, rayon, pigment, thread, wood / dye 72" x 18" x 6" 1991 “In my own family, only a vestige of my immigrant grandparents’ dialect remains but somehow remnant of their oral traditions persist and endure and continually inform. That continuum—that dialogue between generations—is implied in this work by the use of layering, not only with cloth, but with images of text.” –Susan Lordi Marker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510681127517-FQ5UFLGN9M7K8XK5Q783/IMG_1240+copy.jpg Generations Sympathetic Resonance cotton, silk, nylon, synthetic fiber, pigment, thread 42" x 29" x 6" 1992 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1515425610966-20ZLVCZT1HUJ5QL51BAA/IMG_2439+copy+copy.jpg Generations Untapped cotton, wood, rope, pigment, thread 30" x 33" x 8" 1993 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/13c1e2c6-89e9-4109-8a86-8abf22930be0/Soulskin10detail.png Generations Excavation: Soulskin #10 DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510704256366-V1MTF9XR1AQ5UPVSOX3O/IMG_1903+copy+copy.jpg Generations Sicilian Socks—The Sacred and Profane DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/65098f26-d4d2-4571-a144-95b68bc4bc9d/Chrysalid.jpg Generations Chrysalid cotton, synthetic fiber, paper, pigment, thread 24" x 32" x 9" 1993 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510681670288-AMZF415OEP10SY8AMHB7/IMG_1636+copy.jpg Generations Tell Your Own Story cotton, silk, nylon, synthetic fiber, pigment, thread 42" x 29" x 6" 1992 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510678718064-HCFMB3MQ57LXGQCMTY2W/KeeperOfTheRecords+2.jpg Generations Keeper of the Records silk, cotton, synthetic fiber, pigment, thread 72" x 43" x 6" 1992 “Much of my work refers to documents, books or diaries, yet at the same time suggesting communication beyond the written word. Who or what is the true ‘keeper of the records? How do we preserve the intangible? The forms I use could also carry metaphorical messages about preservation, preciousness, and rarity.”– Susan Lordi Marker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510677132859-8SLWRK97TXFDW5MEWAS5/BookOfExperiments-Screen+Shot+detail.jpg Generations Book of Experiments DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510680772708-4V3PAJLBDYRZURSZVYXD/IMG_2106.JPG Generations Keeper of the Records DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1515427849085-55SHWJRS438IHRI13GOS/IMG_2419+copy1+%281%29.jpg Generations Soulskin; Listening to Julia DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510676030002-BFUZJNFXLU8CGS3K7JQX/IMG_2485+copy.jpg Generations Manifesto DETAIL “I work the cloth until it bears the humanness; it must breath the hand of the maker.” –Susan Lordi Marker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510680212622-NAX7N79OJCYK69KA14D9/IMG_2070.JPG Generations Keeper of the Records DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510680559464-BT8EQAFCHV6I3REZ4VUC/IMG_2120+copy.jpg Generations Keeper of the Records DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/20fc06ef-b0f2-47c6-9fdd-a88914b8125d/DSC05182.png Generations Lost Dialect DETAIL Silk gauze, thread / dye 72" x 18" x 6" 1991 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510675087285-NNXQNXWN959HCLFDBHPB/1+Soulskin11.jpg Generations Excavation: Soulskin #11 linen blend, thread, dye, pigment / devoré 66" x 34" “Here I present cloth as having the same significance as other essential elements of the earth. Much of the linen is burnt away, leaving a thin, transparent veil of fiber connecting what remains. Extending the piece 13" away from the wall gives it a floating, tenuous presence. I wanted to elevate the value of cloth as personal evidence of a life.” –Susan Lordi Marker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510675752757-XT1TJXMY6YXI83RAOAZO/IMG_2473+copy+copy.jpg Generations Manifesto Cotton, nylon, pigment, thread / dye 65" x 65" x 5" 1993 “The idea that the past continues to inform the present intrigues me. In Manifesto, a dialogue among generations is glimpsed through a palimpsest of images and text. This layering could imply gradual disappearance, yet also suggest a process of unfolding and emerging.” –Susan Lordi Marker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510676678140-6ZE92SMXZK7GO226P91R/IMG_3026+copy.jpg Generations Tree Collage 11" x 7.5" 1992 “On one of the ‘pages’, a figure suddenly springs upward, the image of a joyful young boy, arms flung up, his body patterned with green and yellow, except for the hands which are wine red. The background texture consists of plant motifs, frequently seen in the artist’s textile. Susan Lordi Marker has talked about her love of natural forms, of the “fibrousness” of prairie grasses. The variations in such forms are a visual counterpoint to the regularity of woven textile structure.” –Hildreth York, in Portfolio book https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/029b3643-2260-4536-b7a9-639cb84e73ed/Chrysalid.png Generations Chrysalid DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510675351720-BHPQFDDACEL9U41NTU8C/Soulskin11detail+2+copy.jpg Generations Excavation: Soulskin #11 DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510681316083-NUTI8BQB0KEMREYC1L7S/IMG_1253.JPG Generations Sympathetic Resonance DETAIL https://www.susanlordimarker.com/portfolio/preservation/artist-statement daily 0.75 2024-01-18 https://www.susanlordimarker.com/portfolio/generations/artist-statement daily 0.75 2024-01-18 https://www.susanlordimarker.com/echoes-of-the-prairie-opening daily 0.75 2024-01-18 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525717499673-41NCF82MONQV3AWMFC6V/IMG_9063.jpeg Opening and Artist Talk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525703077658-JKIC5BC0HXFDBSR1T6VY/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7077.jpg Opening and Artist Talk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525703155527-M2106LZET4ZADWGK0AX6/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7092.jpg Opening and Artist Talk The Field is Sown Silk, thread / dyed, hand-stitched 30" x 48" 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525703249025-1S3AADID3FVP6MNLBDDX/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7102.jpg Opening and Artist Talk The Field is Sown detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525702290137-LTT4555C7HAUCHWH9KFY/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7146.jpg Opening and Artist Talk Beneath cotton, silk, iron oxide, thread / dyed, hand-stitched 36" x 40" 2002 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Opening and Artist Talk Soulskin: Seeding the Prairie nylon, iron, copper, pigment / manual cloqué 82" x 42" 1999 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525702621007-69LQXKKUTF5LH2Y72NB2/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7193.jpg Opening and Artist Talk Soulskin: Seeding the Prairie DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1522077387939-3NG43B9EKLA82D7S7GC2/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7035.jpg Opening and Artist Talk Beneath cotton, silk, iron oxide, thread / dyed, hand-stitched 36" x 40" 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1522077282004-CVQT56DWL0UJSI5D75RR/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7235.jpg Opening and Artist Talk Beneath DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1521557954969-Q16VW663ZM5BFGZ502L3/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7038.jpg Opening and Artist Talk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1521557966273-7CL4BW9G57YFSR751ARF/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7051.jpg Opening and Artist Talk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1522080618799-64SV6AP1RK9TOMCP3YDZ/Susan+Lordi-Marker-6947.jpg Opening and Artist Talk a remnant: Helianthus linen blend, gold leaf, thread, / dyed, hand-stitched, devoré 48" x 84" 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525715963555-HJHT91RXDM43RITW6KFL/Susan+Lordi-Marker-6947-1.jpg Opening and Artist Talk a remnant: Helianthus DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525703011424-0USRU1FHRBNM218KUR3L/Susan+Lordi-Marker-6817.jpg Opening and Artist Talk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1522081806886-WU0RO4KNPD3B32FJO26P/IMG_3296.jpg Opening and Artist Talk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1526306479703-47953BRJ6TVH9ZZEMBOG/Generations.jpg Opening and Artist Talk Generations Side I (LEFT) Generations Side II (RIGHT) nylon, iron, copper, pigment / manual cloqué 117" x 32" 2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525715095654-DUD1UNG06R5BVU3CQ7A1/Generations1%262det3.jpg Opening and Artist Talk Generations DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525702782209-W8LM3AS14KC7716ARU7T/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7219.jpg Opening and Artist Talk Generations DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1521557908100-KKLU9BMRRD545X0APFBI/Susan+Lordi-Marker-6822.jpg Opening and Artist Talk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525708264311-3AUAGN64YOBN4L0WNMPY/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7061.jpg Opening and Artist Talk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525714863300-9CZB83GGFRI7WBSPQ29S/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7220.jpg Opening and Artist Talk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1521557919088-X6MH3EC47KPZ06D8WKCN/Susan+Lordi-Marker-6860.jpg Opening and Artist Talk Soulskin: Sun, Lake, Dragonfly linen blend, pigment, gold leaf / dyed, devoré 90" x 54" 2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1522081050966-729GP0CSLL1R68HGRJ7J/Susan+Lordi-Marker-6889.jpg Opening and Artist Talk Soulskin: Sun, Lake, Dragonfly DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1521557932737-R0OY084PZ5OEWUWLWQBU/Susan+Lordi-Marker-6988.jpg Opening and Artist Talk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1521557944780-WHA2X4ES8ALVR64RTJA8/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7001.jpg Opening and Artist Talk I love the vulnerability that cloth shares with the natural world—fragile and tenuous, but also resilient and strong. Much of the fabric I use is derived from plants (linen, cotton) or insects (silk), so it is a natural medium for expressing the tactile quality of outdoor elements. I dig in, or excavate, reaching below the surface of the cloth. My images build and evolve slowly, sometimes with just the hand-stitching of a single thread. Devoré, or burn out, is a process that allows me to carve or etch deeply into the fibers, leaving a thin transparent veil holding the piece together. Manual cloqué is my own method of working on fabric stretched under tension, resulting in deep dimensional relief—above and below the surface plane. And the process of waiting for cloth to rust has a welcome unpredictability. The mark-making that results from all of these techniques is not just on the surface but through it. The image becomes part of the permanent structure of the cloth. I usually cover the entire textile, presenting a multitude of marks. I’m interested in the impact that numerous marks make, collectively. Manipulating the cloth changes its inherent structure and weight, and that change determines its overall shape and the way it hangs in space. I like that the process can, at times, dictate the form. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1522082494182-PQQGCHJ84GRF0ML8QYI6/IMG_3297.jpg Opening and Artist Talk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1522082500268-FRPAT9243SIDUHB0AEGE/IMG_3292.jpg Opening and Artist Talk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1522082505378-Y8EUBIJXJ69EU4APOWZA/IMG_3291.jpg Opening and Artist Talk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/86507b32-e0e5-4b10-82d1-1a210caa7a31/IMG_1524.jpg Opening and Artist Talk - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/0565e60a-d245-4da9-81fc-197edad9ac27/2943E97C-CF7C-4751-B42C-B5133887A8D4+%281%29.gif Opening and Artist Talk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/2fb50e95-b37f-46e4-b068-87e004eaf5c9/1.jpg Opening and Artist Talk - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.susanlordimarker.com/echoes-of-the-prairie-portfolio daily 0.75 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525714863300-9CZB83GGFRI7WBSPQ29S/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7220.jpg Echoes of the Prairie Portfolio - Make it stand out Web Sites DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1521557908100-KKLU9BMRRD545X0APFBI/Susan+Lordi-Marker-6822.jpg Echoes of the Prairie Portfolio - Make it stand out Left to Right Soulskin: Sun, Lake, Dragonfly Web Sites Generations I https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525718434898-NE9M9ACZE4JMKRTME8L5/Generations1%262det3.jpg Echoes of the Prairie Portfolio Generations I DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525718151029-85HMPVMKZVSE36G2IK1Y/Susan+Lordi-Marker-6967.jpg Echoes of the Prairie Portfolio a remnant: Helianthus DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1510593545073-O1CMV0Z3JTEKN8N95CH8/Helianthus-Marker_ARemnant+2.jpg Echoes of the Prairie Portfolio a remnant: Helianthus linen blend, gold leaf, thread, / dyed, hand-stitched, devoré 48" x 84" 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1508682211741-KY39WPSRN1DHZQPAIJ31/2+Sun%2C+Lake%2C+Dragonfly_2377-1.jpg Echoes of the Prairie Portfolio Soulskin: Sun, Lake, Dragonfly DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1522331893674-S0CTIHZL26B2PPHIH3QT/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7077.jpg Echoes of the Prairie Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1508769918797-HQOKDIPZVJXBMC4EKTHE/1+SunLakeDragonfly-1.jpg Echoes of the Prairie Portfolio Soulskin: Sun, Lake, Dragonfly linen blend, pigment, gold leaf / dyed, devoré 90" x 54" 2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1522337821609-Z9FCH8CTXTQFX431KIJF/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7035.jpg Echoes of the Prairie Portfolio Calligraphy of the Earth Silk, thread / dyed, hand-stitched 84" x 76" 2007 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1521557919088-X6MH3EC47KPZ06D8WKCN/Susan+Lordi-Marker-6860.jpg Echoes of the Prairie Portfolio - Make it stand out Soulskin: Sun, Lake, Dragonfly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1509019966608-JULFRIR3SH3RL734YGJ3/Quietly+copy.jpg Echoes of the Prairie Portfolio - Make it stand out Quietly cotton, nylon / devoré 21" x 13" 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1522334944716-95OGFNERIONKD0L5KQOY/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7182.jpg Echoes of the Prairie Portfolio Soulskin: Seeding the Prairie nylon, iron, copper, pigment / manual cloqué 82" x 42" 1999 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1522333910279-EKFMDEJNQB7KZG2LGV85/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7102.jpg Echoes of the Prairie Portfolio The Field is Sown DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1522335916943-QK7BRH0S8OGEA13PAH89/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7157.jpg Echoes of the Prairie Portfolio Beneath DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1522417528992-KO6ASJLO33BS29Q4P079/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7061.jpg Echoes of the Prairie Portfolio Web Sites https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525707156026-9ZQY4WN4HJHODZ1D31PV/Susan+Lordi-Marker-6956.jpg Echoes of the Prairie Portfolio - Make it stand out a remnant: Helianthus DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/32a42e72-9cec-4ea0-aba7-4391408ad0af/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7038.jpg Echoes of the Prairie Portfolio - Make it stand out Left to Right a remnant: Helianthus, Calligraphy of the Earth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1522337332863-6VC30NETQ7POBEGPO3XW/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7146.jpg Echoes of the Prairie Portfolio Beneath cotton, silk, iron oxide, thread / dyed, hand-stitched 36" x 40" 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1521557961479-URLXZT32XHGAEQMAVH1C/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7047-Edit.jpg Echoes of the Prairie Portfolio - Make it stand out Left to Right Calligraphy of the Earth, Soulskin: Seeding the Prairie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1526306479703-47953BRJ6TVH9ZZEMBOG/Generations.jpg Echoes of the Prairie Portfolio - Make it stand out Left to Right Generations I, Generations II nylon, iron, copper, pigment / manual cloqué 117" x 32" 2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525718247206-FAE6GRBTDZA2Q18ANZGF/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7212.jpg Echoes of the Prairie Portfolio Generations II DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1525710692915-97B5QB0LO3WLOO4VLTJ9/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7164.jpg Echoes of the Prairie Portfolio Quietly DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1491577163063-Y195YVA1BBHXF8S69NCH/Helianthus-DETAIL-IMG_1270+2.JPG Echoes of the Prairie Portfolio - Make it stand out a remnant: Helianthus DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1522337899574-S9S5DMZ734IP04GGT1N6/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7235.jpg Echoes of the Prairie Portfolio Calligraphy of the Earth DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1522333798469-ULF86AU87JRI4JOP4JWW/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7092.jpg Echoes of the Prairie Portfolio The Field is Sown Silk, thread / dyed, hand-stitched 30" x 48" 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1522335031322-5O6XSY4DVZOM20GFWUWJ/Susan+Lordi-Marker-7201.jpg Echoes of the Prairie Portfolio Soulskin: Seeding the Prairie DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/1522417652780-YIQ1OKTLB1713ARAHNFQ/Susan+Lordi-Marker-6889.jpg Echoes of the Prairie Portfolio Soulskin: Sun, Lake, Dragonfly DETAIL https://www.susanlordimarker.com/latest-work daily 0.75 2024-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/c39cc286-b5cb-4014-85d6-3fbd04ee5c52/newpiece-smaller.png Latest Work - Make it stand out Ecesis copper, thread, gold leaf 126” x 43” x 4.5” 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/e0f7f729-f3de-432a-9e57-aeae68e58e50/_NP_0042-recolor-size.png Latest Work - Make it stand out Ecesis DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/2ed9a5ff-9469-4fbd-84ab-3baf092f0509/_NP_0038-edited-recolor-smaller.png Latest Work - Make it stand out Ecesis DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/36b5dc7f-afaf-4888-bfa0-8841a4ce107e/detail-2.jpg Latest Work - Make it stand out Ecesis DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587fb563c534a53e95b8b1d5/2930085e-fa77-48c7-a2ac-07400a2e20ba/IMG_0781.jpg Latest Work - Make it stand out Ecesis showing open structure and wall shadows https://www.susanlordimarker.com/about/prairie-conservation daily 0.75 2024-01-19