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Heidi Marie Faessel

  • Exhibits
    • Turn Your Face to the Sun
    • Inside the Pause
  • sculpture
  • Textile + Fiber works
    • works from discarded T-shirts
    • works from nylon stockings
    • textile forms
  • Painting
  • in the studio
  • about
  • news
  • contact
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View fullsize Thank you so much to the wonderful team at the Emerson- Susan, Emily and Eric- for making the install of “Turn Your Face to the Sun” seamless! 

Totally enjoyed the “In Conversation” talk with art historian Jenni Sorkin and Ti
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View fullsize “Shape Stringer”

One main question I had with this new #fiberart piece was πŸ‘‰how do I move forward, in a new way, using nylon stockings as a raw material? 

In this work I pigmented them with acrylic paint, and stretched the material ove
View fullsize “The inspiration board included in the exhibit began as a supplemental studio tool—something to guide color palette, texture, and sense of place. But it grew into more than that: a visual reminder that people across cultures and eras have
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Packing up and heading down 300 miles to #bozeman to install “Turn Your Face to the Sun” 

#colorful #sculpture #sculptor #artcollector #artlovers #artexhibit #artgallery #bozemanmt
#montanaartist
View fullsize I’m getting excited for this upcoming exhibit @theemerson_mt! I’ll be there for the opening reception Friday July 11, during Art Walk 5-8. Come by and say hello πŸ™‚ 

#abstractart #abstractpainters #optimism #fiberart #sculpture #artexhibi
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View fullsize “Caution to the Wind”
48 x 48”
Acrylic on canvas
2024

#painting #artist #artiststudio #artcollector #contemporaryabstract #montanaartists #heidimariefaessel
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View fullsize “Holding Pattern”
24 x 24”
Acrylic on canvas
2024

“Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings.” 

~ Wassily Kandinsky

#painting #colorfulpaintings #artistoninstagram #art
View fullsize “Untitled - Big Yellow”
12” x 15” x 4.5”
2025

discarded paperboard packing material, paper, house paint, cloth scraps, plaster, lime, acrylic paint

When in doubt put a hole through it like Barbara Hepworth.

“Bar
View fullsize “Sweet Escape” 
36 x 36”
Acrylic on canvas
2025

#abstractpainting 
#colorfulart 
#gesturalabstraction 
#organicabstraction 
#heidimariefaessel
View fullsize Working on this pair… each with their own personality… like people.

#sculptureart 
#sculpturelovers 
#artlovers
#popcolor 
#artiststudio
View fullsize “…as we let our own light shine, we give other people permission to do the same - as we are liberated from our own fear - our presence automatically liberates others.” 
 

#artist #followyourheart #abstractpainting #colorlover #con
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View fullsize How do I name paintings? 

I keep an ongoing list of interesting word combinations and phrases on my phone. Then I try to match them up to the paintings. 

It’s mainly intuitive. Basically, trying to match up what the painting ”feels&rdqu