Susan Rienzo – In the Land of Sundays

Description

Artist Statement

My work explores the expressive potential of textile collage through color, pattern, and stitch. My focus is mostly with saturated vibrant colors, whimsy and creating joy. I’m drawn to memory and personal history, and to the way fabric can quietly hold feeling, experience, and story.
I work intuitively between planning and improvisation, creating space for surprise and discovery. Each piece evolves through cutting, rearranging, layering, and stitching, allowing patterns and color relationships to guide the composition. Stitching becomes both drawing and structure, adding movement, texture, and rhythm across the surface.