Reliquary by AK SAQA Member Amy Meissner



Amy Meissner's Reliquary is currently being exhibited at the Bunnell Street Arts Center in Homer, Alaska. 



Here is what Amy has to say about her work.



"Hand stitching isn’t fast work. It’s a quiet skill that feels tenuous, nearly lost when placed in a contemporary context.”


“Slipping fast away, like childhood, like domesticity, like safety beneath the weight of something handmade.”


“I sew because I don’t know what it is to not sew, because I come from sewing women--seamstresses, factory workers, embroiderers, mothers--my work explores this tradition, couching it in the uncomfortable, or the unsafe, or the frustrating.”


“I’m inspired by textiles with the heft and history of the domestic--items so lovingly made that they’ve become precious, burdensome to store, impossible to use.”


“I’m inspired by the time it takes to work by hand, the drudgery of repetition. The work takes hours, the meaning shifts, deepens, but never loses its initial impulse.


Generations of sewing women said, “Mend it, save it for your children...the fabric is still good.” 


“In my reverence I do the unthinkable: I cut it apart.”  


“Then I slowly piece myself into it."

If you can’t make it to Homer, Alaska to see the show this month, you are still in luck. Reliquary will show again in the ConocoPhillips Gallery in Grant Hall at APU in February 2016. 


And if you would like to know more about Amy’s work and process please visit her website and blog.

Upcoming SAQA Webinar with Maria Shell


The Art of the Word: Getting Grants and Other Art Opportunities by Crafting a Well-Written Proposal
Thursday, June 25 at 1 pm ET

After rave reviews at the recent SAQA conference, we asked Maria to share her presentation with the larger SAQA membership on a Mentorship Webinar. She graciously agreed. Maria’s webinar will touch on several topics including doing the work, networking, applying and following through. Take a look at Maria’s art work and read her blog to get an idea of her vision and experience. http://mariashell.com



Please click the following link to register. 

If you can not attend the live webinar, SAQA members will have access to the full audio and video recording on the SAQA website a few days after the event.

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