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In print.

12/4/2015

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Amy Meissner, textile artist. Mabel Magazine issue no. 4. From the post In print. www.amymeissner.com/blog/in-print

This fall I spent a lot of time sitting at my computer submitting work to shows, applying for grants and answering questions. And while it's not necessary to have a creative writing background for these things, it does take the edge off, kind of like when your husband hands you a gin and tonic over top of the bickering children and the smoking pot on the stove. (That's a terrible simile, implying that while one doesn't need a drinking background to parent and cook dinner, a person may find it helpful).

One of the more creative computer-bound opportunities I did have was for Mabel Magazine, who asked if I would write about creating art in Alaska for their "Living..." segment. This is the first time my writing and textile art have appeared together in print, and I was beyond thrilled when my copy appeared in the mail this week.

Mabel was founded two years ago by Liz Kalloch and Stefanie Renee, two creative San Francisco Bay Area women committed to print and creating a magazine that offers "real stories about real issues that people face with their creative endeavors, with their businesses and in their lives."

The current issue's theme is "What's Next," and these well-written essays explore all the ways creative women have come to terms with what is next for them, whether it's rebounding from a work layoff, losing a loved one, staying open to the unknown or committing to staying right where they are.

​I'm honored to be in such good company.

Amy Meissner, textile artist. Mabel Magazine issue no. 4. From the post In print. www.amymeissner.com/blog/in-print
Amy Meissner, textile artist. Mabel Magazine issue no. 4. From the post In print. www.amymeissner.com/blog/in-print

Mabel isn't available to read electronically (on purpose), but you can certainly order your real copy online. I showed it to a friend of mine yesterday and she said the same thing my husband said when it arrived, "Oh! This is such a nice magazine!" It really is. The writing is thoughtful, the photographs are gorgeous, the paper is lovely, the layout is beautiful.
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Amy Meissner, textile artist. Mabel Magazine issue no. 4. From the post In print. www.amymeissner.com/blog/in-print

I'm really thrilled to be a part of something so well conceived and executed.

​I hope you'll check it out, lots of inspiration here:
www.mabelmag.com

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roxannelasky link
12/5/2015 07:43:45 am

This is pretty darn exciting. Positively thrilled for you. I, on the other hand, will ponder "what's next" for me.

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Amy Meissner link
12/11/2015 01:40:21 pm

Dear Roxanne,

Thank you for sharing in the excitement! And I can assure you that GREAT THINGS are next for you, that's what.

XOXO
Amy

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