Shea Schachameyer

I am from Milwaukee on the shores of Lake Michigan where my body grew to orient towards water, and today I live along the southwestern shores of Lake Superior. As a textile artist, I use fabric to tell stories of place and self as a way of processing the complexities of this beautiful, devastating world. My smaller art pieces take a unique approach by using a machine to precisely cut fabric layers which I then sew together into topographic maps. These place-based pieces seek to connect people to the times, places, and experience that give them a feeling of belonging and connection and draw upon my love of adventure and background in water science. My larger works also seek to incorporate values of rest and self-care as a radical act of resistance through the comfort and security that handmade quilts provide. I am an exhibiting artist and my work has received awards and been accepted into prestigious shows such as QuiltCon. Recently I was awarded an Open Fund Artist Grant for a collaborative, community-oriented project called “For the Love of Water”.