Amanda Milz
Respite, 2025
Cotton fabric, velvet, mixed fiber fabric, deconstructed tote bag, embroidery thread, cotton thread, cotton batting 42 x 52 inches
"Respite" embodies the memories of summer beach days, the feeling of floating in water, soft winds, a tangle of fishing lines and deep joy despite knowing that the jelly-fish could sting at any moment.
Amanda Milz
Engagement, 2026
Deconstructed garments, cotton fabric, cotton thread, cotton batting 54 x 61.5 inches
“Engagement” was created using the clothing that the artist and her husband wore for their engagement pictures. Created in the tenth year of their marriage, it is a celebration of love, relationship and the way in which our memories spiral and how different versions of ourselves engage throughout a marriage.
Amanda Milz
Joyful Warrior, 2024
Cotton fabric, deconstructed garments, wool batting, embroidery thread, cotton thread, American pennies 56 x 64 inches
"Joyful Warrior" is intended to be used as soft armor against all of the world’s bigotry and hatred, as envisioned by magical thinking. Freedom, anti-racism lasers, "menswear" transformed and fuchsia as the new power color, are my artist's hopeful dream about what can lead us to a better future and out of despair for the broken world around us.
