Sheila Squillante
@sheilasquill.bsky.social
Writer. Professor. Editor. Visual Artist. Author of ALL THINGS EDIBLE, RANDOM AND ODD: ESSAYS ON GRIEF, LOVE AND FOOD, CLASH Books.
This is an expensive time & the holidays are almost here. Let me help make your gift giving a little easier on the budget. Accepting pretty much ANY offer on these small watercolor & ink paintings. You pay domestic shipping or I deliver if local.DM with interest. Thanks!
November 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This is an expensive time & the holidays are almost here. Let me help make your gift giving a little easier on the budget. Accepting pretty much ANY offer on these small watercolor & ink paintings. You pay domestic shipping or I deliver if local.DM with interest. Thanks!
Holidays are approaching & it seems like a good time to remind folks that I make & sell visual art! If you see something you like & it’s more than you want to spend, get in touch. I want you to have it so let’s find a way! Here’s a new one, & more here: sheilasquillante.com/original-abs...
November 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Holidays are approaching & it seems like a good time to remind folks that I make & sell visual art! If you see something you like & it’s more than you want to spend, get in touch. I want you to have it so let’s find a way! Here’s a new one, & more here: sheilasquillante.com/original-abs...
It’s been some time since I’ve had a new poem out. This is a long one—a 10 part crown of not-sonnets that grapples with marriage, parenthood, aging, and climate tragedy.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It’s been some time since I’ve had a new poem out. This is a long one—a 10 part crown of not-sonnets that grapples with marriage, parenthood, aging, and climate tragedy.
g-ehr.com/poetry/summe...
g-ehr.com/poetry/summe...
A small piece in a new series called “Some Things Make Their Own Light.” Using a fluorescent underpainting that makes it look like it’s glowing from inside.
October 24, 2025 at 10:07 AM
A small piece in a new series called “Some Things Make Their Own Light.” Using a fluorescent underpainting that makes it look like it’s glowing from inside.
I’m over the moon to have my art grace the cover of one of our best literary magazines, Mid-American Review! Hope to one day have my writing appear there too. 🌸
September 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I’m over the moon to have my art grace the cover of one of our best literary magazines, Mid-American Review! Hope to one day have my writing appear there too. 🌸
Everything is terrible but I discovered this luscious iridescent graphite grey paint and am making stuff with it.
August 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Everything is terrible but I discovered this luscious iridescent graphite grey paint and am making stuff with it.
Everything is terrible but here is a weird goth bird I made. Let me know if you want her. Caw!
August 6, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Everything is terrible but here is a weird goth bird I made. Let me know if you want her. Caw!
I had the chance to write up Chatham MFA’s residency experience at Fallingwater this summer for AWP. What a great time we had! www.awpwriter.org/AWP/Magazine...
#mfaresidency #fallingwater #chathammfa
#mfaresidency #fallingwater #chathammfa
August 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I had the chance to write up Chatham MFA’s residency experience at Fallingwater this summer for AWP. What a great time we had! www.awpwriter.org/AWP/Magazine...
#mfaresidency #fallingwater #chathammfa
#mfaresidency #fallingwater #chathammfa
3 new pieces in an older style. These are more minimalist in their markings. I like the open space of them and the chaotic surprise of ink. And here, a return to one of my favorite tools: the humble bamboo skewer.
August 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
3 new pieces in an older style. These are more minimalist in their markings. I like the open space of them and the chaotic surprise of ink. And here, a return to one of my favorite tools: the humble bamboo skewer.
Making watercolor greeting cards again. These are 4x6, blank inside and come with envelopes. If you’re interested in a set they are $15 for 5 or $30 for 10. I can do a variety of colors & orientations depending on what you like. Let me know!
June 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Making watercolor greeting cards again. These are 4x6, blank inside and come with envelopes. If you’re interested in a set they are $15 for 5 or $30 for 10. I can do a variety of colors & orientations depending on what you like. Let me know!
Chatham MFA’s Fallingwater Residency in Nature and Placed-Based Writing is in 16 days!
“Here is one of the most photogenic buildings in creation. So is the Taj Mahal, but the two work so differently: 1/2
#fallingwater #mfaresidency
“Here is one of the most photogenic buildings in creation. So is the Taj Mahal, but the two work so differently: 1/2
#fallingwater #mfaresidency
June 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Chatham MFA’s Fallingwater Residency in Nature and Placed-Based Writing is in 16 days!
“Here is one of the most photogenic buildings in creation. So is the Taj Mahal, but the two work so differently: 1/2
#fallingwater #mfaresidency
“Here is one of the most photogenic buildings in creation. So is the Taj Mahal, but the two work so differently: 1/2
#fallingwater #mfaresidency
Summer garden vibes.
May 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Summer garden vibes.
The community application portal for Chatham MFA’s inaugural Fallingwater Residency in Nature and Place-Based Writing is now OPEN! June 16-20 at the iconic UNESCO Heritage Site. We have a limited number of spots so applications will be selective.
Deadline 4/15!
www.chatham.edu/academics/gr...
Deadline 4/15!
www.chatham.edu/academics/gr...
March 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The community application portal for Chatham MFA’s inaugural Fallingwater Residency in Nature and Place-Based Writing is now OPEN! June 16-20 at the iconic UNESCO Heritage Site. We have a limited number of spots so applications will be selective.
Deadline 4/15!
www.chatham.edu/academics/gr...
Deadline 4/15!
www.chatham.edu/academics/gr...
“The Long, Multitudinous Rain”
18x24
Acrylic, charcoal and pencil on rough canvas
(Title is a line from Carl Sandburg’s poem, “Monotone”)
18x24
Acrylic, charcoal and pencil on rough canvas
(Title is a line from Carl Sandburg’s poem, “Monotone”)
February 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“The Long, Multitudinous Rain”
18x24
Acrylic, charcoal and pencil on rough canvas
(Title is a line from Carl Sandburg’s poem, “Monotone”)
18x24
Acrylic, charcoal and pencil on rough canvas
(Title is a line from Carl Sandburg’s poem, “Monotone”)
Happy Valentines Day from me and my
“Dark, Ambivalent Heart”
8x10
mixed media collage on board
“Dark, Ambivalent Heart”
8x10
mixed media collage on board
February 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Happy Valentines Day from me and my
“Dark, Ambivalent Heart”
8x10
mixed media collage on board
“Dark, Ambivalent Heart”
8x10
mixed media collage on board
Revisiting an earlier style in some new pieces. Very subdued, limited palette of blues and browns feels apt for where my heart and mind are right now.
“Sanctuary City”
24”x24”
Acrylic and pencil on canvas
“Sanctuary City”
24”x24”
Acrylic and pencil on canvas
February 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Revisiting an earlier style in some new pieces. Very subdued, limited palette of blues and browns feels apt for where my heart and mind are right now.
“Sanctuary City”
24”x24”
Acrylic and pencil on canvas
“Sanctuary City”
24”x24”
Acrylic and pencil on canvas
New criteria for NEA grants. 🤬
Scroll down to “Assurance of Compliance” section: www.arts.gov/grants/legal...
Scroll down to “Assurance of Compliance” section: www.arts.gov/grants/legal...
February 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
New criteria for NEA grants. 🤬
Scroll down to “Assurance of Compliance” section: www.arts.gov/grants/legal...
Scroll down to “Assurance of Compliance” section: www.arts.gov/grants/legal...
I started this on my mom’s birthday, 1/18. I wanted to make something light & bright that I could imagine hanging in her Florida home. But it wasn’t working and I couldn’t figure it out. I painted the whole thing white, obliterating all progress. 1/3
February 2, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I started this on my mom’s birthday, 1/18. I wanted to make something light & bright that I could imagine hanging in her Florida home. But it wasn’t working and I couldn’t figure it out. I painted the whole thing white, obliterating all progress. 1/3
The narrative/wisdom of @iamragesparkle.bsky.social is having a moment over on Threads. “No. Get out.”
January 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The narrative/wisdom of @iamragesparkle.bsky.social is having a moment over on Threads. “No. Get out.”
I got alcohol inks for Xmas and am having so much fun learning this new medium! (But I did have to get a respirator mask because wowwww the fumes…😳😵💫)
December 30, 2024 at 9:59 PM
I got alcohol inks for Xmas and am having so much fun learning this new medium! (But I did have to get a respirator mask because wowwww the fumes…😳😵💫)
It’s official! Chatham MFA is the only program in the country where students can study nature & place-based writing at the iconic Fallingwater! Applications for fall 25 are open. Please spread the word about this uniquely wonderful part of our program! www.chatham.edu/academics/gr...
December 17, 2024 at 3:18 PM
It’s official! Chatham MFA is the only program in the country where students can study nature & place-based writing at the iconic Fallingwater! Applications for fall 25 are open. Please spread the word about this uniquely wonderful part of our program! www.chatham.edu/academics/gr...
I have seven mixed media pieces from my “Crossings” series in the group show “ Love Letters to Pittsburgh” at Manos Gallery in Tarentum, PA. Here are 3 of them. The opening reception was yesterday, and I totally blew it. Got super awkward & nervous & only managed to stay for about 20 minutes. Sigh.
December 16, 2024 at 11:10 AM
I have seven mixed media pieces from my “Crossings” series in the group show “ Love Letters to Pittsburgh” at Manos Gallery in Tarentum, PA. Here are 3 of them. The opening reception was yesterday, and I totally blew it. Got super awkward & nervous & only managed to stay for about 20 minutes. Sigh.
I make these because I suck at meditating!
December 13, 2024 at 3:49 PM
I make these because I suck at meditating!
This piece is special for a bunch of reasons. 1, it uses colors I find difficult, 2, it’s inspired David Bowie, 3, it includes text! 4, it’s a substantial size—24”x36.” Last, it will be the cover of my next poetry collection, THE BRIGHTEST DAYS in 2025. Available for purchase!
“Starman, Waiting”
“Starman, Waiting”
December 9, 2024 at 12:50 PM
This piece is special for a bunch of reasons. 1, it uses colors I find difficult, 2, it’s inspired David Bowie, 3, it includes text! 4, it’s a substantial size—24”x36.” Last, it will be the cover of my next poetry collection, THE BRIGHTEST DAYS in 2025. Available for purchase!
“Starman, Waiting”
“Starman, Waiting”