Amy Massey Studio

Thank you to all of the wonderful people who came through my booth in Atlanta and Chattanooga at and — what a whirlwind of a month it’s been! I love these festivals for the opportunity to connect with so many people and I had such a great time sharing my work with all of you. I was thrilled to see all of these original paintings find the perfect new homes!

I’m back in my studio now getting ready for the next wave — can’t wait to share more soon!

We’re heeeeere! Come visit me at Booth 2 at in Chattanooga. VIP party is tonight, and then we’ll be set up Saturday 10-6 and Sunday 10-5. See you there!!

“The Healing Art of Finding Spaciousness” (triptych)
watercolor and gouache on paper, 14x28, 30x36, 14x28

As I’ve stepped back from practicing massage therapy, I wanted to create a painting that honors its depths. I find massage therapy to be an enormously powerful and restorative practice, and yet I’ve often wrestled with the ego-leaning identity of massage therapist as Healer. While I wholeheartedly believe in the healing power of touch, I have always resonated more with the identity of massage therapist as a vessel or a tool to aid the body’s natural ability to create healing within itself. This painting is an ode to what I found to be the most potent and skillful aspect of massage therapy: the Healing Art of Finding. As a massage therapist, I sought physical adhesions, trigger points, areas of tension and energetic ones, too — subtly sensing the body’s holding patterns and creating space for their unwinding. With gentle guidance, a body can become conscious of its tensions and that awareness invites a softening release. Together, massage therapist and client open into a greater sense of homeostasis, and of Spaciousness. That softening, that transition toward spaciousness is where the real healing takes place.

After pouring many long hours into this triptych at in Asheville’s , I’m so glad to be able to show this special piece for the first time at the in Atlanta, GA! ✨

Hello Atlanta! 🌞 I’m thrilled to be back at on this beautiful weekend. Find me at Booth 52 — Friday 12-7, Saturday 10-7, and Sunday 10-6!