Next SCWA Meeting: 

Who: Merryll Saylan

What:   A slide show of her work and experiences over the years, PLUS an exercise from her design class for all members to try.

Where: Rancho Cotate High School (map) (directions to woodshop on campus)

When:  October 7, 2025, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Merryll Saylan recently moved to Santa Rosa from Louisville, Colorado.  For the first time in almost 50 years is without her precious Powermatic Bandsaw.  Merryll was educated with a BA in Design from UCLA and a MA in Art from Cal State Northridge where she concentrated in woodworking.  She established a studio in San Francisco in the late 1970’s sharing a shop with the Grew-Sheridans.  She taught Furniture Design through UC Berkeley extension and private studio classes.  Her work has been exhibited and collected in museums and galleries such as Museum of Art & Design in NYC, Yale University, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Smithsonian.  She won residencies in Grizedale Sculpture Park in the UK, and the State Department sent her to Fiji to hold a series of lectures and workshops.  Her work and papers are included in the Smithsonian Archives of American Art.