About the Artist:

Lisa was born in Lindsay, Ontario but has spent most of her life in nearby Welland. She graduated from the Brock University Visual Arts program with honours in 1996. Since then she has worked in various art supply stores, and entered several local art shows. So far art has been a hobby for her, but she is trying to change that to something more, when she’s not chasing after her two little ones.

Her work is inspired by experiences that move her in her life – experiences that move her emotionally, mentally and texturally. These experiences are expressed primarily through the use of oils, soft pastel and papermaking. For the last eight years she has been a part of Wayzgoose, a book arts fair that occurs every April at the Grimsby Public Art Gallery, demonstrating papermaking and selling handmade paper items and papermaking kits.

For Lisa, creating art is a journey in learning, learning about texture, mediums, emotions, process, the subject, and as a result, most often herself. Her work is usually nature oriented, and she will often work from reference photos gained from the garden, on a hike through the woods or a trip to the zoo.