ARTIST STATEMENT
Melissa "Mesa" Matarese is a multimedia artist devoted to truly living her vibrant life. Her curiosity drives her to explore many mediums and cornes of the world, but Doylestown, PA, is where she calls home. There, she resides in a hand-built, off-grid tiny house on wheels and creates in a renovated mini horse barn.
Art has been Mesa’s joy and refuge since childhood. It is how she relates to and makes sense of the world. Her creative process is spontaneously and playful, allowing divine creative spirit to lead the way. Her visual language has an organic, dream-like quality that reflects reaccuring themes of freedom, wildlife, and natural patterns.
Mesa earned her BFA from Kutztown University and University of Waikato in New Zealand. But perhaps more importantly she continues to gain her informal education by observing nature and giving herself permission to make extraordinary messes and fascinating mistakes.
“My work is an imaginative reflection of the world within and around me. My work is the story of my life.”
Where to find my work:
Alternative Fired Pottery Collection @ ArtWRKD Gallery
Functional Pottery Collection @ Bluestem Botanical Herb Shop
2-D WORK AVAILABLE
3-D WORK AVAILABLE
Contact me for details or to schedule a studio visit.
2-D WORK SOLD
3-D WORK SOLD
Functional work available for retail & wholesale ordering
