ARTIST STATEMENT
Melissa "Mesa" Matarese is a nature-based, multimedia artist dedicated to fully living her wild, precious life. From living in a hand-build, off-grid tiny house to creating with natural and repurposed materials, she is not only inspired by nature but is dedicated to honoring and protecting the natural world through her artistry.
For Mesa creating is not a choice, it is a necessity. Since childhood art has been her refuge. It is how she sees, relates to and makes sense of the world. Creativity serve as her greatest source of joy, most effective form of therapy and the core of her spiritual practice. Mesa’s creations emanate a sense of awe and wonder, using nature’s wisdom, energy, cycles, patterns, colors and textures as her primary inspiration.
Equal to Mesa’s passion for creating is her desire to evoke creativity in others. She actively teaches lesson and workshop to help keep the creative spirit alive within her community.
Mesa earned her formal education from Kutztown University and the University of Waikato of New Zealand. More importantly she continues to gain her informal education through nature and by giving herself permission to make extraordinary messes and fascinating mistakes.
“My work is a reflection of internal and external landscapes, it is the story of my life and a celebration of my time on Earth.”
UPCOMING EVENT
Join us for our ANNUAL GARDEN PARTY @ GINO’S NURSERY
2237 Second Street Pike, Newtown PA
SAVE THE DATE
Saturday, October 25
3-6pm | Rain or Shine
FUN FOR ALL
- Nursery Wide Sale
- Make your own Wild Clay Plant Pressed Ornament with Mesa
- Herbal Mocktails & Cocktails served by Eric of Bluestem Botanicals
- Fairy House Building activity for the kiddos
- Live Music By Eve & Mark 4:30-6pm
- Holiday Shopping
- Tasty Snacks
Tell your friends, the more the merrier. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Gallery
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
Best selling functional forms available for retail & wholesale ordering. Contact me for details.
