My name is Lisa Ferrante. I am a self-taught mixed media artist. Once I discovered mixed media art, years of feelings about my life seemed to flow from my hands and my heart. I can get lost in a painting for hours, and am most often completely surprised at the final product. I am never certain where the journey of a piece will take me. Sometimes a word will inspire an entire work; other times it is only when the piece is complete that it is clear what it is meant to say. All are about love – maternal love, romantic love, self-love and self-empowerment. These themes are a reflection of me; they are me exposed; each purges another powerful emotion, another profound realization. Each piece represents another step in my own evolution as a woman.

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