About The Artist
Lisa Muller Growing up in my house I learned to make things in self defense. My parents, driven by creative will and budget constraints, converted each room in our suburban home according to their current medium of interest. The garage as well, first employed to complete a 22 ft cabin boat and travel camper, was later transformed into a working iron forge and welding shop. When I saw something in a store that I wanted - whether it was go-carts, puppets or dresses - my parents would invariably say "Oh, you could make one SO much nicer than that!". And so I tried.Later, it was no surprise to anyone when I moved a kiln, throwing wheel and casting equipment into the house. Many studios and travels later, making things has become a way of life. Despite years of art school and a graduate degree, my connection with materials remains my primary incentive for working. The shear joy of merging an idea with the concrete terms of the physical world, gets me out of bed in the morning. I've been developing my current body of work for seven years. First inspired by the work of Henry Mercer of Doylestown PA, the imagery rich style I've developed combines mythology, history and everyday observation using humor and metaphor. We live our lives according to a collection of stories we choose to believe. It is the power these narratives contain that intrigues me. |
