Inside the Studio

Lisa Hunt in residency at MacArthur Place

Artist Lisa Hunt working on a mixed media collage during her artist residency at MacArthur Place. — Photo by Emma K Creative

During her week-long Uprise Art x MacArthur Place residency, mixed media artist Lisa Hunt continued her ongoing series of screen-printed works that explore the meditative relationships of patterns, as well as led a hands-on workshop focused on her signature gold leaf technique. Go behind the scenes below.

Artist Lisa Hunt sketching on the grounds of MacArthur Place during her artist residency. — Photo by Emma K Creative

Artist Lisa Hunt reaching towards a bush with pink roses during her artist residency at MacArthur Place. — Photo by Emma K Creative

A close-up of artist Lisa Hunt painting striated green lines on paper on a bench during her artist residency at MacArthur Place. — Photo by Emma K Creative

I am obsessed with pattern and am constantly observing patterns in my everyday life that find their way into my work. Over time I build upon the patterns and then dissect, isolate, or enlarge certain elements. Working with positive and negative space, scale, I like to create dimension in each print.
Lisa Hunt

Painted swatches with gold leaf in artist Lisa Hunt's studio during her artist residency at MacArthur Place. — Photo by Emma K Creative

Artist Lisa Hunt working on mixed media collages during her artist residency at MacArthur Place. — Photo by Emma K Creative

Artist Lisa Hunt with a box filled with gold leaf next to multiple paintbrushes. — Photo by Emma K Creative

I’ve been working with inks and gold leaf since I first began my print series. Working with gold leaf came about after first trying to print with metallic gold inks. I wasn’t happy with the results, it didn’t match the vision I had in my mind. Once I decided to experiment with the gold leaf there was no turning back, the leaf has the exact glowing quality that I had been looking for.
Lisa Hunt