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.

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.

Artist Lisa Hunt reaching towards a bush with pink roses during her artist residency at MacArthur Place.

A close-up of artist Lisa Hunt painting striated green lines on paper on a bench during her artist residency at MacArthur Place.

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.

Artist Lisa Hunt working on mixed media collages during her artist residency at MacArthur Place.

Artist Lisa Hunt with a box filled with gold leaf next to multiple paintbrushes.

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