After a 30-year career as an art teacher in Paramus, NJ, Lisa Marseglia-Moran embarked on a new journey as a full-time artist in 2021. Since then, she has captivated audiences across the New York Metropolitan area with her evocative creations that celebrate the beauty of nature and the unity of all living things.

Marseglia-Moran’s artistic journey is deeply rooted in her reverence for the natural world. She channels her inspiration through oils, watercolor, pen and ink, and mixed media into abstract expressions of the interconnected energy that binds us all.  A defining feature of this artist's style is her innovative use of handmade paper in mixed media works. This technique involves combining a variety of media, including handmade paper, ink, watercolor, thread, metal, sand and water to create deeply textured collages that represent both the simple beauty and complexity of the natural world.

Though raised on the East Coast, Marseglia-Moran has always found herself drawn to the Southwest. Hiking throughout New Mexico and Arizona has provided an unlimited amount of inspiration for her work. Each element of art; Color, shape, line and texture is exceptionally apparent in the unmatched beauty of the desert.

PROCESS:  An important part of the process involves collecting all the scraps of paper at the end of each day and recycling them into new pieces of handmade paper. In this way, the media itself is connected from one piece to the next, symbolizing the circle of life. When creating mixed media pieces, the process is similar to the experience of painting. Paper and paper pulp are layered together like brush strokes. Various media, including watercolor, pencil, ink, crayon, enamel, thread, sand and metal are layered along with handmade paper.  In this way, each piece is related to all the others. This process is a metaphor for the connection that exists between us all.

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Inspired by nature, Lisa Marseglia-Moran’s work expresses the connection of all living things. Although the process begins with an organic object or scene, it is more about the energy of the earth than a realistic representation of what she sees.​  After numerous awards and exhibitions on the East Coast, including the “Alison Macumber Award for Excellence in the Fine Arts” while earning her BFA at Boston College, Lisa Marseglia-Moran is answering a call to create from her experiences in the mountains, canyons, rivers and deserts of the Southwest.