ARTIST PROFILE

Website - www.francesmatassa.com Instagram - @francesmatassa Allegory of Somatic Memory Imprint Why do you make art? I make art because it’s a way for me to connect and process. My grandpa was an artist, mainly a painter, and he taught me and my sister how to draw as children. I never thought I was good enough to do it as more than a pastime because I wasn’t able to draw hyper-realistically. After I was sexually assaulted as a teenager, I withdrew from myself and struggled to

Website (Representing Gallery) - Micak Gallery Instagram - @quiltofsnakes If I hadn’t been certain of fate before, I certainly was now , Thread, wool, beading, mixed media. 9 x 9" (14 x 14" framed) Why do you make art?   A creative soul withers without an outlet. If I am not creating, I am not truly living.    How do you feel when you’re making art?   When I have an idea for a piece, it tends to consume me. It’s all I can think about until I have expelled the idea from within