No matter where you go, there you are.
I have always been a geek girl and get quite smitten by stories. My first love was for The Empire Strikes Back and Battlestar Galactica. The serial stories spurred a bout of creativity that pushed me to study graphic design and fine art. My hobbies have always been rich in imagination - science fiction and fantasy novels, television shows, roleplaying and board games, and seeking out new places, experiences and ways of living.
I started doing fine art as a full time endeavor in 2004, after a decade in biotechnology (which I also love). I have sold over 100 oil and oil pastel paintings and have had multiple solo and group shows. In 2007 my husband and I moved to Singapore to support a biotech project. I continued painting, but was set somewhat adrift artistically with the change in culture, environment, and the market crash.
When we returned to New Hampshire in 2012, I got to catch up on popular culture. With the advent of Netflix and other streaming services, I soon discovered the television show Supernatural and I was hooked like I hadn't been since I was a teenager. One night I decided I wanted to design a set of souvenir coasters based on the road trips and adventures of Sam and Dean Winchester. Thus began my own road trip. I started taking my designs to the Supernatural conventions and now include stops on the road from businesses within my other fandoms. This is how Lisa Was Here came to be.
Lisa Was Here takes me back to my roots and lets me explore the places that spur and galvanize my creativity. I get to literally hit the road and attend conventions and geek out with other people who are inspired the same way. It has been wonderful. Welcome to Lisa Was Here.
