LISA NOBLE

LISA NOBLE has worked in the Arts for nearly 30 years as a poet/performer, writer, multi-media artist, craft vendor, arts and crafts teacher and henna artist. She has shown and sold her artwork in dozens of galleries, presenting her work at major arts and craft fairs. Her venues include Northwest Folklife Festival, Body, Mind and Spirit Expo, the Women of Wisdom Goddess Market and Annual Conference, North Seattle Community College Continuing Education; and Poets West. Her artwork has been published in the We’ Moon Date Book and Calendar, 2010, Voices of Choice Magazine (front cover), The Sound of the Bards of Caer Pugenta, Seattle Art Museum’s Year of the Tiger Celebration, and Traveler’s Henna Kit and Card logo.

Lisa writes extensively about the topic of the magic of art, publishing in numerous literary and craft journals. She was a “Poetry on the Bus” winner (performing at Town Hall and appearing on Seattle public transit and in “Paint Me a Poem”). Lisa has also worked as a make-up artist, designer and mask maker for the Seattle Opera, The Director’s Festival and various fashion shows. She is a Member of Poets West, Women of Wisdom, and the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism). Lisa’s original mixed media collages incorporate not only her own henna designs, but paper, clay, glass, paint, leaves and often scraps of poetry, bits of calligraphy--leaving the viewer with a sense of delicious wonderment. More of her work can be seen at her online store at http://www.cafepress.com/lisanoble. ArtfulHenna is proud to have Lisa in our show!