About The Artist

I have made art all my life and have been making small dioramas since childhood. I try to capture emotional moments and give people the opportunity to feel those emotions as an eavesdropping observer. I draw them into a scenario with humorous figures and when looked at closely I present more serious topics, from mental illness, loneliness, addiction or just a moment of poignancy. (See "Bye bye, Bipolar Bears by Joan Matey" on YOU TUBE videos.) I enjoy the challenges of construction and work with a myriad of materials.