Mama Joy Painting

Born in Distrito Federal Mexico; raised in Toronto, Desiree Martinez is a self-taught artist that finds imperfections through paint and meaning in clay.Desiree shares artistry that finds, preserves, and transforms the connection between the body, mind, and emotion to something tangible yet imperfect. Throughout her childhood to late teenage years, she was always involved and captivated by various artistic mediums. In her early adulthood she explored a variety of jobs that lead her to loosing mental and physical strength. She then decided to recall and exercise her curiosity for art on her own. Desiree is now living in a small Ontario town. She manifest her artistic self in the blur line between being a full time mother and wife. Her work reflects and explores nostalgic memories of her childhood and little moments of everyday life. She embraces an earthy and calming palette that allows her perception to flow with acrylic and oil. But where the frame and fabric end, clay takes shape. Her pottery skills transform and transcribe emotion to structure. Bring into being collective pieces that hold sentiments.