ABOUT THE ARTIST



SITALISA MARIE is a Madison Wisconsin based mama, maker, and mover. Her eponymous line of leather bags are grounded in the core values of utility, allure, & heirloom character. Each street savy show stopper exudes felicity and minimalist refinement in every distinguishing detail. To interact with a SITALISA MARIE creation is to experience the superior comfort & correctness of carefully considered design. She strives for a no nonsense authenticity that embodies a New-Modern Coolitude: structurally compelling, essentially approachable, & enduringly resonant. Each piece is built from the finest of raw materials available, with an emphasis on time honored tenets and techniques making for collectable  classics that are inimitable works of art. SITALISA MARIE is devoted to easy, free-spirited luxury that will enhance your passion for the gallivant, whether near or far.

Lisa has had a voracious appetite for art and meticulous craft her entire life.
Her innate interest in all things sartorial began as a child when she learned her first hand sewing techniques, at the dining room table, from her Italian grandfather, Orlando Minniti. She pays massive credit to Willy Brewer, a very special mentor who passed the torch of heritage hardware methods, her uncle Alfred Minniti, for his experience in the field and advice, and her own mother, Rosa, for exemplifying the best possible taste in every turn. If you were to ask her father, whom she inherited her iron clad work ethic from, she has been making things fancy since she was a tot. It is from the boon of such rich support that she has taken wing.

 In her search for beauty, she has held the creative process in highest esteem. she holds a BA in fine art and painting and is a fervent explorer of hands on making. Her portfolio boasts work across the spectrum of mural painting, card design, jewelry, graphic design, fiber arts, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, clothing design, mosaic, paper making and leather work. In 2012, Lisa decided to saddle up, with a good education and insatiable curiosity, to pursue her ambition of launching SITALISA MARIE.



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