Laura is a full-time toddler mom and lifelong artist based out of Jackson, TN. Moving to Tennessee from Wisconsin in 2019, at the age of 19, she began working in memory care at an assisted living facility when the pandemic hit only a short few months later. Like many of us, she felt isolated and depressed, starting a 5 year artists block. In this time she’d hold many odd jobs such as becoming a lineman, working in a fiberglass factory, and sign spinning in Florida for 2 weeks. Still always looking at the world through an artists’ eye, Laura felt a piece of herself missing without art. When she met her wonderful partner and had their beautiful daughter she was overwhelmed with inspiration. She knew she needed to follow her lifelong dream of being an artist and show her daughter the path to true happiness in life through full authenticity. In Laura’s art you can see her portrayal of childlike symbolism mixed with themes of existentialism, naturalism, and loneliness. Aiming to process her own past with neglect/abuse, motherhood, consumerism, and current events through surreal line drawings, repurposed art with untraditional mediums (eyeshadow, vinyl records, etc.), collages, and vibrant impressionistic paintings.