mini-workshop :

"Live Out Loud"

Student Supplies:

Craft Knife
Bone Folder
Paper Trimmer
Ruler
Stapler
Pinking Scissors/Trimmer w Pinking Blade
Wet & Dry Adhesive

class cost:  $25

seats:  30

mini-workshop :

"Blank Book Bonanza"

Student Supplies

Craft Knife
Bone Folder
Paper Trimmer
Ruler
Scissors
Wet & Dry Adhesive

Class Price:  $20

seats:  30

Lauren is a self-taught Mixed Media Artist who lives outside of Atlanta, Georgia. She entered the craft world after the birth of her first child. Memory Art, in particular scrapbooking, is where she developed her love for paper. She quickly became enthralled with Altered Art and Collage Art and, as a former librarian, was drawn to the art of bookmaking.

Her books are full of earthy tones of color and texture. She creates art with her books. All the individual parts that are transformed into a book -- from the covers, to the stitching to the paper chosen to be signatures -- come together to sing a song. Each piece is chosen for the note and the harmony it brings to the music
that is made. Lauren has realized her goal of achieving creative freedom and encourages others to find their own. After only a few short months, she realized that her artistic process opened her to a new level of expression. After the birth of twin boys, Lauren decided to walk away from an academic career as an epidemiologist and balance her new found love of life as a Mother and an Artist.

As an imaginative craft designer, she works with a wide variety of craft company and paper arts manufacturers. Her art also appears in national magazines. Lauren is available to teach classes, develop mixed media projects, and is always looking for special requests and
new challenges. "There are no mistakes in ART, just opportunities to embellish."