Thank you for visiting my website, which is still very much a work in progress!

"Work in progress" is also a term I'd use for my artwork - and I'd like to keep it that way. My friend, who is a collage artist, has shown me that one of the most compelling aspects of making art is how open it is to experimentation. It has often been her encouragement that has emboldened me to try new, surprising ways of putting my collages together.

I am particularly drawn to the subject of the natural world. Even in my collages encompassing other themes, it still creeps in and develops the image into a celebration of nature. For example, the carnival atmosphere of my collage 'Floralia!' is due to its flower imagery, transforming it into a celebration of the summer season. 

Many of my collages depict animals - mostly birds - created from images of landscapes, plants, places that I associate these animals with. I admire the way that animals are so connected with their environment: it's a positive and spiritual cyclical process and something that many of us have forgotten how to do. I find it a rich subject to explore in my work.

I like to think of the technique I use for these collages as like mosaic making. I piece parts of the creature together and hopefully the pieces compliment each other and give an artistic representation of a wing, or an eye, or a claw. I found inspiration for this style from the work of Giuseppe Arcimboldo, who famously painted portraits entirely composed of plants, animals or objects. They are wacky but astoundingly clever and playful, and they captured my imagination when I saw them. I also admire the silkscreen paintings of Robert Rauschenberg, for the painterly quality he gives to his collage-like compositions. 

I hope that you enjoy viewing my collages. If you have any questions please get in touch on the enquiries page.

Laura