Livin' it up!

Figure

Graphite and Colored Pencil

Figure Modeling w/ Eva Cardon

Verbonstraat (in progress)

Graphite

Ob. Draw w/ Sebastiaan Vandoninck

Wasserij

Marker

Ob. Draw w/ Sebastiaan Vandoninck

Antwerp in the evening

Ink and Tea

Ob. Draw w/ Sebastiaan V.

my midterm presentation

(L-R: artist statement and calendar packets, prototype tarot cards [heavy cardstock, full color, repro size], Laptop w/ slideshow of inspiration and references, notes, samples of my figure and observational drawings, sketchbooks, deck of cards [Phantasmagoric Tarot] as example)

I even dressed all lady like and professional, hard to believe I know..

Midterm Evaluation group discussion (translated to me by the lovely Mauranne [left]) with guest artist/evaluators, Serge Baeken and Josy Heirwegh

Each student had roughly 10 minutes to clearly express and pitch, so to speak, our progress on our Evolutie project. All of my teachers were present as well to give me feedback not only on my cards but my drawings and sketchbooks. It was a really great opportunity for practicing some professional skills, and really makes one think about what is being conveyed through the work, and how to verbalize intentions.

Yeah, I'm a terrible person, I never post.

Here are some drawings, etc. as of late.

I've been doing lots of work, and have lots to show off,

So much is going on and happening and changing, I will make one enormously large post filling you guys in

that or just look forward to my memoir, hah

anyways, new shit, I swear I'll post more

so stay tuned

Amsterdam

my first train ride

I love the smell of drunk strangers in the morning

Rijks Museum

THE TORTURE MUSEUM

chilling on a boat

WW2 Homomonument

The Anne Frank House

There's Billy Mays!

What I've been up to lately

So, I'm sure you all hate me know, cause I havent posted in AGES. So much has been happening I dont know where to begin, but I PROMISE there is a major post coming with lots of new pictures and anecdotes to tell the kids.

But in the meantime, here are some Tarot cards I made this week. A teacher from the Aalcto University in Helsinki, Finland (MY PEOPLE), Tarja Nieminen, came to Sint Lucas for workshop week. Our task was to make a card game, or use cards as a vehicle to express the concept of family (in the broadest sense of the word.)

These cards also tie in with my extensive semester-long project of Evolution. All of the suits and Major cards will reflect ideals and aspects of evolutionary design. From the mental, emotional, and spiritual evolution that everyone and everything goes through; to aspects of nature that are the epitome of perfection, by way of evolutionary design.

So here you have it, the first 10 cards of two suits

Intellect (i.e. Swords/Spades) represented by feathers and wings

Intuition (i.e. Cups/Hearts) represented by fish and fish scales.

I pulled a double all-nighter for these, so I hope you dig them

All digital collage work

Enjoy!

-Laura

Sketchbook Dump

Howdy all!

Today marks my first month complete in Belgium. So much has gone on, I can hardly recap everything, so instead, I offer up the first installment of Belgian art for you; these are some recent sketches.

Enjoy!

-Laura

New Flyer

Once again, ladies and gents;

A new flyer for those good 'ole boys from Shadows of the Statue

Should be a fantastic show, I'm sorry I'll be missing it

But then again.. I am in Belgium!

More work to come....

-Laura