A LIFE LONG LOVE OF NATURE | As a tomboy kid, Laura regularly climbed trees behind her house in Northern Virginia, rode her bike around the neighborhood and hung out with her best friend Laura while catching air on her banana yellow skateboard. In college, she played ultimate frisbee and explored geology on Guilford College’s “Seminar’s West.” She then moved to Seattle and became an Art Director for REI - leading photoshoots trekking through Patagonia and exploring the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest. Laura mountaineered & trekked in the Bolivian Andes (landing in the Patagonia catalog) and led an REI Adventures climb of Mt Kilimanjaro, Safari in Africa. Over time, she has backpacked and/or climbed all over out west and in the Brooks Range of AK. While living in Homer Alaska, she learned to fly fish, shoot a trad bow and xc ski. In addition, she has explored water routes sea kayaking - beach camping in the San Juan Islands and Baja. The last few summers, she taught yoga outside, at a nearby off-grid community. Laura feels most alive & inspired outside in nature! Art offers a way to capture the experience visually, emotionally and energetically.