ARTIST STATEMENT

I enjoy the surprise of finding images in my work absorbed from life.

From my parents escaping the holocaust, from early life in the beauty of Florence and the colors of Tuscany, to the light and mysticism of the Middle East, to the mystery of Paris and art school there; to SoHo in early70’s; to working years in textile design. And with Judaism framing it all.

Like life, Art is a big surprise going beyond our imaginations.

Laura is a New York based multi medium artist.

Was born in Livorno, Italy; lived in Rabat, Morocco and Paris.

Laura moved to New York City in 1969 to experience the changes occurring at the time in the art world. She  was part of a flourishing group of Lower East Side artists living in NYC and working in textile design studios creating fabrics for such fashion icons as Laura Ashley and others.

Moved to Israel and back in NYC here she kept working in textile design, teaching and raising a family. Now she has returned to full-time practice of art. The art reflects the eclectic cultures she belongs to.

From early years after WWII in Livorno, visiting her grandparents in Florence where her grandfather introduced her to the beauty of the city and surrounding master artists of the Renaissance.

To a year in Morocco.

"Today I found the combination of studying ancient texts, the Torah, and expressing it in a visual form is the most rewarding and fulfilling way to express myself."

Laura has shown her work at the:

• Images Gallery in Briarcliff NY

• The Jewish Museum Shop in NYC

• Congragation Sons of Israel, Briarcliff NY

• Tarrytown, NY Public library

• Temple Emanu-El, NY

• Her work has been sold in NYC and Tel Aviv and has been featured in Moment Magazine, Hadassah Magazine and as a book cover for the Central Conference of American Rabbis.