Since graduating with a BFA Laurel has gone on to complete her training in art therapy.  Laurel maintains an active studio practice as well as working as a professional art therapist and art teacher. She is currently exploring in her art what she has learned in these two roles, as active participant in the creative process and guide for others. Through her work in the studio and with clients she explores the interplay between our inner reality and the physical world.  The organic forms contrasted with the geometric shapes speak to the search to understand ourselves through comparison with the world around us.