As a contemporary mixed media artist, I draw inspiration from a diverse palette of materials, ideas and techniques. My strong interest in environmental, women’s, and social causes creates a meaningful interplay with the artistic process and allows my voice to be heard. Persuasive series have been born. See what I have to say about genetically modified organisms, share my appreciation for bamboo, visit my expressive figurative sculpture, check out my politically-inspired works, and my weavings, which crossover into mixed media, sculpture, and fashion. Read my poetry and text.
Often grid-based, my signature, layered use of hardware mesh, and screening, links much of my work aesthetically as well as structurally, and no doubt derives from my early immersion in cross-hatched drawings, weaving, and subway views of construction and railroad yards. Materials are an exciting impetus to much of my work—natural and found objects are juxtaposed and interwoven with metal, hardware, industrial, and high tech materials. Bits and pieces, attention to detail, and nuanced messages create a meaningful inner dimension within a larger graphic framework.
Weaving, knotting, stitching, and sewing, with wire or thread, are basic modes of connection even with contemporary elements, and reflect traditional fiber arts techniques.
I am on the Board of the Long Island Craft Guild and formerly served as Board Member of the New York Guild of Handweavers, and Gallery Director at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington. Other passions include choreographing and teaching dance, gardening, and playing ensemble percussion.
Instagram: @laurensinger_art
Contact me: lgslauren@yahoo.com