Laura orvieto
A brief history:
- Laura Orvieto was raised in the seaport town in port Jefferson New York she was surrounded by creative people. Laura grew up working with her hands, drawing, and feeling connect with nature. Laura obtained her BA in book illustration at the fashion institute of technology in New York City. One of her class assignments involved creating a portrait out of clay. This were she found the spark that began her artistic passion. During her time at FIT, Laura obtained a part time job in the Garment District. She was given the promise of travel to the Orient began her drifting away from her original intent. This began to pull Laura away from her art and into a full time career, while she was travelling to the far east and Greece were some of Laura's experiences were the key inspirations to her clay work today. Laura now resides in the Pocono mountains in Pennsylvania, this is where she devotes her life to pursuing her dream. Laura drowns herself in inspiration exploring form and volume to these days.