Laurie Brown

I love to work with paper - I find it therapeutic and challenging at the same time. I fell in love with beautiful papers while in art school, but began creating these 3 dimensional paper pieces in 2008. I find that I can be completely creative and innovative while creating this type of art. Some of my work is abstract, some contains imagery, some is serious, and some whimsical. There's a little something for everyone. My work has hung in galleries from New Hampshire to Oregon, and many pieces reside in private collections around the country (and beyond).


A bit about what it takes to create my art:
My work is a painstakingly time-consuming process; large sheets of fine white paper are cut into strips of varying lengths and widths, individually hand-toned, rolled tightly, and secured with thread. Those individual spools of paper are then married together atop a fresh sheet of handmade paper, to create the finished composition. Each small spool is just a fraction of the whole, arranged to bring forth images which are sometimes subjective, at other times abstract. I experiment with hue, texture, and pattern, to move the viewer's eye through each work of art. Large pieces consume pounds of paper, several spools of thread, and hu...

B.F.A, Columbus College of Art and Design

Nov '16-Jan '17 - Featured Artist @ Rogue Gallery, Medford, OR
Feb-Apr 2015 - *JUROR'S CHOICE AWARD WINNER* Rogue Valley Biennial Juried Exhibition @ Rogue Gallery, Medford, OR
Jan 2015 - Invited Artist @ Barnstormers Theatre, Grants Pass, Or
Nov 2014 - Member’s Exhibition @ Grants Pass Museum of Art, Grants Pass, Or
Oct 2014 - 3rd Annual Juried “Artoberfest” @ Southern Oregon Guild, Kerby, Or
Oct 2014 - International Mosaic Invitational @ Belle Fiore Vineyard, Ashland, Or
Aug 2014 - Tenth Annual Sculpture Invitational @ Illahe Gallery, Ashland, Or
J-D 2014 - Permanent Gallery Artist @ Gallery One, Grants Pass, Or
Dec 2013 - Featured Artist @ In His Timeframe, Grants Pass, Or
Nov 2013 - Member’s Exhibition @ Grants Pass Museum of Art, Grants Pass, Or
Oct 2012 - Featured Artist @ The Framer’s Gallery, York, Pa
July 2012 - “Inform/Reform” Invitational @ The Mansion at Strathmore, Bethesda, Md
Oct 2011 - 41st Annual Juried Exhibit @ York Art Association, York, Pa
April 2010 - Highlight Artist @ The Red Raven Art Company, Lancaster, Pa
Sept 2009 - “Teeny Tiny Art Show” Invitational @ Three Graces Gallery, Portsmouth, Nh
Dec 2008 - “Small and Wonderful” Invitational @ Hammond Harkins Gallery, Bexley, Oh
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