ABOUT ME

Laura was fortunate enough to find herself taught by encouraging and inspiring tutors throughout middle school, so much so that she achieved an A in GCSE art which provided the confidence she needed to apply for college; wherein she graduated with a BTEC National Diploma from Sussex Downs College in Graphics / Illustration.

The next academic step was university, the seaside town of Falmouth reeled her in, where she studied for three years. With portfolio in hand she visited London, Paris and New York, learning firsthand what being an artist in the real world would entail. Laura graduated from University College Falmouth in 2009 with a BA Honours in Illustration.

She lives with her boyfriend and their Romanian rescue dog in the seaside town of Eastbourne. For most of her life she has been in and around coastal towns; her love of art was really cemented due to her grandmother, who would proudly hang up her Pokémon inspired crayon doodles on the refrigerator when she was young.

You can stay up to date with whatever she’s become obsessed with lately by searching for her online under the name ‘illustratelaw’ - a portmanteau of ‘illustrator’ and ‘laura’ or ‘law’ an affectionate nickname given to her by her friends. It also serves as a reminder for her to not forget to: