Laurie has been supported by her Psychosocial Recovery Coach “Kolbi” from Hunter Care Group, since August 2021.
Although Laurie has always been artistic, she began fine tuning her skills around 5 years ago ????
Over the years, Laurie has found her happy place within the artistic sphere and continues to engage with routine art lessons through her NDIS plan ????
Laurie has explored a multitude of mediums from oil to watercolour and is able to source inspiration from her life with her pieces.
Laurie has had prints of her works created as postcards and displayed/sold in the Maitland Regional Art Gallery.
Recently Laurie had the opportunity to display her art works in an exhibition at Flourish, which is a testament to her talents ????
Laurie has continued art classes and is hopeful to expand her own business by expanding into boutique stores and galleries selling her art????????????
As a long-term goal Laurie’s would like to seek how to become a qualified art teacher or engage in volunteer work, teaching disabled children her passion for art ????????
Laurie has also studied Disability and is now wanting to combine her experience and studies with her art knowledge ????????
– HCG Team