Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Greetings and Salutations,

I met Tiare sitting in Archiver's. The rest is a blur and now I am here! I am excited to be a part of such a wonderful group of crafty women. Real women with real lives doing real things and making a difference!

My name is Lauren Ferguson. I presently live in Georgia. I'm originally from New Jersey -- thats exit 158 on the GSP and exit 18 on the NJT.

At the age of 40, while raising a toddler and pregnant with twin boys, I walked away from an academic career -- with advanced degrees from Harvard, MIT and Rutgers -- to balance my new life as a Mother, an Artist and Writer.

I am a eco-conscious/green/environmentally friendly designer. I recycle, up-cycle, re-purpose, reuse, reduce and pick through the trash. I will never be a fine artist. The tag line on my blog reads: "There are no mistakes in art, just opportunities to embellish." My, for me the devil is in the details. I am a left brained woman having extraordinary right brain experiences.

I did not know that I was crafty and so now I feel the need to play catch up on the 40 years of missed time.

Scrapbooking is where I got my love of paper. It was also the first step on my journey to becoming a mixed media artist. My roots will always be in paper, plain and simple.

My heart's desire is making blank books. I am inspired by earthy tones of color and texture. Crafting for me is an adventure of taking what appears to be completely unrealated pieces and transforming them into a journal -- from the covers, to the stitching to the paper chosen to be signatures.

I have always been comfortable with ending my creative journey when the contruction is completed. This year I have challenged myself not just to make another book to make a book about me. I never decorate the insides and especially not about me.

I hope that you will take this exciting journey with me as I take a year to Peer into the Looking Glass.

until we meet again,

18 comments:

  1. Congrats Lauren and the SOC community anxiously awaits what the design to has to share.

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  2. Nice to meet you Lauren. I can't wait to see what else you have to share. Happy Holidays!

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  3. Beautiful journals Lauren, can't wait to see more of your wonderful works of art!

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  4. great to meet you...and yeah, for those of us who weren't in the business of crafting when we were younger ( I never thought i was crafty or artistic nor did anyone ever say I was)-we have tons of catchup to do!! Hope to see more of your work!

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  6. Hi Lauren. I deleleted the above post because of typos. Your journals are beautiful! I live in Georgia via NJ too. Exit 9 on the NJT. Looking forward to seeing more of your work!

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  7. Welcome Lauren. Look forward to seeing more of your work. Very familiar with the NJT. Traveled it many times to see inlaws in White Plains and Ossining, NY.

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  8. It great to be here right now at this time. I'm very excited!

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  10. OK, I had to delete cause I realized you are not in Jersey anymore (sad face) ... but I do drive down to GA every couple of months. LOVE your journals, and cant wait to see how you put it all together.

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  11. Ditto!!! Lauren, your journals are absolutely beautiful. I love the earthy tones you selected. I can't wait to see how the journals are put together too.

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  12. Absolutely love these journals Lauren!!!

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  13. You go girl eco-conscious/green/environmentally friendly, I try have not made it yet. I know with you on the team next year I will become eco-conscious/green/environmentally friendly designer in training. You have a Merry Christmas and a great New Year

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  14. Looking forward to seeing and sharing your creations!

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  15. Lauren, what a wonderful post. You are a writer girl! The bibdings on you books are wonderful. I look forward to seeing more of your creations. TFS

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  16. This is a great project. I love that you recycle.

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  17. Oh Lauren! I am sooooooooooooo excited to see what else you share. I completely understand your statement
    "I am a left brained woman having extraordinary right brain experiences.

    I did not know that I was crafty and so now I feel the need to play catch up on the 40 years of missed time."
    This is me too!! Hugs and your work is stunning!~

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