Hello, Wish!!! I'm Laura.
A bit of a weird pioneer, I tinker with a variety of arts and crafts. I’ve learned that creativity & freedom to do [mostly] as I please for work are incredibly important to me. I draw both by hand and digitally; crochet, write, dabble in amateur phone-tography with my Android and occasionally make eclectic beaded jewelry pieces.To follow along with updates, etc. I invite you to subscribe my Substack publication, the Tinkering Artist.
🗞️My Substack newsletter.
📼Most recent Youtube videos. I don't post there much just yet.
📸 A recent journal photo.
Bullet journal cover pages for June 2025; the photo was taken by Raoul Droog. I got it on Unsplash.
A Little About Me
I am a colored pencil artist drawing | sketching largely from imagination & life.
I create for print-on-demand via Redbubble. Though I really want to nix the middle-man, there & am working to do so. If you'd like to support this, please follow my Substack & consider supporting my work.
I offer printable coloring pages & more via my Ko-Fi page.
I write a newsletter where I share about building my art from practically nothing and the challenges presented along the way. Current topic I've been focusing on is bullet journaling.
I was born in Athens, Georgia, United States; today, I live with my spouse, parents, 3 dogs, 3 cats, rabbits and chickens. It's a permanent circus 🎪 of the best caliber.
I was adopted at birth & am recently in reunion with a few biological relatives.
I crochet & play photographer, fiddling with the camera features on my Android phone.
In my free moments, I enjoy gaming, listening to music and reading.
FAQ
What do you do? I’m a “tinkering artist” — basically a multi-passioned artist — my focuses are in drawing | sketching and crochet. I offer printable coloring sheets via my Ko-Fi shop and stickers {& more} via my Redbubble shop.
Do you sell any physical items direct from seller? Not just yet, but I'm researching it.
Are you on Etsy? No, I am not.
Can I find you at craft fairs? Unlikely. But if I will be somewhere, my Substack readers will be the first to know.
What is Ko-Fi? It is a website through which creatives | artists, etc. may receive donations, or even build an online shop from which to sell digital or physical goods.
What is Redbubble? Redbubble is a print on demand site | service. Print on demand is a business model which eliminates inventory management. Design a product, list it online, but a 3rd party provider does all the printing, packaging, shipping and handling direct to customers.
What are your current goals? building an email list & improving my voice on Substack | arts & crafts to build more of a product base.
If you've any questions about my shops or products, please feel free to write me.
Tinkering + Art
Art and craft have always been a part of my life, but in 2015, my spouse and I found ourselves homeless for the second time around - paper and pencils were easy access items I already had, so I traveled with them, playing with & learning art whenever possible.My art is almost entirely self-taught, though I've searched Youtube for tips or tricks, mostly related to colored pencils. I'm learning to draw and letter in ink & have dabbled in water colors, too, though colored pencil is more my jam.I enjoy drawing from my imagination as well as life. This has resulted in some uniquely imaginative pieces blended with works of a more relaxed nature. There is no singular subject that I draw continuously, however, my "weird eyes" will always hold a special place in my heart as they're my own distinctive design.In addition to drawing, I also crochet simple things.
