About The Artist
Laura Lein-Svencner grow up in Downers Grove and resides in Darien Illinois; she graduated of Downers Grove North High School. She has continued with her personal studies in drawing, printmaking, sculpture, papermaking and collage. Seeking inspiration from one artist to another, Laura has pursued her love of paper. This steady pace of exploration has lead her to become a member of many local and international collage groups. She also co-founded the Midwest Collage Society which exhibits throughout the Midwest region. Currently Laura teaches her techniques of collage at LaGrange Art League, LaGrange IL and Naperville Art League, Naperville IL. During the summer months you will find her exhibiting her artwork in art fairs and teaching collage workshops all over the Midwest.
About The Artwork
Laura's collage works begin with paper, from handmade with the plants from her backyard to found papers that are crinkled, sanded and repurposed. Textures are formed with gesso and molding pastes. Layers of gloss medium are added to the papers surfaces for added strength and protection. In creating the collages Laura uses a technique where each side of the paper is coated in a polymer medium and after they are dry, fusing is done with a tack iron to hold each piece in place. She delights in exposed raw edges of torn paper, and visual entries flow out of self discovery. New compositions stem from the need to take risks and explore.
