The Story
Strategic, luxuriant focused, and extraordinarily driven, Laura's first ventures in the design world started in art, selling multiple paintings by age 17 and going on her first business trip (with her wonderful Mom for legal reasons) at 14 after winning an international design contest by The Sak Company to have her designs mass produced overseas.
While studying design at The Fashion Institute of Technology, she designed for multiple fashion companies where her work ended up on the racks of several major retailers but was still seeking a larger role in the fashion world.
After completing her degree, Laura took a job as a wholesale brand manager for the fashion house Fernando Sanchez. She was afforded the opportunity to take the reigns of the design department at the early age of 23 following the passing of the legendary designer. At the company Laura worked with clients Saks 5th Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Home Shopping Network, Bloomingdale's, and Macy's, as well as hundreds of nation-wide boutiques, where the customers and their stories were a constant inspiration.
Years later, in the face of a struggling luxury market during the recession in 2008, Laura sought to help retail clients maximize profit instead in the mass market where she saw extensive opportunity emerging in direct sourcing.
While utilizing banks, mills, and factories as partners, her consulting has contributed to companies adopting new methodology behind putting together saleable collections or materials at a reasonable cost. Working with clients such as Gap, Urban Outfitters, Ralph Lauren, Ann Taylor, V1969 Versace, Samsung Textiles, Britney Spears, House of Dereon (Beyonce's label), and Lil Kim just to name a few. Laura was able acquire a vast amount of industry relationships and still continues to serve as a brand and manufacturer matchmaker.
Laura's eponymous jewelry and accessories collection was born in the years in between however, as the years passed, she found herself increasingly at odds with the expectations of the business side of fashion, the constant demand for novelty and the challenge of maintaining personal expression within such a commercialized space.
After her return to painting, Laura has exhibited at Context Miami, Affordable Art Fair NYC, Art Santa Fe, and Art Expo New York. She returns to Miami in December 2026 for Art Basel week, building toward her largest scale work to date.
Fashion taught me the power of transformation, but art allows me to speak in a language that is timeless, unfiltered, and deeply personal. This is my canvas, and I put everything I have and so much more into every series. The sky is the limit.
Bali Studies
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When someone experiences my art, I want them to feel a sense of connection, to themselves, to others, or to something bigger that words can't always describe. I hope my work stirs emotion, curiosity, or even recognition. It's not about telling or forcing people what to feel, but about creating a space where they can pause, reflect, and see a part of their own story reflected back at them. If they walk away feeling excitement, a sense of wonder, or just a hint more awake to the world around them, then my mission has been accomplished.
Recent Exhibitions
Recent exhibitions include Context Miami, Affordable Art Fair NYC, Art Santa Fe and Art Expo New York.
