Laura Travis Carving

Laura Travis

Laura Travis of Laura Travis Carving carves limestone, soapstone and creates assemblage (pretty much all from recycled materials) in a mill studio at 30 Cutler Street in Warren, RI. and at the Summer Studio in Middlebridge near the beach. She studied at RIC and at Maryland Institute College of Art, where she completed her MFA in 2001 on a fellowship while working full time as a visual art educator in Providence Public Schools. She was a studio resident at A220 for eight years, showing several times in the galleries there, as well as in New Bedford, Baltimore, Ontario, and in a sculpture garden she collaborated to create with the Blackstone River Theatre. Her work in stone is featured at the BRT, at the South Kingstown Land Trust Sculpture Trail, and along the South County Bike Path. A veteran organizer and award winning art teacher, she hosts workshops and classes in stone carving at RISD- CE, in her studios, and on the road as far afield as western Ontario. Laura’s work has been documented by NetWorks RI in 2011 and was featured in three NetWorks exhibitions. Pursuing inquiries at points along the border of fine and folk art, she’s currently absorbed in a body of work inspired by recent trips to the British Museum and the National Museum of Scotland. Laura, now retired from full time public school teaching, finds time to help organize open houses and studio sales at 30 Cutler Street.

Stone Carving Classes or Workshops

for Any Organization, Group or Program

A veteran, credentialed teacher of Visual Art, listed on the Rhode Island State Council of the Arts Education Artist Roster, designs programs in stone carving for summer camps, school age children from age 10 up, and adults in a wide range of settings. Programs designed and implemented with Rhode Island teachers, schools, and community organizations may be eliglible for funding through RISCA. Please check Creative Ground for more details, and feel free to contact me with your ideas for a class or workshop in locations around New England or further afield.

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