Defining Her Art

Artist: Laura Prentice

The Student

The largest defining factor of my overall work is that I am currently an art student. I hope that I will always be a student, learning in one sense of another, but right now, I have classes that me to make tons of art. Sometimes I'm making so much art that I just make a lot of bad art or a lot of mediocre art that doesn't mean anything. I guess at this point I'm still learning and "finding my song" as I like to call it so anything out is good.

Her Passion

I would not really consider myself any "ist" titles. I was born with passion and ability to make art, and I seriously consider art my voice in the world. I have a huge burden for under-served children, ignorant people, the city, and bad Christians.

How it started

I was born making art. My dad is a graphic designer/ illustrator and I used to wake my dad up on Saturdays at 4 a.m. as a preschooler draw pictures with me. My parents were always encouraging my artistic side (probably as soon as they learned how much I sucked at peewee soccer) and that has made a great impact upon my life.

The process

My process usually involves an idea, dilemma, or something that I'm thinking about fairly frequently. The best art that I make comes from an idea mulling in my brain for a few weeks until I can't do anything but make it. In that way I'm tortured. Often, I let the work go where it wants to and over time it evolves into some kind of finished state.