Hey there,

I'm Laura Marie


Born and raised in rural Ohio, I find myself back in my same little home town years later. Simple, quiet living has always been so attractive to me, but life (and running a small business) tends to make things a little crazy. I was single and worked my little tail off all through my 20s, and now in this new chapter of marriage, babies, home-in-the-country, I'm ready to work hard at slowing down. I'm eager to put all my focus on creating art that captures just that; a slow life in all of its boring, mundane beauty.

 

 

Read more about me and my story here. And buckle up, it's a bit of a doozy! 😉

THE GOAL


If it reminds you of this season in your life, I want to hear about it and capture it.

 

MY PHILOSOPHY


You know, an artist’s entire job is to understand why something is beautiful and to be able to express that to other people.

I am an artist and I want to tell you why.

I come from a large family and parents who love me. I come from a slow country town with a small community. I come from hard work and struggle. I come from people who know and love God and want to serve him with their entire lives, even if it’s hard. I come from small amounts of money and large amounts of purpose. I come from yummy southern food with butter on top, lots of it. I come from commitment and determination, duty and intention. I often personally struggle to remember why my life is beautiful. To remember the good in those things I mentioned.

So, I understand that, on the surface, life isn’t pretty most of the time. In fact, it’s quite hard and quite messy. But I’ve also realized that every time we look back over the years, life seems sweeter “then”.

When you look at yourself and your family in the photographs I take - my intention is for you to be able to see that your life is sweet now. Right now. Not tomorrow, not yesterday. Now.

I want to remind myself of those good things in my life. I want to be joyful and content with now and the good God has given me. I want to see the beauty through the sorrow. This is something I have a passion for. Not because I think life is just totally awesome and perfect - but because it’s actually not. Because I know discontentment and struggle and I've seen contentment and joy right next to it, I’ve seen peace right in the middle of it. I hope that your photos help you see a little glimpse of that in your life today.