About Me

I am an award winning Wire Artist/Educator based out of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. My Wire Art is made in a very distinctive style. I specialize in making sculptures crafted out of Chicken wire. I've been called "The Chicken Wire Whisperer" and everything I make is hand-twisted by me. Galvanized Chicken Wire is my preferred medium to create sculptures and my garden art is all One of a Kind!

My exciting entrepreneurial journey began in May 2015. I sometimes use found objects in my Large Earth Friendly Tree Art. Most of the rocks and driftwood I use in my dioramas are collected by myself and my husband on camping and hiking trips we've taken in our beautiful home Province of Alberta, Canada

In the 10 years since I started my business, I've had the honor to have participated in some amazing Markets and Artisan events in Canada. Some of which have been heavily juried which makes me extra proud of what I've accomplished within this time. These invitations have included the esteemed Reynolds Alberta Museum Metal Art Show, and a number of Galleries and Art events. I have had Solo/Partners in HeArt Shows at the Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Center, ECHO Gallery, Leduc Arts Foundry and Allied Arts Council.

The cities of Spruce Grove, Ab. ,Edson, Ab. and Whitecourt, Ab have purchased my Sculptures as part of their Public Art Collections. The University of Alberta Botanical Gardens in Parkland County commissioned me for 6 Chicken Wire Art Sculptures for their Private Collection to be featured in the 2022 Luminaria Festival. I am lucky enough to have my Art represented in a number of Galleries and retail spaces in Alberta. The Edmonton Valley Zoo has commissioned me for large installations for their Zoominescence Light Festival for 2023 & 2024. In the Spring of 2025, I will have 6 Life size sculptures installed at the Ball Horticulture Gardens in Chicago Illinois.

I hold active membership status with the Federation of Canadian Artists national and Edmonton branches, Sculptors Association of Alberta, Visual Arts Society of Alberta and have been shortlisted as 1 of 6 finalists nominated for the prestigious Anne and Eldon Foote Award for 2022 & 2023. I sit on the board for non-profit organization in support of Alberta Artists/Artisans. I have been instrumental in creating the Hand-up Bursary for new and emerging artists.

My background as an Educational Assistant lends itself to my teaching classes in a number of different locations in Alberta, as well as my quaint little home studio. (My classes are listed in my Class Calendar and I periodically send out a newsletter with this info.) 

I have art in 12 countries including the prefecture of Yubetsu, Japan, which was gifted one of my Bonsai as a Sister City Twinning gift with the city of Whitecourt, AB. I literally smile every time I think of this!! 

I believe very strongly in giving back to our communities and have donated items and a portion of my annual sales to the Matt Rad foundation for Valour House, Little Warriors Child Sexual Assault Center, the Pathfinders of Canada, The Sexual Assault Center of Edmonton, Shred for Shane in support of the Golden B.C. Search and Rescue Association, (which is run strictly by volunteers), as well as Amy's House. 

I have designed, developed and hold registered copyright to the kits and classes you see listed here on my website.

I've been invited by Indigo/Chapters Canada to teach my Wire Art classes as part of a pilot project in Western Canada. These classes were well received by Indigo customers and its seriously cool to be asked to participate in this project!!

If you are from outside of Canada or the USA, and would like to purchase some of my Art, simply contact me and I can make arrange to get your Art pieces to you!

Thank you so much for taking the time to pop by and see who I am and what it is that I am about! 

Laura