Type Of Business:
1) Art Ministry 2) Online Store with a Percentage of Proceeds Donated to Children in Need 3) School
Marketing Area:
1) International 2) International 3) Local
Major Product/SVS:
1) Fundraisers Including Ministry Events and Activities, Charity Support, and the Sale of Art Including Wearable Art and Other Products, Art Services, Logos and Banners, CD Covers, E-cards, a Gallery, Photography and Poetry, Journal Articles, and the Moderation of Online Art and Parent Groups 2) Retail Items 3) Elementary Education
Favorite Business Publication:
The Writer; Poetry Today; Artist's Magazine; National Geographic Traveler; ARTnews; Instructor; ASCD Today; Teaching K-8; Fast Company; Woman Business Magazine
Hobbies/Sports:
Creating Art, Teaching, Writing Stories, Articles and Poetry, Listening to Music, Playing and Composing Music, Hiking, Photography, Gardening, Researching, Solving Problems, Traveling
Education Degrees:
Endorsement, English for Speakers of Other Languages (1992); Master's Degree in Educational Leadership, Portland State University (1991); Bachelor's Degree in Education, Western Oregon University (1989); Degree in Early Childhood Development (1981)
Affiliations Awards:
Affiliate Business Woman of America; Oregon Reading Council; Salem Art Association; Friends of the Visual Arts; Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development; Oregon Reading Association; International Reading Association; Salem Education Association; Oregon Education Association; National Education Association; Art Guild, Salem
Place of Birth:
Washington
Work History:
Teacher, Pre-K through Sixth Grade; Newsletter Illustrator, State Farm Insurance; Illustration Artist, Writer's Exchange; Literacy Leader, Reading Is Fundamental Coordinator; Sponsor, Orphans; Art Creator and Vendor; Journalist and Photographer, International Travel Writers Photographers Alliance; Online Business Operator
Career Achievements:
Best International Poet (2006); Published Poet and Writer, Best Poems and Poets (2004); Honorary Professor, Department of Arts, Academia Internationale via Duca degli Italy (2003); Visual Artist of the Year (2003); Several Artistic Merits and Awards, Various Exhibits and Shows
Highlight of career?:
Seeing my first group of students complete High School and then move on to make a difference in the world. So long ago, but several of them still contact me to this day. What an honor!
Having the honor to go to the Option Institute, assist setting up a program and work with a very special child with autism for a couple of years in her home and in a school setting. I was so inspired by the experience; I versed a poem, painted a portrait and composed a song. It was a truly rich and stretching experience!<BR>
The next highlight would be seeing my first child sponsored and at last get a good home due to the charity efforts. There have been 56 children to this date and my hope is to reach thousands in the years to come!
Charity:
Look2Day.org; PROJECT Hands4Him
Number Of Years In Profession:
29
Number Of Years In Current Position:
7
What Does He/She Attribute Success To:
She attributes her success to her perseverance, courage and faith in God.
How Did They Get Involved In Profession:
As a small child I loved helping others, encouraging them and teaching them new things. My hands were always busy doodling and taking in the beauty of nature around me. My mother being a writer, musician and artist inspired and encouraged me at a young age. My dad's childhood "mystery spy" drawings & writing, upon the basement walls of my great grandma’s home also played a big part in my creative thought, my attention to art and to writing. Greatly influenced by the kind hearts of my grandmothers as well as, my grandfather's inventive, “make anything work mind set”, I was bound to find success in the fields of education, problem-solving and art.
Extended Bio Profile:
Until the day I die, I will continually work to build a way to bring healing to children and families in a hurting world through the use of the creative arts. To find a way to reach out a touch the lives of children in orphanages and areas throughout the world where "at-risk" children live... to see them at last, have a glimmer of hope, and see it fill their eyes, as they experience, perhaps, even for the first time, what it is like express one's own feelings with paint, sound or dance...to express, to feel and to be heard at last, but to never more be in silence!<BR>
READ MORE and JOIN in the dream, NO RISK - ONLY COURAGE:<BR>
http://www.Look2Day.org (Shop: Helping One Child at a Time)<BR>
http://www.cafepress.com/look2day (Wearable Art on T-Shirts & mugs and more)<BR>
http://www.Look2Day.biz (Catch the Dream-Get Your Own PowerMall)<BR>
http://laurieh.myexpose.com (My Art gallery)<BR>
http://www.artby.biz/laurie (Another gallery)<BR>
http://www.lauriewithlove.com (Art Ministry/Services)<BR>
http://lauriewithlove.mydollarshop.com (Dollar Store)<BR>
http://www.look2day.ws (Get your own Domain name)<BR>
http://www.1onestop.biz (Shopping Online to Build a Dream)<BR>
http://www.hands4him.org (Charity : Project: Hands 4 Him)<BR>
http://www.iditplates.net/new/3010 (Advertise on Wheels)
Online Moderator & Affiliator for Parent and Art Discussion Groups: 1) Parent Group discussions addressing Parenting Skills and Childhood Developmental Issues 2) The Art Group, discussing art, today issues, supplies, techniques, planning art events, setting up galleries, finding art resources and encouraging one another. My Biggest Endeavor is working to finally establish a recognized Charity.
http://www.cafepress.com/look2day
Day to Day Responsibilities:
Teaching Art, Leading Workshops and Parenting Classes, Creating Fine Artwork, Selling Art, Raising Funds for Children's Assistance, Illustrating Children's Books, Designing Logos, CD Covers and Cards, Publishing Poetry
Awards/Honors:
Best International Poet (2006); Visual Arts Award (2004); Most Caring Teacher Award (2004); Elected Honorary Professor of Arts, Duca, Italy (2003); People's Choice Award (2000)