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"understanding and working with the creative process is my passion" Laura Thoma, owner of Thoma Designs,
has spent her life pursuing the arts, beginning as a professional dancer, choreographer and dance instructor. She has
taught in New York City and in Chicago at the Academy for the Performing Arts, Roosevelt University and Columbia College,
where she was the musical theatre dance coordinator. Following a third knee injury and subsequent surgery, Laura
turned her passion from the performing arts to the visual arts through photography. Laura is a graduate of the
New York Institute of Photography and an award winning photographer and mixed media artist. Laura is passionate about
creativity and the creative process and works as a personal coach, motivational speaker and workshop facilitator. Laura
loves to watch the personal and professional growth people have as they learn to harness the power of their creative self.
Below
is some information on some of Laura's creative endeavors.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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| Photograph by Laura |
Laura had a profound creativity breakthrough with photography, which has become the base medium
for her creative endeavors. To view some of Laura's photographs and photography-based works, please visit www.thomadesigns.com/photography.html.
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| The Remembrance Picture Pead Bracelet® |
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| Custom made from a clients personal photograph |
Laura is the creator of the Picture Bead®, an original concept in jewelry. Each bead is hand made from a photograph,
creating one-of-a-kind functional works of art. To view some of Laura's Picture Bead® jewelry, please visit www.thomadesigns.com/jewelry.html.
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ART DOG STUDIO
In honor of her faithful companion, Lola,
Laura has named her workplace Art Dog Studio.
(For those of you who've asked, Lola is a Belgian Malinois)
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Offering Creativity Workshops, Personal Coaching, and Motivational Speaking
Copyright
Laura Thoma, 2006-20010. All rights reserved.
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