Laurie McClave has been draiwng and paintg obsessively since she was a young child. Growing up surrounded by artists and craftspeople , her extended family was full of musicians and comics as well.  

She worked in Clothing and Jewelry design, Illustration and theater before heading back to earn a BFA in fine arts painting at San Francisco art institute.  

Laurie continues to exhibit around the world and hone her work in her small pacific Northwest town. Her Pantheon of goddesses are at once approachable and untouchable with a come hither glance and a steely resolve on a mission to draw the viewer into their story.