It's a one woman show, from inspiration to fabrication,
the owner and artist behind Wind Weaving Designs,
Lauraye White, is determined to grow!
Since its establishment in 2018 this
business has been Lauraye's artistic
outlet to the world, allowing her to
do what she loves in order to
earn a living and establish a
foundation as an independent
artist and craftsperson.
It's no joke when people tell you
that being an artist professionally
isn't for the faint of heart or the easily
discouraged. Few find a way to translate
that struggle into fuel for future creative endeavors,
few recognize the worth in art that's "just for fun"- art for and from the heart. Since she was very young she has been marinated in many aspects of the creative arts, a mind full of dreams and ambitions, with a rekindled dedication to back it up.
LOCAL TRADITION
Lauraye comes from the island Nöepe, off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts
more well-known as Martha’s Vineyard
Growing up immersed in a community fueled by fishing, farming, sailing, and native Wampanoag cultural traditions, she has always been familiar with wampum, or quahog shell (Poquahock,Narraganset), ceremonial beaded art-craft and adornments.
The quahog not only provides sustenance, visual stimulation, and utility, it also carries the rich history of that particular medium. Each quahog individually equipped with the capability to live up to 300 years or more, wearing those years illustrated in the design of it’s shell, much like the rings of a tree tell the life-story and conditions lived by the tree. Lauraye finds it important to showcase the design inherent in each shell, to showcase its lifetime lived.
She works in many mediums but has an affinity for this particular material while doing her best to honor the origins of the culture and craft to which that med.
To create artworks in
order to make a living
is the dream actualized
The Artist Behind
Wind Weaving Designs
Lauraye White is a multi-media collage artist, a writer, craftsperson, and generally creative mind. She attended Massachusetts College of Art & Design in Boston and studied as a member of S.I.M. - Studio For Interrelated Media. There she concentrated her focus in small metals sculpture, jewelry making, web design and graphic design.
She spent many years working in the food industry and finally decided to dedicate her time to creating her own small business, working for herself as a freelance web designer, jeweler, and independent contractor offering gardening, and event production/tech services.
Lauraye continuing to learn new techniques and grow her list of skillsets, ever a student, ever eager to learn.