Lauren G. Koch

Lauren (she/her) is a Creator, Wanderer, Alchemist, Healer, Teacher, Feeler. Originally from the Georgia Piedmont region, the unseated land of the Creek and Cherokee, she is now based out of Maryland, land of the Algonguin, Siouan, and Iroquois.

Her work explores communing with ghosts, through interpreting the residue left by fleeting personal experiences and remnants of collective memory, to release - to feel - to speak - when she doesn't have the words. She demonstrates this through sitting with the uncomfortable feelings to reveal and interpret the layers through her art and journaling practice.

Lauren is for curiosity, intuition, and getting her hands dirty - The art of experimenting and connecting through lived experiences. Her explorations in natural colorants, textiles, found objects, and other materials further fuel her passion for process over product. The tactile nature and repetitiveness of the processes she uses, from textiles, printmaking, to metal casting and fabrication, have become very meditative and cathartic for her.

Lauren believes in adaptability, authenticity, determination, and compassion while working to foster diversity and inclusion through stewardship, the sharing of knowledge, and building community. Her work comes from an inherent need to heal and be heard, hoping to inspire others to develop their self-expression and well-being. She accomplishes this through volunteer work, creative mindfulness facilitation, and educating others through classes and social media by sharing, questioning, listening, remembering, acknowledging. She dreams of traveling to the far reaches of the world and quiet days full of tending herbs, brewing hot tea and coffee, while enjoying time with her loved ones, cats, musical instruments, and creativity.