Elevating Your Space with Art

After living in Atlanta, a friend invited Laura to visit her in Cashiers. She immediately fell in love with the area. Relocating in 2017, she and her husband purchased a cottage and built their dream home in 2020. Art and design have always been in Laura’s blood. Her previous career was as a graphic designer. “Scale and contrast are important, as is creating focal points,” in design and decorating. Her work was much more vertical and horizontal in Atlanta when she lived in the city, “I used a lot more gray. Now, there seems to be more green, and it’s more about nature. “Relationships between people also influence me.”

Her favorite place to be is on or by Laurel Knob. Immersed in the environment gives her much inspiration for the beautiful paintings she creates. Some of her favorite artists at the moment are Moradi, Rothko and Larissa Eremeeva. A constant is her experimenting and finding her voice through painting on canvas. Please stop by her gallery at Josephine’s Emporium, located in Cashiers at 40 Burns Street, or see her work at luaramoserart.com.

When hanging art, what is your best advice?

The middle of the painting should be around 60” off the ground (eye level) unless it is a mantle or over a piece of furniture. Do not hang art too high!

In regards to art in decorating, what is your biggest tip to homeowners?

Make sure the art is large enough. A piece that is too small chops up a room.

When working in the gallery, what is the most frequent question you hear?

Most of my work has a story, people like hearing the thought behind the piece.

“My work attempts to make sense of the chaotic world we live in, adding structure, hope and a sense of calm to an otherwise tumultuous setting. While the pieces I create are mostly abstract, I am inspired by nature and the positive forces around me. Through my work, I hope to invoke inspiration.”