Laura Richens is an artist living and working in New Orleans, LA.  She works primarily in relief prints, letterpress, handmade books, and other works on paper, as well as printing on fabric.  She is inspired by the flora and fauna around her, as well as that of distant lands, real and imagined.  Music and text are also frequent sources of inspiration, and may lead to collaborative projects under her Vanishing Point Press imprint.  She serves as Curator of the Carroll Gallery in the Newcomb Art Department of  Tulane University, where she is also an adjunct professor.  Laura has also taught letterpress and
relief printmaking at
Penland School of Craft.

Watch Your Trees

illustrations by Laura Richens

poetry by Sarah Doerries
book design by Tana Coman