A great friend recently (ok, it's a bit longer than recently) asked me what I was waiting for to share myself and my work with the world, or at least with my family,  friends, colleagues, and local communities.  And I didn't have an answer, really, except one that I felt was quite stupid and completely out of character for me- I was afraid of the unknown.  A blog??  A website??  I don't know, will I have enough time?  Will everything be ok?  What if, what if , what if (this is how my mind works every, single, day of my life.)  I've been an artist for as long as I can remember, officially earning my BFA in Studio Art in 2005, and currently blessed beyond words to have achieved a wonderful career as an art teacher in the school of my dreams.  So, for a ridiculously large number of days, in the back of my mind I kept asking "Well, Laur, what exactly are you waiting for?"  And then, one day, I just decided.......do it.  Well actually,  the spark came after my supervisor showed me this fabulous web hosting site at our very recent department meeting (thank you!!) and I became totally inspired.  I went home that very day, explored the site, and told myself, I can and will do this.....now!  Not next week, not next month, NOW.  And so, here it is.  This is me, an artist less ordinary, bravely sharing herself with the world.  ~LMJ