Gothic Visionary & Mixed Media Alchemist

Laurie Slater is a Chicago-based mixed media artist whose work dances on the edge of beauty and darkness. Drawing from the emotional gravity of the gothic aesthetic, she transforms paint, texture, and found objects into portals of shadow and color. Through acrylic pouring, sculptural forms, and layered experimentation, Laurie’s pieces tell silent stories—of decay and rebirth, solitude and intensity.

With a background steeped in both fine art and counterculture, her creations reflect a restless soul drawn to what lurks beneath polished surfaces. Each piece she makes is an act of controlled chaos—a ritual of letting go, guided by intuition, gravity, and time.

Founder of Lil’ Shop of Pourers, Laurie invites viewers into a realm where emotion bleeds into every corner and nothing is ever just black or white.