Laura Mecklenburger

I create objects and environments that are ritual vessels, tools, altars, and shrines. Often, the process of making them is itself a spell. My realistic representations of trees, fungi, and other natural forms are chosen by my personal relationships with the natural world, as well as each species’ role in the ecosystem, medicine, folklore, and religion. By lovingly reshaping them into functional objects, I touch the intangible and enact change. I can heal, protect, and empower myself, my loved ones, and whole communities. I strive to make my experience of magic and wilderness accessible to others of all backgrounds and beliefs. My work is influenced by my Jewish upbringing, love of science, and animist world view; also my embeddedness in queer, activist, and neopagan communities, and my experience of chronic illness and neurodivergence. No subject is too political or personal. Magic is for whatever is, often painfully, relevant. I love making magic tangible, and sharing it with others.
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