Linda L Lauby
These images include restaurant design work and accompanying art, food-show displays, and individual pieces created for fund-raisers and public-art projects. The horses all originated with The Winged Horse Extravaganza, a public art project that I sponsored through my publishing company, Outer Banks Press, to commemorate the 2003 Centennial of Flight. Please click on individual images for more information.
I created Sympony for the Fun d'Arts Affaire, an annual fundraiser for the New Visions Gallery at the Marshfield Clinic in my hometown of Marshfield, Wisconsin. Sympony was purchased at auction by Linda and Dr. John Melski.
Artist Sarah Tyler and I painted Monta'oc and donated him to the Corolla Wild Horse Fund as part of the Winged Horse Extravaganza.
Fiberglass master David Rohde and I created Felicia the Flippered Filly for ResortQuest as part of the Winged Horse Extravaganza.
Detail of added starfish and shells on Felicia the Flippered Filly.
Detail of added shells on Felicia the Flippered Filly.
David Rohde's fiberglass handiwork in changing a four-legged colt into a two-legged filly with a mermaid's tail.
I painted this horse for sponsor Lori White, as part of the Winged Horse Extravaganza, to honor a late friend.
I created Kimono Colt for the Fun d'Arts Affaire, an annual fundraiser for the New Visions Gallery at the Marshfield Clinic in my hometown of Marshfield, Wisconsin.
Kimono Colt was purchased at auction by Linda and Dr. John Melski.
I created Port Au Prince for the Fun d'Arts Affaire, an annual fundraiser for the New Visions Gallery at the Marshfield Clinic in my hometown of Marshfield, Wisconsin.
My husband, Paul Keevil, opened a gluten-free, authentic Mexican taqueria in 2006. I did the signage and most of the art for the restaurant.
This sculpture is an assemblage of found objects.
This mural features my interpretation of alibrejes, which are Oaxacan sculptures of fantastical creatures.
This mural takes inspiration from the graffiti found in many Mexican villages.
Just because every ladies' room deserves a sexy Day of the Dead painting, right?
Continuing with Day of the Dead imagery, I painted this horse head, which hangs above the front doors.
Another view of my DOTD horse head.
My design work for Tio Pablo extends to chalkboard menus, printed menus, business cards, and promo materials.
Tio Pablo has won "Best Ambiance" 3 of the past 5 years at Richmond's Broad Appetit, an annual fundraiser for Meals on Wheels and the Food Bank of Central Virginia. More than 30,000 people attend the event each year, sampling food from about 70 restaurants.
I created this display dress out of banana leaves, various other leaves and flowers, and produce from the Mexican market.
I drew this facade for Millie's booth at Richmond's Broad Appetit, an annual fundraiser for Meals on Wheels and the Food Bank of Central Virginia. More than 30,000 poeple attend the event each year, sampling food from about 70 restaurants.
I decorated this steel pup for Richmond, Virginia's annual Fetch-a-Cure auction, which raises funds for people whose pets are undergoing cancer treatments.
I decorated this steel cat in encaustic for Richmond, Virginia's annual Fetch-a-Cure auction, which raises funds for people whose pets are undergoing cancer treatments. Encausticat has a summer scene on one side and winter on the other.
Grrrr-lap! is a steel pup that I decorated for Richmond, Virginia's annual Fetch-a-Cure auction, which raises funds for people whose pets are undergoing cancer treatments.
Grrrr-lap! is made from burlap coffee bags and rice bags.