Laura lives in Encinitas, CA and works as a
freelance graphic and web designer. She recently launched her design company
Studio Graphica. She has a BA in Cultural Anthropology and Spanish from UC
Santa Barbara and a certificate in Digital Arts and Design from UCSD Extension.
Laura has lived in Santa Barbara,
Chile,
Colorado, San Francisco, Mammoth Lakes, Nicaragua
and loves to travel.
When
she’s not at work, you can usually find Laura either snowboarding, skiing,
mountain biking, hiking, trail running with her dog, surfing or practicing
yoga.
Laura’s
passions include: Art, all kids of design, nature, photography, music, reading
books, good food and gardening. Check out Laura’s website at
www.studiographica.com
Noelle Sharp
Noelle Sharp was born and reared in
Salt Lake City, Utah and now travels between Chicago and New
York City working on her art . Growing up skiing at
Alta triggered her love for snow which inspired her to move to Mammoth Lakes, CA to work and ride. Soon after Mammoth she
moved to Chicago
to attend The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, working primarily in the
Audio and Fiber Materials Department. Noelle also has her own knit wear line
called Aporta. Visit Noelle's website atnoellesharponline.com.
Christina Silva
Christina Silva designed our “Coffee Tee” to help support the Common River Organization. Christina has a degree in Liberal Arts from Sonoma State University and has designed many event logos over the years. She is currently a middle school teacher living in Northern California with her husband and two sons. Another artistic talent of Christina’s is baking wedding cakes for family and friends. To help support the Common River Organization by purchasing Christina’s design, click here.
Lana Hansen
Lana was born in Hawaii and raised in the Eastern Sierras of California in Mammoth Lakes. Influenced by her mother, who is also an artist, Lana’s connection to the mountains inspires her artistic talents. Lana has completed her Art Studios degree at U.C. Santa Barbara focusing on welding in her final semester. Eventually she would like to go back to school for a masters degree in Psychology concentrating on Art Therapy as a career. When asked how she felt people could be more World Minded, Lana simply said, “People should treat others how they want to be treated.” One of Lana’s current projects involved painting a trout that has been placed along Highway 395 as part of Mono Counties “Trail of the Trout” project. To view more of Lana’s work, go to www.myspace.com/uno_amor.
Andy Thies
Andy’s design career started on the beaches of Southern California. Some of his early work included creating t-shirt graphics and catalogs for companies such as Stussy and Varnet. More recently, he has done graphic editing for MGM studios and he currently lives in the Eastern Sierras. To inquire about Andy’s graphic design or web building services, he can be reached at andyt@hakamadesign.com.
Anna Vetter
Anna was born and raised in Sparks, NV just outside Reno. She is currently attending Trukee Meadows Community College completing her first two years of college before transferring to the Art Institute of Seattle. Anna’s artistic inspiration comes from the things she finds in everyday life. Aside from her interests in drawing, painting and photography, Anna works part-time as a model.
Submit your artwork
You could become the next World Minded Featured Artist. Send us your artwork that inspires others to do positive things for the world. If selected your design will be matched with a World Minded humanitarian and 10% of all the sales of your design will be donated to their cause. You will be awarded a “Featured Artist” article on the World Minded website, an organic cotton t-shirt with your design and some cash money! Most importantly you will be helping these humanitarians continue to make a positive impact on our world. To submit your designs Click Here.
