Inspired by her ice carving father and her folk art contemporaries, Michelle Lauritsen has been making paperclay and paper mache since 2010 for her A Pinch of Prim line of original figures. Her goal is to bring a smile to the face of everyone who sees her designs, in hopes that they will cherish her art as a keepsake for generations to come.

Michelle Lauritsen reproductions by Bethany Lowe