Introduction

Hello Dear Reader,

Thank you for visiting my website! As you can probably tell, I like to create things, and I believe inspiration will take you on a wild journey if you let it.

A little about me: I moved to Los Angeles a few months after I graduated from college and started working as an extra on film and television sets. It was supposed to be a temporary gig, but I ended up doing it for about 3 years. Mainly working as a teenager on Disney and Nickelodeon shows.

During this time I co-produced a of couple short films, joined the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA), started painting and selling art, and got a part time freelance job doing social media marketing. This unexpected side hustle opened the door to many new social media clients.

Because I was mainly working with very small businesses, my clients would often ask me to help with other projects beyond the scope of social media - building or adding things to their websites, designing posters or graphics, creating business cards or other branding materials, you name it. So I also started teaching myself graphic design as well.

This has led to where I am now - working freelance from a home office in Silver Lake. The best neighborhood in Los Angeles. In true millennial fashion, I had a few other random day jobs in-between - you know, working in restaurants, the cafe at a yoga studio, dog walking, etc. before I went full time freelance.

Now, I am branching out more into the design realm, but still do social media marketing. In the way of personal projects, over the past couple years I have created 3 adult coloring books, a deck of Daily Inspiration Cards, and a few original art series. I also love doing commissioned work. I know a lot of artists don’t, but its really my favorite thing. I just love the collaboration aspect of it.

Anyway, that’s me. I hope you enjoy this website.

❤️ Lauren

lauren ashbury