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Laura Irene Artistry A multi-media, eclectic, spooky inspired artist & photographer living and working in the gorgeous PNW. I was born and raised in Nottingham, England.

Laura Irene Artistry is the hub for the works created by Laura Hall-Ritchie. When I was ten, my mother moved us to Grants Pass, Oregon. When we moved to America, I remember feeling overwhelmed with the change and how different everything was. I found solace in sketching, doodling, painting, exploring any kind of artistic outlet I could get my hands on. I loved researching the old masters and admir

ing their works. As I grew older, I continued to find comfort and happiness in self-expression and artistic creation. There was a space of many years where I put away my brushes and pencils and tried to focus on things I thought my attention was better spent on. As a result, I became a very unhappy person and felt very out of touch with who I was. I have since been in and out of art, and each time I left, I lost myself again. Coming in from another 'lost wander off" - it feels so good to be back! I have begun branching into "functional art", which in my case means exploring pottery, crochet, and physical items that can be explored through touch.

15/02/2025

✨This Weekend✨

👉🏻 TODAY, Feb 15th 12-4pm Galentines at 2219 4th Ave, Seattle

👉🏻 TOMORROW, Feb 16th 1pm-5pm - Art for Amour V-Day Market at 922 East Pike Street, Seattle

Come by and find a selection of Valentine gifts for friends, loved ones or yourself - with a selection from my own hands and Megan of .

See you there Loves!

14/02/2025

So much fun vending at this lovely gallery last weekend!

If you get a chance - stop by one of their shows.

07/02/2025

✨TODAY✨

What’s better than an art market? An art market with pole dancing!!

👉🏻Come find us at Bittersweet at The Fishbowl ( ) TONIGHT (Friday, Feb 7th) from 5-8pm.

👉🏻The Fishbowl is located at 323 2nd Ave in Seattle, and will feature some amazing artists on their gallery walls, in their vending area, and on their poles!

👉🏻 Swipe to take a peek at a couple of the many goodies that will be there. Not pictured but also with me will be tea strainers & pottery (bowls and cups) from the lovely Megan of .

👉🏻 Tomorrow we’re back at Q***r Market from 2-6pm at Lumber Yard ()

👉🏻 Remember I’m taking March & April off to celebrate removing a small human from my body & finishing up my Bachelors Capstone so now’s the time to snag goodies!

See you there loves!

05/02/2025

✨Where To Find Us This Week✨

👉🏻Feb 6th 6-10pm, TOMORROW at The Lemon Grove for Pioneer Square First Thursday Art Walk. 165 S Jackson St, in Seattle.

👉🏻Feb 7th 5-8pm, Friday - The Fishbowl at 323 2nd Ave W, Seattle.

👉🏻Feb 8th 2-6pm, Saturday - Lumber Yard, at 9630 16th Ave in Seattle.

Selection available will vary depending on location and size of table, but I’ll have plenty of goodies with me, including a new load of freshly glazed anti-valentines items back from the kiln.

I’ll have the Free Trinket Trading Station with me at all locations, so bring a trinket to trade!

Can’t wait to see you loves!

01/02/2025

TODAY!!!!

👉🏻 Find me at (Crescent Moon Gifts ) Maker Market in Tacoma. My only Tacoma market for a little while! I’m downstairs today from 11am to 5pm, at 6901 6th Avenue, Tacoma, WA.

👉🏻 I’ve got bo***es, vulvas, keychains, emotional support pickles, tea strainers, sun catchers, book mystery packs, pottery, ghosts, baby animals and more!!! A lovely selection from myself and .

👉🏻 The next market is Feb 6th 6-10pm, at The Lemon Grove for Pioneer Square Art Walk in Seattle.

31/01/2025

Not the best pictures, but a lovely client reached out and asked if I could recreate this beloved cow magnet they had, that had received some damage (1st photo).

They came out super cute and after sending some off to the original requester, I have a couple of these cuties left.

Not bad for having one photo to work from and not knowing any glaze or clay info🖤

30/01/2025

Update: I’ve been notified by a friend that reviews were removed by Facebook (blocking means I can’t see them).

Thank you to everyone who took a second to report them, and those clients who left their own sweet review of their work. You keep me going!

Leaving this post up for transparency and clarity on where I stand.

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I’ve started receiving negative reviews from angry republican men on the internet who think it’s appropriate to stalk women’s profiles and attempt to “ruin their business” because they don’t like a woman telling them that n**i statements are in fact, not an ok thing.

People are getting VERY comfortable out there right now expressing the absolute worst parts of themselves.

So if you see these popping up, please note that:

A) I’m not going to sit down and be quiet no matter how mad it makes you that someone telling you racism is not going to fly.

B ) No matter how many temper tantrums grown adult men throw on the internet I will not stop speaking up and doing everything I can to make any space I participate in safe for everyone around me.

C ) At no time am I EVER going to be tolerant of racism, homophobia or misogyny, so if that makes me an "intolerant and rude person" please let me know how I can be MORE so. Because I will not be making an ounce of space for that bs anywhere. I absolutely will not tolerate it, allow it to fly, or make room for it. It's not welcome anywhere around me, period.

While I’ve tried to keep this page fairly art focused, unfortunately some adults are confused on what being an adult actually looks like, so I do apologize for anyone encountering this baloney. Unfortunately Facebook does not really remove self-reported reviews even in cases of obvious scams, spam or little men with very big feelings about their rights to be racists unless they get like a ton of reports, so there’s not much I can do beyond reporting them, blocking them and then apologizing for the poor behavior of proud boys and making it clear where I personally stand. If you feel inclined, reporting the posts as spam or harassment may help get them taken down.

Be good to each other y’all - things are getting wild out there.

29/01/2025

I don’t often make things for myself, but very occasionally a little something slips in.

After making one for a family member, I had to make our household a Birthday Plate. She’s a lil wonky but overall adorable!

25/01/2025

Happening RIGHT NOW!

Come find me at for the pop-up Q***r Market, featuring a Valentine writing station!

Come in, grab a drink and visit one of the wonderful vendors present, as well as find goodies from myself and . I have Megan’s tea strainers and some beautiful bowls and other goodies of hers with me today!

Swing by and say hello!

23/01/2025

Making crochet Bombs & B***s this week.

If you’d like to order one just shoot me a message 🖤

💣 - $18
🍈 - $16

Bomb Options: F Bomb, Love Bomb, Pride Bomb (not pictured)

B**b Options: Any color combo - just shoot me a message if you’d like to see yarn color options.

🚢 available if needed.

Photo from a few months ago pre-baby of me holding a bomb for a size idea 🥳

21/01/2025

25 seconds of packing a box with new pieces to head to be kiln fired. Now I’m on my way to annoy all my favorite people at Seattle Pottery Supply ✨

These q***r friendly and annoyed valentine pieces will be fired, then glazed and fired again to become magnets, pocket hugs, hangers, trinket dishes, cauldrons, jars and cups.

Now pray with me to the kiln gods that they make it through firing 🔥

19/01/2025

✨January & February Pop-Up Markets ✨

🌙 Jan 25th - Lumber Yard ( )Q***r Market, 2-6pm. At 9630 16th Ave SW, Seattle, WA.

🌙 Feb 1st - Crescent Moon Gifts ( ) Makers Market, 11-5pm at 6901 6th Ave in Tacoma, WA.

🌙 Feb 6th - Lemon Grove ( )at Pioneer Square Art Walk, 6-10pm. At 165 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA.

🌙 Feb 7th - The Fishbowl Bittersweet Market at 424 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA.

🌙 Feb 16th - Comet Tavern Art Market ( ), 1-5pm. At 922 E. Pike St., Seattle, WA.

🌙 Feb 22nd - Lumber Yard ( ) Q***r Market, 2-6pm. At 9630 16th Ave SW, Seattle, WA.

I will be taking March & April off to finish my Bachelors degree & welcome our new baby. Returning in June!

18/01/2025

A new rainy day ceramic cloud hanging is available. I dropped this one off at today.

Normally $25, this hanging art piece is discounted to $18 because of a slight crack on the back. It’s purely aesthetic and does not affect the functionality, nor can you see it from the front.

Happy Saturday friends 🦇✨

17/01/2025

Sharing for anyone else whose tired of the constant PayPal dm scam scripts that Facebook refuses to do anything about.

09/01/2025

Baby Bats are fresh from the kiln and ready to go to their new home.

Find them by dm-ing me or following the link in my bio to Etsy. You can also find any bats left in person on January 25th at the upcoming Lumber Yard Art Market.

08/01/2025

I took a little break to recooperate from last school terms madness. However now that the new term is under way, it must be time to get back to work!

Fresh back from the kiln is a new set of Bat hangers / ornaments with a raw clay back which makes them perfect for oil diffusing 😍

29/12/2024

The Mad Madge Cup.

This one has gone on to her new home - however, I have more of these coming back from the bisque fire ready for glaze choice - they are food, liquid and dishwasher safe.

And with that, the year of the Madge comes to a close. I will still have Madge’s available however….

2025 will welcome The Year of The Tatas.

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Lil video of the goodies I had with me today at @comet_tavern Art Market. Just one more pop-up left this month - Feb 22nd at @lumber_yard Queer Market. It’s your last chance to grab some treasures in person for a couple months. After that I’ll be taking a break through March and April to recover from birthing an entire human. I’m taking commissions through the end of the month. As soon as March hits I will be sending most of my inventory down to @freeexpressionstudio in Prosser, minus a few things that ship easily for Etsy. Hope to see you soon Loves! #seattle #seattlewa #popupseattle #seattlelife #seattleart #seattleartist #seattlepottery #seattlepotter #seattlepopup #lumberyardbrewery #lumberyardbar #comettavern #lauraireneartistry #laurairene #pottery

25 seconds of packing a box with new pieces to go to the community kiln to be bisque fired.

Greenware Headed To The Kiln

25 seconds of packing a box with new pieces to head to be kiln fired. Now I’m on my way to annoy all my favorite people at Seattle Pottery Supply ✨ These queer friendly and annoyed valentine pieces will be fired, then glazed and fired again to become magnets, pocket hugs, hangers, trinket dishes, cauldrons, jars and cups. Now pray with me to the kiln gods that they make it through firing 🔥

Kiln Bisque Load

It was in this moment when I unloaded everything that got fired all at once from the kiln…that I realized mistakes had been made. Somebody has to glaze all of this now. Somebody is me. 🤣

Yesterdays Pottery Session

A little peek at yesterday’s pottery session. Coming Soon: 🍳Egg Trinket / Tea Bag Dishes ☁️Cloud Ornaments ☁️Cloud Magnets ☁️Cloud Trinket / Tea Bag Dishes 🎃Pumpkin Trinket / Tea Bag Dishes 🌛Moon Ornaments 🌼Flower Trinket / Tea Bag Dishes 🐟Goldfish Trinket / Tea Bag Dishes Done in a dark clay blend, these pieces will be burn/food/skin safe once glazed and fired. There is a 6-8 week turn around on these as they must dry and be double fired and my studio is several hours away from where I live in Seattle. That being said - if you see a piece you’d like to claim and customize in color - just reach out, I’d love to make it “yours”!

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My Story

Red Mermaid Studio is the shop hub for the works created by Laura Charlesworth. I was born and raised in Nottingham, England. When I was ten, my mother moved us to Grants Pass, Oregon. When we moved to America, I remember feeling overwhelmed with the change and how different everything was. I found solace in sketching, doodling, painting, exploring any kind of artistic outlet I could get my hands on. I loved researching the old masters and admiring their works. As I grew older, I continued to find comfort and happiness in self-expression and artistic creation. There was a space of many years where I put away my brushes and pencils and tried to focus on things I thought my attention was better spent on. As a result, I became a very unhappy person and felt very out of touch with who I was. Not too long ago, I gave up trying to fight against myself and again returned to my beloved painting. While I still classify myself as an amateur and a student of the arts, I am once again finding happiness and a sense of self in my brushes. Despite initially learning to paint with oils, my tool of choice currently is acrylics. I love playing with color and expression, growing through experiencing the free flow of pouring and fluid art, the looseness of knife painting, and the fine line detail from brushwork. It is through these methods that most of my works are created. I hope to one day pass on my love of art to my two young boys, who are already demonstrating a love for all things messy and colorful. If I can just figure out how to keep paint off everything I own (myself included), and pass that secret on, who knows what could happen! Red Mermaid Studio was born out of all of this, as a place to share my creations. I hope you like them!