Laura Strong, PhD

Laura is an artist and designer whose work weaves together an in-depth knowledge of archetypal and mythological material with over 24 years of professional design experience to produce a wide range of creative media. When Laura is not working as an art/creative director, website designer, information architect, and content developer, she can be found in her studio pursuing her love of painting.

A graduate of Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, Laura has also received training from the San Francisco Art Institute and San Francisco State University's Multimedia Studies Program.

For the past 14 years she has owned and operated Studio Strong, a communicaion and design studio, which produces "design with spirit in mind" for visionary clients across the United States and abroad.

Laura also holds an MA & PhD in Mythological Studies with an emphasis in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Carpinteria, CA, and her personal interests have led her to study with the Foundation for Shamanic Studies and to take a variety of workshops in the areas of ritual and rites of passage. These interests are also reflected in her PhD dissertation, which examines the role of the psychopomp as a guide to the afterlife, and how these mythical beings are returning to Western consciousness at this time to lead us towards a better relationship with death and the transition to the afterlife.

Laura currently resides in Langley on south Whidbey Island in Washington state. She can be contacted via email or phone at 360-321-4624.