Laura Alison Nash: Portfolio - lauralisonash

An artist's book made up of four triangular sets of signatures bound in the shape of a square. The signatures open from the center outward, unfolding into a larger square. The pages are covered with crayon, watercolor, colored pencil, and ink doodles and text.

dream journal - artist's book - 2023

A pile of zines illustrated in vibrant colors. The zine on top is open on a page with three color-coded maps, one of part of Africa and Europe, one of the United States, and one of Portland.

350PDX: A People's Climate Movement - collaborative zine - 2023

A colorful and surreal collage on a long, horizontal board, hanging from a nail in the wall. The collage includes images of a couple, cranes, a house, a cityscape, flowers in vases, windows, a windmill against the night sky, and a woman surrounded by cats.

untitled - collage - 2022

An artist's book with a fan structure, open to a pair of illustrated pages. One of the illustrations depicts the lower half of a person swimming, one leg amputated above the knee. The other illustration is of the top of a tower with a bolt of lightning striking down from its pointed top.

The Inception of Aar - artist's book - 2021

A simple accordion-structured artist's book with illustrations of woodland creatures and text reading "August 7, 555, 6:00pm, White Fish Bay Center, Adults $5, Children free."

Tales from the Forest - artist's book - 2021

A pair of hands hold a few pages, a foil sheet laid flat in the background. The corners of the pages curl. The page on top is covered in typed text and includes a watercolor illustration of a bowl of soup and a red cup.

Manasa's story - artist's book - 2021

A mural depicting a mountain with some areas blacked out and some in color. Three shelves, two on the left and one on the right, hold artist's books.

Annals of Aar, Part I - mural and artist's books - 2021

Several copies of a booklet spread on top of a white pedestal, which stands on a wooden floor. The booklet is titled "Portraits of Disabled Femmes from Speculative Fiction by Laura Alison Nash," in white lettering on a purplish cover.

Portraits of Disabled Femmes from Speculative Fiction - zine - 2020

A watercolor and black ink living room scene, depicting a white, blonde woman seated on a couch surrounded by the detritus of a busy home life, including empty takeout boxes, books and unopened mail, electronics, a cat and cat toys, and a dead house plant. She has her hand on her head, signaling stress or exasperation.

Zoom Fatigue - watercolor and ink drawing - 2020

A watercolor portrait of a Black woman viewed from the thighs up. She is wearing a pink and orange tank top, blue pants, and has shoulder-length locs. One of her arms is grey stone. She stands in front of a smoky black and grey background. Black ink outlines each variation of color, so the style resembles stained glass.

Essun - watercolor, ink, and digital drawing - 2020 - AR animation with QR code (see Portraits of Disabled Femmes from Speculative Fiction zine)

A watercolor portrait of a woman in three-quarters view, depicted from the shoulders up. She's wearing a crown and an eyepatch and has dark brown hair, light brown skin, and magenta lips. There are towers in the background with diamonds floating over them. Black ink outlines every variation in color, so the style resembles stained glass.

High Queen Margo - watercolor, ink, and digital drawing - 2020 - AR animation with QR code (see Portraits of Disabled Femmes from Speculative Fiction zine)

Breq - watercolor, ink, and digital drawing - 2020 - AR animation with QR code (see Portraits of Disabled Femmes from Speculative Fiction zine)

A detailed watercolor and black ink drawing of a mountain island with beaches, rice terraces, and homes on stilts at the base, a city at the peak, and forests, gardens, homes, and farms in between.

Map of Aar - watercolor and ink drawing - 2019

An art book held so that it unfolds into a long, vertical rectangle. A watercolor and ink illustration, spanning the height of the unfolded pages, depicts a tall tower made up of a furnace, water pipes and other strange parts.

Aar Remnant No. 1 - artist's book - 2019

A red box decorated with fish stands with its lid open. A small bottle, a hand-sized rock, a wood carving in the shape of a fox, a ceramic chip, and small purple flowers are arrayed in front of it.

Aar Remnant No. 2 - box and found objects - 2019

Small squares of paper and fabric surround an open box. A circle of bubble wrap sits inside the box.

Gift Box - artist's book - 2019

Colorful, abstract flora surrounds a person with two faces and bared breasts. A chameleon perches on their shoulder.

Rainforest - watercolor and ink drawing - 2018

Abstracted floral pattern in watercolor and ink.

Flora - watercolor and ink drawing - 2018

A large, rectangular portal, revealing a green sky with crescent moon and navy stars, stands amidst sand dunes under a dark sky.

Scape No. 1 - watercolor and ink drawing - 2018

A woman, lamp, cup of tea, and smartphone fall through water.

Sinking - watercolor and ink drawing - 2018

A green sun shines on a pool of water surrounded by towering red and orange land formations.

Alien Landscape - watercolor and ink drawing - 2018

An illustration depicts a man and woman sleeping, back to back, knees bent. The woman breathes out a phoenix. The man breathes out a dragon.

The Breath Between - ink and marker drawing - 2013

Accordion art book with four panels viewed from above. The front panel has the beginning of a poem titled "Kite" written on it. The middle two panels have cloud shapes cut out of them. The last panel has an illustration of a young person in a dress floating in front of a sun.

Kite - artist's book - 2013 - poem by Hannah Kesling

Portion of an accordion book. The panels in view include silver and blue abstract waves with sections cut out; swirly, abstract clouds around a central cut-out; a cut-paper version of a Chinese garden window, and two pages from books.

Moments of Wonder - artist's book -2013

A disorganized pile of artist's books and boxes on top of a podium. Most of the books are covered with decorative paper. One is cut into the shape of a couple kissing. An open box reveals two giraffe statuettes, flowers, and a paper scroll.

Landscape - artist's books - 2013

A pop-up book propped open. An illustration of a cat faces an illustration of a dragon. A piece of a poem is handwritten between the two illustrations.

Coming of Age at the Neighbors' House - artist's book - 2012 - poem by Hannah Kesling