Badass Ballerini
Author Laura Ballerini nurtures her inner badass radiating a ‘quietly fierce’ disposition in her work & life.
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Art is not only found in museums, it appears in food, music, nature, and so much more. We are all artists in our own unique way. From family traditions of pasta making; to recognizing how music ignites generations across social, political, and economic boundaries; to designing a eulogy, creativity comes in many forms. While Ballerini started her creative journey at a big city newspaper she transitioned to new mediums including website design, digital media and online marketing. However, this isn’t a detailed biography about her career or an academic text book on art and design.
This is a personal journey spanning over 40 years of working in the design industry that poignantly weaves drama, humour, and even death, together. Art and design are the glue that hold it all together. These are written about universal experiences meant to spark creative storytelling within each of us. Seamlessly she weaves an unlikely array of stories about her inspiring mother, museum visits, online shopping, designing in the dirt—and combines them into a cohesive series of essays. Some are funny, some poignant, but all are memorable snippets of creative living. And they live in all of us.
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Laura’s words touched my heart and have given me new insight into the finer points of design theory told through allegory.
You won’t even notice you’re being schooled; she is so masterful.
Kimberlee Jones, APR, Author of “The Night Sky Cries” and contributor to “Uncommon Grounds”,
a poetry anthology by the Espresso Poetry Collective
CONNECTED WITH THE STORIES
Loved the Graceland and Red Crayon chapters. I could feel your anxiety coming off the page, and I connected with that feeling of not being in control.
Dana Goldstein
Author, Murder on my Mind
I COULD CLEARLY SEE
THE GREEN VELVET CHAIR
The green velvet chair is a true testimony of the writer’s mother. This book immortalised hard work, dedication and perfection, which, simply put, is the author’s greatest creative self. And yes, she is a BAD ASS.
Lindsay Walters
STORYTELLER HITS THE MARK
Sharing her life stories with us brings us to a place of our own. We can truly see the passion she brings to the page of her life experiences with humour, compassion, creativity, and love. LOVE to read ‘real life’ stories that I can relate to. Enjoyed each chapter as it exploded with a different story. Tying each precious chapter into her work as a designer brings the stories to life. I think we can all find a chapter or two that will bring us back to the ‘good ole days’!
Brenda Sevick
DEFINITION OF A BADASS
What’s the definition of a badass? Someone who is tough, uncompromising and intimidating. Laura Ballerini, author of The Green Velvet Chair, is two-thirds badass. Read her book to find out which two. Through her collection of essays in her book debut, Ballerini invites us to experience how art and design can influence everyday life. With personal reflections that will make you laugh and cry, Ballerini recounts her early days as designer for a big city newspaper, shares worldly travel anecdotes, and family tales that we can all relate to.