Wearable Art

Laverne studied fiber art with Arturo Alonzo Sandavol at the University of Kentucky, Lexington. Her fiber art and artist books have been exhibited at The Friedman Chapman Gallery in Louisville, KY, The Singletary Center for the Arts, University of Kentucky, and Artsplace Gallery, Lexington.

Laverne's silk garments and accessories are available at:

• The Kentucky Artisan Center and Fireside Gallery
  Berea, KY
• Maincross Gallery
  Lexingtron, KY
• The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, and Janjobe Gallerly
  Louisville, KY
• Bellagio's
  Asheville, NC
• Great Artists Collective
  New Orleans, LA
• Dameselfy Gallery
  Midway, KY

Readable Writing

Laverne Zabielski, artist, designer and writer received her MFA in writing from Spalding University. Her memoir, "The Garden Girls' Letters and Journal" explores marriage, sex, parenting, art, drugs, illness, friendship, and feminism.

Her creative non-fiction essays and poetry have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, including: The American Voice, High Performance, The Sun, Now and Then, and Southern Exposure.

The Garden Girls

What does it take to be a garden girl?

A desire made manifest, to discuss intimacy, passion, wisdom, and authority. Come, join us on a quest to live the layered life of an artist.