Welcome to my Madness.

Where the strange is normal and the normal is strange.

Lauren or Ecaterina is a multimedium artist working out of her Rochester home. Mainly working in the mediums of watercolor paint and the Japanese art of Kanzashi. Her works are inspired by the visions and scenarios that pop up in her mind’s eye.

Paintings of Madness

Experimental Sanity

An abstract painting of a person sitting on a dark-colored couch, wearing red clothing with a large hat or head covering, in a room with a light-colored wall and a beige curtain in the foreground.

Serial Madness

Kanzashi Hair Pins

What is Kanzashi?

Kanzashi is the Japanese art of turning fabric, traditionally silk and rice glue, into petals and then into flowers. Those flowers then are added together to make hair ornaments.

Sometimes the silk used for the ornaments are from old kimonos that can no longer be used as clothing to give the fabric a new life. This art form allows for fabric and clothing that would been thrown out to continue in a new form and pasted down to future generations.

Why I do it?

I like it. It’s a fun challenge to try and create ornate flowers and headdresses. Whether making a realistic Hydrangeas for a bouquet for a dining room or a large theatrical headdress.

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Well I caved and got a website, Savagemadness.com Still a work in progress but its coming along nicely. To celebrate I have made prints for my Celestial Dancers series available for purchase. Currently only have one size available. I am slowly add
Spent some time with my husband enjoying some tea on the beach. Some nice green tea to close out our daytime. We love some @jessesteahouse
I can't believe I forgot to post this piece yet. I planned and made this piece for the 2025 Blossoms of Hope show. I taught myself how to make chainmail for this piece. 'Lotus in Waiting' Made with ribbon, felt, and brass wire. Made in 2024 Would
I personally love cherry blossoms! Would you kindly like, follow, and share for more of my madness? See what I have for sale! https://www.etsy.com/shop/SavageMadness Want to support my work? check out my patreon https://www.patreon.com/SavageMadne
I am really starting to spend more time on the digital side of things. Like finally making lists of what is posted on what platforms, editing photos a bit (because my camera is not the best at photographing small shiny objects as well as I would like
I have certainly come far in these last few years with my work. Can't wait to see how far I will go in the future! Would you kindly like, follow, and share for more of my madness? See what I have for sale! https://www.etsy.com/shop/SavageMadness
Feeling a bit nostalgic, been going through a lot of photos of my current work and this old self protrait sits outside all my other computer files. It just hits me every time I see it how far I have grown as an artist. Still can't believe my boarding
FINALLY FINISHED!!!! The fingers on the hand holding the cigar gave me so much trouble to get the lighting to look right. I really wish for the 141 guys to see and like my work. I can dream. Would you kindly like, follow, and share for more of my m

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Sketch of a woman resting her head on her crossed arms, with short hair and a contemplative expression.


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