Crash survivor finds talent for art; COLLEGE SHOW GIVES LAURA 'CHANCE TO BREAK OUT AND EXPRESS FEELINGS'.A NUNEATON art student has overcome tremendous odds to display her final year art at her college festival. Laura Bailey
Laura Bailey (born August 6, 1972, in London, England) is a British supermodel and occasional actress. survived a horrific car accident at the age of 16 that left her in a coma and with severe head injuries. Laura, who is now 20, had originally intended studying medicine and had hopes of becoming a doctor, achieving high grades at GCSE GCSE 1. (in Britain) General Certificate of Secondary Education; an examination in specified subjects which replaced the GCE O level and CSE 2. Informal a pass in a GCSE examination Noun 1. at her local school. However, the accident put a stop to her ambitions and as part of her rehabilitation she began an art GCSE at North Warwickshire For the parliamentary constituency, see . North Warwickshire is a local government district and borough in Warwickshire, England. The main town in the district is Atherstone where the council is based. Other significant places include Coleshill, Polesworth and Kingsbury. College, attending every Wednesday morning. At first Laura, of Canterbury Way, Stockingford, found the classes a drag, and became frustrated with some of her early experiences. Gradually, to her delight, she discovered a hidden talent for art and her interest in the subject spiralled to enable her to pass the art qualification. She then decided to stay on at the college to study for a BTEC BTEC Business and Technology Education Council (UK) BTEC Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center (Raleigh, NC) BTEC Business Transformation Executive Committee National Diploma in Fine Art. Laura said: "At the start of the course I was average, but I just seemed to get better and better. Art is such a good way of expressing feelings, whether you are angry or upset." Her final piece of work for the course is an expression of the way her life changed after the car accident and the feelings she had to confront when she discovered her life could never be the same again. Laura's work can be seen at the Creativity 2004 Festival at the Nuneaton site. She said: "My work is mostly related to myself and my personal development as I reach adulthood. "It also addresses changes in my life after a major car accident and shows the feelings and problems I've had since the accident in June 2000. "My art work allows me to break out and express some of my feelings. It has been a reflective process, allowing me to develop myself through art and through my social interests." Laura is now looking forward to starting a degree in Fine Art at De Montfort University De Montfort University (DMU) is a British university situated in Leicester, England. History Origins De Montfort University, which is named after Simon de Montfort who was Earl of Leicester in the 13th century, is one of two universities situated in the , Leicester, in September. dayle.crutchlow@mrn.co.uk CAPTION(S): DN9073_2 ARTISTIC FREEDOM: Laura Bailey, who is now looking forward to taking a university degree; DN9073_5 CREATIVE DESIGNS: Other students who will be showing off their work at the North Warwickshire College exhibition include Rachel Harris (right) Abigail Smith, (above) and Simon Hopkinson (left). Pictures: ROBIN BIDGOOD DN9073_3 DN9073_4 |
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