Lara Beaudry Byer is a painter and tile maker. She creates oil paintings, murals and painted tiles using a variety of ceramic finishing techniques. She creates hand cut tiles and molds as well as using sgraffito, mason stains, cloissonne and majolica on bisque and pre-glazed tiles. She enjoys combining mosaic elements in some of her ceramic pieces. Subject matter often includes whimsical people and animals in relationship with their environment. She has recently exhibited her artwork at Strathmore Hall, The Gilchrist Museum of Arts, Friendship Heights Village Center Gallery in Maryland, The Warehouse Gallery in DC, The Arts Upstairs in Phoenicia New York and The Central Library of Arlington, Virginia.