Laura Sorvala ✏️
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Laura Sorvala ✏️
@laurasorvala.bsky.social
Illustrator and graphic recorder with a knack for translating ideas into delightful visuals. Live event scribe, idea illustrator, comic artist, research collaborator. www.laurasorvala.com

When not drawing: Dog mum, DnD player, allotment beginner. She/her.
No cheating, last photo of your pet
August 21, 2025 at 5:51 AM
And here we are, things growing well. Peas keep cropping! #AllotmentLife
July 4, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Looking to visualise customer feedback? Here's an example of how I took residents' wishes for a new community facility and drew it into an inspiring visual summary. Now the client is using the illustration to guide more conversation and decision making, see how on their website: lnkd.in/e6bsjztk
June 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Absolute gem of a post in our local FB marketplace (I live in a small South Valleys town). Anyone wanting witch cat vibes, lemme know and I can hook you up
June 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
While I struggle with episodes of health issues and low energy, I fully appreciate the times I have the capacity to do stuff. Like, make a pond in the back garden, complete its pebble slope for critter friends (one can hope).
May 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Been toiling away at the allotment this week, busy time! Successes and failures: Tomatoes going strong, my neighbour Ray is supplying me with rain water from his tap system, peas are flowering, planted calabrese and sweetcorn.
May 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Drew some peculiar fish, of course
May 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Live drawing today about all things digital health and innovation for @cardiffuni.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
And today cleared weeds around this rose, put in an old washing up tub as a pond and started on a wattle dead hedge kind of thing. I’ll plant some comfrey and nasturtiums here, maybe a sweet pea trellis too
May 11, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Lots of progress and feels so good to see it! Maris pipers are in, two raised beds ready for butternut squash (need to build a strong arch trellis) and spinach to go in the shade underneath. Started to cover the square for sweetcorn too.
May 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Surprises include a rhubarb and a blueberry(!)
May 11, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Living my allotment core era - next to pea canes and netting to protect the plants from pigeons
May 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I have a functioning greenhouse! Been fixing glass panels and have two types of cordon tomato growing here: Galina cherry and Gardeners Ecstasy (both from Real Seeds)
May 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Want something positive to look at and learn with on this Earth Day?

Go have a look at our Climate Comic Activity Pack, a free resource with printouts for all sorts of climate and sustainability related things to do: www.climatecomic.co.uk

#EarthDay #ClimateChange @merrynthomas.bsky.social
April 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I have availability in May for event #illustration, #DigitalScribing and studio projects such as report visual summaries. Have a look at my work at lnkd.in/eVSB9UCv and get in touch to chat about potential events or projects!

Here's a recent #GraphicRecording of mine:
April 7, 2025 at 9:13 AM
What a great bunch of people and meaningful research projects. Some details form my live illustration below. #academia #strategy #impact #funding #community #research
March 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Drawing live visual summary for the @openuniversity.bsky.social internal workshop about developing a research community in Wales 💡✍️ #research #university #impact #illustration #graphicrecording
March 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Ok workwise, I recently helped digitally scribe a wonderful academic project launch for Working With Dementia. They are doing great work looking at supporting people and employers to look at different options to stay in work and not having to just quit after a diagnosis.
March 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It's Friday, so here are some Rufus classic poses: The Prawn, The Roach (about to transform into a shark), The Sploot, and finally, The Pious Brother.
March 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Looking for live or other illustration work? I have some availability from April onwards. Get in touch if you have something in mind! Some recent work here from graphic recording and digital scribing to icons.
March 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
It’s a city of museums apparently but with this glorious weather I opted for walking around
March 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Walking around the old bits of Basel is very cute
March 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Paging @mxfrankduffy.bsky.social for this great use of animal skulls
March 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Work trip to Basel has been great. Can’t show the work but clients are fab, started the event with play dough and had some traditional Swiss food and good rants.
March 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Guess where I’m staying tonight for a job tomorrow…
January 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM