After attending the Rhode Island School of Design and receiving a
Master's Degree in Theater Design from Brandeis University, Laurel was
asked to move to San Rafael, Ca, and join the team at Industrial Light
and Magic (ILM) in 1983. She met and married Richard Stutsman, a
Special Effect Coordinator in 1986 and moved to Los Angeles, Ca. There,
she worked at Boss Films, Stetson Visual Services and Digital Domain.
After leaving the film industry she started her own Landscaping Company
(Laurel Stutsman Design) and became widely known for her creative
designs through out the city. Her work has been the subject of several
magazine articles and has been included on the Venice Garden Tour and
Malibu Garden Tour for many years. Now living in Malibu, Ca.