Self taught, Lori began her Louisiana based business in 2002. Formally known as Lori Gomez Art.

Many of her public Art projects are featured in the metropolitan New Orleans area. They consist of 7 streetcars for the popular "Streetcar Named Inspire" project for the Young Leadership Council of New Orleans, 7 Bead Dogs for the La. SPCA "Bead Dog" project and 4 Pelicans for the Northshore Leadership's "Pelican's on Parade" project to raise money for Rainbow Childcare.

There are several murals that can be seen throughout the city of Slidell including a 35ft. Mardi Gras Float featuring 21 portraits of locals and a 35ft mural celebrating our Healthcare workers for their sacrifices during the pandemic.

In January 2026 Lori launched the “Slidell Inspire Project”. Looking for a way to acknowledge the many organizations that come together to make Slidell such a wonderful place. She painted 7 words (42 individual paintings of letters) that were printed 6ft tall and are on the fencing at Textron on Guase Blvd and Robert Road. Within each letter she also features images celebrating the cultural arts (food, music, art) as well as Mardi Gras .The words are Slidell, Inspire, Faith, Hope, Pride, Joy and Community.

In 2005 after the devastation Hurricane Katrina left her city she began a 10 yr journey creating a life-sized nativity that spans over an acre. As of 2025 The nativity is now owned by the City of Slidell and is featured during “Christmas under the Stars” held in Heritage Park. Printed Panels of the Nativity are available for the public to purchase.

Since 2014 she began renovating 7 Christmas Cottages for the City of Slidell. All of the original decorations were destroyed during Hurricane Katrina. She continues to add to the "Christmas Under the Stars" public display every year.

2025 Mayor Fandal awarded Lori a proclamation declaring Dec 12th Lori Anselmo Day in recognition of her extraordinary work on “Christmas under the Stars”. The event was moved to Heritage Park and now represents over 20yrs of her work. This move will make it possible for the event to expand.

Because of her appreciation of our military she restored and painted a 100 year old Beatles themed piano for Habitat for Humanity's Veteran's Build. The piano was signed by both Ringo Starr and Sir Paul McCartney and sold for $98,000. This was enough to build a home for a Veteran.

She then spent 18 months creating a one woman "FREEDOM" show celebrating our military.

Lori is also noted for her generosity, giving her time and talent to many Charitable organizations. Since 2009 sales of her artwork have raised over $300,000 for various charities.

In 2015- 2017 when Celebrity Chef Frank Davis became ill and could no longer do his column she stepped in and began writing her column “Tempting the Palette” for a local magazine where she shared her favorite recipes, art and personal stories. She is working on publishing a cookbook featuring these articles.

In 2016 while going through a difficult time, she decided to paint poppies on her old wood fence. This was something simply for herself. She had no idea how these images would affect the spirit of so many. Within a week the images of her fence went viral and were shared hundreds of thousands of times all over the world. Some fb pages had over 7 million hits. She now has over 100 designs that she has printed on coroplast available for the public to purchase and create murals on their own fences using her art.

From 2018 - 2024 She opened Lori's Art Depot LLC and community center for the arts in the historic Train Depot in Slidell La. Where she has taught several hundred kids and adults art. Since opening she was voted Best Art classes in East St Tammany Parish twice by the community. She now host classes at her home.

In 2019 She was awarded the City of Slidell’s Bravo Award for her cultural contributions to the city of Slidell.

In 2022 The City of Slidell celebrated Lori’s 20th anniversary as a professional artist with a 20yr Retrospective Exhibit in the City Hall Gallery.

Lori's Art is her way of celebrating life.