Meet Laura — The Chocolatier Behind OzMo

Behind the Chocolate Dream

A woman with glasses and curly hair, wearing a pink shirt and apron, smiling and talking with two other women at a market or craft fair.

Hi, I'm Laura, the chocolatier and creative hands behind OzMo Artisan Chocolates in Street, Somerset. It all began with a simple promise to my children from when they were young, Oska and Morgan — that when you follow what you love, something meaningful can grow from it, hence the name OzMo.

From Photography to Chocolate - Creativity has always been part of my life. Before chocolate, I work as a professional photographer and published two photography books, including one on Glastonbury Festival and another documenting the 2014 Somerset floods. That visual background now finds its way into my chocolates through colour, composition and the fact that no two batches ever look quite the same.

Turning a Passion into a Craft - In June 2024, I attended a course at the Chocolate Academy in Banbury, exploring a long-standing passion for chocolate. It opened up an entirely new creative world and planted the seed for what would eventually become OzMo.

Laura learning professional chocolate-making techniques during her chocolatier training course.
Assorted chocolates made by Laura during her professional chocolatier training course.

The Beginning of OzMo - Everything changed that October when I decided to create handmade chocolates as Christmas gifts for my hairdressing clients. What started as a simple idea quickly grew into something much more. With further training in cocoa butter artistry, including time with James Parsons of SoSaSe Chocolat, OzMo began to take shape.

Laura with James Parsons and his wife from SoSaSe Chocolat during her chocolatier training.
Chocolate tempering machine with a hand-painted mould ready to be shelled with tempered chocolate.

OzMo Today - Since then, the response has been incredible. From retailers and corporate clients to wedding couples and individual customers, the encouragement has been both humbling and motivating. Today, I create small-batch, hand-painted artisan chocolates in Street, Somerset. My seasonal collections are available online, through selected local farm shops and at seasonal pop-ups. I also create bespoke chocolates for celebrations, weddings, businesses, corporate gifting and events.

Every piece is designed with care, creativity and attention to detail — because for me, how a chocolate looks is part of the experience, but it has to taste every bit as good.

Boxes of hand-painted OzMo chocolates being packed and prepared for customers.
Hand-painted chocolate moulds ready to be filled with tempered chocolate to create the bonbon shells.
Laura from OzMo Artisan Chocolates at a seasonal chocolate pop-up in Somerset.

This journey wouldn’t be the same without my family. My children, both working in film, media, and music, continue to inspire me with their creativity.

More Than Chocolate - My husband Luke — official taster of the “broken ones” — provides constant support (and honest feedback). Together, we also host a monthly Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Tasting Club at Sourdown Farm in Butleigh, exploring chocolate made by independent makers using cacao sourced from farms around the world. The club usually meets on the third Friday of the month.

I'm proud to be building something new — a small, creative business rooted in passion, craftsmanship and the joy of making something truly special.

I hope you enjoy my chocolates as much as I love creating them.

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AI-enhanced Valentine's Day image featuring Laura with OzMo hand-painted chocolates.