Recently, DCist met with artist Laurel Hausler at her studio in Fairfax. We spent a few hours with Hausler, basset hound Lucy by her side, discovering her ghostly artwork, her obsession with old dolls and apothecaries, her literary influences, and even the likeness of Nevin Kelly to Tim Gunn. Hausler is represented locally by both the Nevin Kelly Gallery and Art Whino, as well as by galleries in South Carolina and Vermont. With two upcoming…