Lenox Library is pleased to partner with the Guild of Berkshire Artists to bring you a virtual meet the artist presentation with glass and bronze sculptor Natalie Tyler on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. via Zoom.
This program will be held via Zoom. Please click HERE to access the meeting.
Meeting ID: 859 9670 7071
Passcode: 476704
Natalie Tyler’s sculpture has shown in galleries and museums across the United States and Europe. She received her Master’s in Fine Arts from the California College of the Arts in San Francisco and studied in Bologna, Italy. Her sculpture Eagle’s Nest is in the Innovators in Contemporary Glass exhibition at The Sandwich Glass Museum in Cape Cod, Massachusetts from July- October 2022. She is currently the 2022 Artist in Residence at Chesterwood, sculptor Daniel Chester French’s historic landmark estate and sculpture studio in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. She has been a US Embassy sponsored artist twice, once in Dublin, Ireland and again in Tallinn, Estonia exhibiting at the Estonia Museum of Applied Art and Design. She has received grants and awards from Mass MOCA, Art Students League of New York, Vermont Studio Center, and Cornell University. She is originally from Encinitas, California and now lives and works in the Berkshires.
Artist’s statement: “Nature has always fascinated and inspired me, as I find harmony within such intricate systems. My artwork explores the fragile and forceful elements of nature. Since we are from the earth, not above it, I have always believed the answers to our questions are right here in front of us. I am currently creating large scale sculptures about the effects of Climate Change on the environment. These sculptures represented fire, air, earth and water. Fire & Ice is an exhibition of WildFire and Thaw, two outdoor sculptures which can be seen through October 31, 2022 at Chesterwood historic home and studio of Daniel Chester French.
I have a background in bronze and glass casting. I sculpt the work, make molds, then cast a version in wax. Using the lost wax process, I then transform the work into glass or bronze. Having a strong background in bronze casting has enabled me to take risks with glass casting, pushing limits to what the glass is able to do. I have been finding surprisingly great results. Bronze makes something that in nature is decaying and ephemeral, more permanent. Glass allows me to use light and color to breathe life into the sculpture, deepening the significance of the piece. I hope my sculptures raise awareness and inspire change, so we can come together to nourish and protect our environment.”