Natalie Blake

Natalie Blake, Owner and CEO of Natalie Blake Studios

Natalie Blake is the founder and owner of Natalie Blake Studios, a ceramic art studio based in Brattleboro, Vermont. She began her professional career in 1994 after winning the prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship in Ceramics, which allowed her to travel the world and study with indigenous artists.12

Blake's work quickly gained exposure through art shows like the Smithsonian Craft Show and the American Craft Exposition. Over the past two decades, her studio has collaborated with hundreds of interior designers, homeowners, and committees across the country to create custom designed, hand-carved ceramic wall art tiles.2

Some key facts about Natalie Blake and her studio:

• Natalie Blake Studios specializes in sculptural, dimensional ceramic tiles and vessels, with each piece hand-crafted through multiple stages of production3
• The studio has won over $500,000 in public art grants awards in the past fifteen years, and they work with art commissions to bring nature-inspired art to public spaces2
• Custom tile installations from Natalie Blake Studios can be found in children's hospitals, healthcare facilities, libraries, restaurants, colleges, and places of worship2
• Natalie Blake's LinkedIn username is nbstudios, reflecting her role as Owner and CEO of the company4

Natalie Blake continues to expand her line of ceramic vessels and tiles, working with her Lead Studio Designer Cynthia Parker-Houghton to explore new forms, textures and possibilities in the medium.2 The studio is part of Fire Arts Vermont, a collaboration between Blake and glass artist Randi Solin.3