A blog by Artist Natalie Blackwood
Coloured Dust

Art and Memories: Stitched home commissions

Why I Let a Robot Do My Taxes (And You Should Too)
🎨 Artists, stop pretending you like doing taxes.
I use Hnry and it literally changed my life. No spreadsheets, no panic attacks, no pretending to understand GST. Just easy, automatic tax/ACC/invoicing magic every time I get paid.
It's like having a tiny accountant living in my phone—without the awkward emails.

2024 Hawke’s Bay Arts Trail exhibition

The story behind the paintings for Artex

Frustration and the creative process

Embracing Creativity in Difficult Times: 7 tips to get back to the Studio after a crisis

Plaster art workshop

Hi I’m an artist and who the fuck are you?

A new collection of watercolour paintings

Changing threads 2022
I'm fortunate to have been selected as one of the 35 finalists in the Changing Threads exhibition for 2022. What an honour!