Natasha Phoenix

I'm an artist based in East Lothian, Scotland. I was born in Newcastle UK and have lived all over the world.
I mostly sculpt using clay and metal works but sometimes dabble in other media.
I used to be a teacher who worked in one of the roughest areas of Edinburgh. Think Trainspotting. Then in 2010 I took a sculpture class and produced a large sculpture. I uploaded photos of the sculpture on to to a well-known social media site and received over 1000 replies, mostly telling me that I should take up sculpture professionally.
I left teaching and started out making small raku sculptures to make ends meet. Intermittently making larger sculptural works to sell. I have gradually moved onto creating mainly the larger sculptural works.
I create art that represents real people, to show the beauty of the human body in all it's forms. My work tries to counterbalance the mysogonist practice of sculptors only creating sexist ideals of women. I aim to create work where people see and recognise their own body shapes for the body shapes of women they love. In doing this, I get messages everyday about how how seeing my work has improved people's body confidence. This brings me great joy.

I have an honours degree but I'm a self-taught sculptor.
I've taken lots of small classes I have mostly learnt everything I know from trying, failing and trying again.

2013-Art by the Sea ,North Berwick ,Scotland
2015-Dean Gallery, Newcastle
2016-Poldrate Gallery, East Lothian
2016-Peter Potter, Gallery, Lothian, Scotland
2017-Seashore Gallery, Cockenzie
2017-Musselburgh Art Community Gallery Trail
2017-Art andCraft Collective Gallery, Edinburgh
2018-Flux, Dunbar Art Exhibition.
2018-Hashtag Gallery, Stirling
2018-Tweedale Gallery, Perth
2018-Greengate Gallery, Culross, Fife
2019-Smeaton Gallery, East Lothian
2019- featured in article on Vogue UK
2019-Cranachan and Crowdie, Royal Mile, Edinburgh
2019-featured in Historic Scotland magazine
2020- Online Traditional skills, East Lothian