Bio

Working at 1700 degrees F with a torch and Italian glass rods, Natalie
intricately works glass until it is molten. Using a variety of colours, shapes and decorative designs, each bead is created with her own
individual flair. When the beads are cooled and annealed,
Natalie uses them to create unique wearable art.

Natalie was born in Newmarket, Ontario in 1979. As a young woman, she spent a few years in British Columbia and later returned to Ontario to enroll in a Public Relations Program at Durham College. Upon completion of her diploma in 2001, her love and passion for life in the mountains called her back to British Columbia. It was here that her life-long aspiration to become an artist was realized.

Ryan and Pat Bavin of Bavin Glassworks took Natalie under their wings as a glassblowing apprentice in 2001. The instruction provided by her mentors opened the doors to lampworking only a year later. Natalie started her own business, Ruby Designs, where she currently works from her
home studio in Invermere, British Columbia.

Today, Natalie’s work is displayed at various art galleries throughout British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario. She continues to excel with not only her bead making, but also in the glassblowing studio. Natalie remains keen to create innovative designs, gaining ideas and expertise through attendance in courses at Red Deer College and various workshops with
successful glass artists.