We recently connected with Natalie Allgyer and have shared our conversation below.

Natalie, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today We’d love to hear about when you first realized that you wanted to pursue a creative path professionally.

Like most artist’s journeys, mine wasn’t exactly full of sunshine and rainbows. I grew up in a home where addiction and alcoholism were the norm. I’ve got all the demons and dark humor that come with that type of package too! Homes like mine tend to produce one of two types of humans- other addicts or emaths. Thankfully I am the latter. And creative too! Life was complacently dandy until becoming a mother and moving to a new city. That threw me for a loop! Postpartum depression is a real thing. Even more real when you are in a place with no family or friends to turn to. As soon as I could catch my breath from all that, I lost both of my parents within nine months of one another.  

Queque in unresolved inner childhood issues. 

I wanted to be a better parent than the ones that I had. I know they loved me with all they were, but they were a stellar example of what NOT to do. I used what I had to facilitate my healing and reparent myself – my camera, a pen, and a fabulous therapist. Soon enough, I found that the world in my head was so much more interesting than the world in my eyes. So I incorporated photoshop to further my concepts. As it turns out, I’m pretty good at this art thing!  Nature and all of Her symbolism soothe my anxious soul. Every minute detail in my images is conscious. Every plant, flower, bird, and mushroom has its purpose. Each piece that I make has a write-up going along with it.

Nowadays, human connection is what fuels my creativity. I love knowing that my joy can spark your joy, and my pain can help heal your pain. Making a difference in this life is vital to me. What I have to offer is my whole self, my camera, and my pen. The artistic creations born of me have to move on to make a home in the heart of someone who needs to see them. We are all made of stardust. I’m just doing my part to make our walk this humans experience, together as one, a little bit brighter.

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?

I had to unlearn the idea that my worth isn’t based on how much money I bring in. A very important lesson as an artist who was just starting out. Like most artists, I don’t sell as many works as I’d like to have sold, but I have been wildly successful at inspiring others.

For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?

To be able to take all that joy, and all that pain and siphon it thru a creative lens onto a canvas. These ideas that are born of me need to move on after they leave my body so they can go onto inspire others.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: Www.instagram.com/natalieallgyer