Natia Mumladze

MEET THE MAKER

I am self-thought mosaic and ceramic designer. The field counts centuries in my country,  though at some point they were forgotten and lost their relevance. In the 21st century, the interest of this field has resurfaced and is gathering strength. I am proud to be one of the first in the revival of modern Georgian mosaic. For 8 years I have been working on artistic mosaics with natural stones, various classical and non-classical techniques, I have implemented several large projects and numerous private orders, On behalf of the company I created: floors, medallions, wall panels and paintings, self-made sketches and reproductions of famous artists. In parallel, I participated in several projects in the field of ceramics.

During the creation,  I try to do the whole work myself: starting from the sketch, to the templates and the final look of the work. I love touch and  interact different materials. Currently I do not own any business but I have ideas and a desire to be fully engaged in handicrafts. I plan to open my own art-shop in the nearest future and work on mosaic micro mosaic and ceramic  directions.

WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO TAKE PART OF CRAFTING BUSINESS PROGRAMME?

I decided to participate in the CRAFTING BUSINESS program  I was interested in  the path and experience of other artists. It is also important to get acquainted with the culture and experience of the artist of foreign countries, their visions and techniques. Projects like these help me to widen my horizons and embody ideas, giving me the courage and charge to achieve more freedom in creative activities. I am gaining practical knowledge in various fields and it is interesting.

WHAT ARE YOUR FEEDBACKS?

I think  we can learn  something from each other. Thanks to the project, I got to know and share the works of interesting and successful artists, gain interesting and practical advices and  the most of all motivation and confidence for more experiments and advance in the future.  I’m grateful to experts and creators of this project for a wonderful opportunity.

FIVE THINGS YOU’LL BRING WITH YOU FROM THE EXPERIENCE:

• Resist the fear of experiments and failure.
• Open-minding and liberal thinking is  Important for future   activity
• We can use modern technologies for creating artworks but it shouldn’t drop artistic value of the work. It is important to now how to use tools properly, for avoided  too much technological interfere in artwork
• Synthesis of different fields and sharing the experience of other creatives (artisans) gives good results, collaborations are interesting and add variety to the activities.
• Many novelties can be found in ancient works of art; I might be a good inspiration for the new ideas.