Hi, I’m Nathalie Kalbach

I am a self-taught mixed media artist. I was born in Germany and lived most of my adult life in Hamburg before moving to the United States in September 2013. I now live in Jersey City, NJ.

My early love of paint was squelched by an art teacher who told me I had no talent. I worked as a paralegal for seventeen years and might have remained in the wrong profession had I not discovered mixed media painting in 2004.

I regained confidence in my creativity and have spent the last decade exploring the possibilities of creating dimension and texture by layering different materials and paint media. I have worked in art journals and on canvases, incorporating collage and found objects. My projects have been published in several art, craft and hobby magazines as well as mixed media books. I have taught at many retail events and art retreats, as well as at trade shows, and by 2011 I was able to give up working as a paralegal to become a full-time artist.

Since 2006 I have taught workshops in Europe, Canada, the U.S., Australia, Israel, Malaysia and online. Since Spring 2015 I am teaching Mixed Media Workshops at Pratt Institute for the School of Continuing and Professional Studies. In March 2016 I released four Acrylic Paint workshop DVD’s with ArtistNetwork TV (Colorful Foundations, Mediums Demystified, Raw Canvas Staining, and Creating Texture Canvases) In my workshops I share what I know about tools, supplies and techniques, with the goal of helping each student unlock his/her personal creativity.

My artwork is licensed through StencilGirl Products (stencils), RubberMoon (rubber stamps), Stampendous (rubber stamp, foam stamp and stencil sets) and ArtFoamies (foam stamps). My work has been featured on the packaging for Liquitex Acrylic Painting Sets sold at Michaels art and craft stores. From September 2014 until October 2015 I was a sponsored artist/brand ambassador for Liquitex.

In June 2017 my Book Artful Adventures in Mixed Media – Art and Techniques inspired by Observation & Experience with North Light Books was released.

Art and Craft Design 

Consumer and Trade Publications, current and in years past:

Artists Magazine, Kreativsüchtig, Mixed Up Magazine, Cloth Paper Scissors, Artful Blogging, Somerset Apprentice, Somerset Memories, Somerset Studio Gallery, Somerset Home, Paperhaus Magazine, My Prima Place (online), Australian Scrapbooking Memories, Love My Memories Japan, ScrapArtZine, Scrapbook-Trends UK, ScrapStreet, Scrapbook Dimensions Magazine, Simple Scrapbook Magazine, African Perspective, Blue Media Print, Ready-Set-Create

Books:

Book Artful Adventures in Mixed Media – Art and Techniques inspired by Observation & Experience with North Light Books, June 2017

Contributing:

Abstracts in Acrylic & Ink by Jodi Ohl (North Light Books), Art Journal Your Archetypes by Gabrielle-Javier-Cerulli (North Light Books), Scrapbook Workshop by May Flaum (F+W) , Scrap Art Zine: Das Sketchbuch, Paper&Co Show 4thEdition, The Little Scrap Book 2007

 DVD’s:

Colorful Foundations, Mediums Demystified, Raw Canvas Staining, and Creating Texture Canvases – Acrylic Workshop DVDs (ArtistNetwork TV)

Art Journaling Live 2 with Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, Nathalie Kalbach, Mary Beth Shaw and Dina Wakley (F+W Media)

Art Journaling Live 3 with Mary Beth Shaw, Jodi Ohl, Nathalie Kalbach and Gina Rossi Armfield (F+W Media)

Downloadable Lessons:

Art Lessons with Nathalie Kalbach Volume 9: Creating Texture Plates Inspired by Nature (Cloth Paper Scissors)

Art Lessons with Nathalie Kalbach Volume 10: Tactile Art Inspired By Street Art (Cloth Paper Scissors)

Project Design, Product Development, Design for Web Sites, Leaflets, Kit Instructions, current and in years past:

Liquitex America, Liquitex Germany, Derwent, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L, Cocoa Daisy, Maya Road, Vintage Street Market, Basically Bare, Punky Sprouts, Sultane/InfoCrea, Rose Moka, Scrap-Tastic, myStampBox and Tattered Angels.

Teaching, Design, Product Development

Crafts & Art:

I teach mixed media, painting, general craft workshops, and classes and provide product demonstrations at stores, trade and consumer shows, worldwide. I taught team-building workshops for J.P. Morgan in Luxembourg. Among the companies whose products I demonstrated are Liquitex, PanPastel, Windsor&Newton, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L, Tonic Studios. I was the Education Program and Design Team leader for Tattered Angels.

Speaking Engagement:

“The Basics of Teaching Online” for AFCI Creativation+ 2021.

College Level:

Since Spring 2015 I am teaching Mixed Media Workshops at Pratt Institute for the School of Continuing and Professional Studies.

Licensed Designs & Artwork:

StencilGirl Products (stencils), ArtFoamies (foam stamps), RubberMoon (rubber stamps),  Stampendous (rubber stamp, foam stamp and stencil sets), Planet eARTh (mixed media chips), Sultane (paper, stamps and transparencies)

Online Workshops:

Brand Ambassadorships