Our first newsletter!
Welcome to Actuality, highlighting emerging artists, performers, designers, musicians and more! Meet Nat Bono, founder and writer of Actuality.
First, I’ll kick off this inaugural newsletter by introducing myself. Hi. I’m Nat :)
I am a journalist, artist, historian, and spend too much time scrolling social media, but this habit allows me to discover new artists all the time, so I decided to create this newsletter to share my discoveries.
What is Actuality?
In film terms, an actuality is a nonfiction film, usually lasting no longer than one to two minutes, unedited, unstructured footage of real events, people, places, or things.
Each newsletter will be an unfiltered showcase of rising artists, designers, performers, musicians, and creators, taking no longer than two minutes to read.
Who I am as an artist…
Although I have trained in many mediums, I am a ceramic artist at heart and love working with clay. In my two-dimensional work, I tend to draw patterns with repetitive lines. The act of drawing these is more about time and process than the end product and these patterns can then be transferred onto my three-dimensional ceramic pieces. Most of my work focuses on putting detailed texture on the exterior of my forms to create an added tactile experience during use. I love creating functional pieces that are fun to use and hold.
I recently traveled to the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Deer Isle, Maine where I was inspired by the magnificent Isaac Scott. Here is a snippet of some of the work I created on the scenic island as well as some illustrations recently published with my piece in Lilac Mag.
Follow me on Instagram and Twitter @_natbono and check out my website natbono.com to see more about my current and past projects.