Do Good Things 

FAQs

  • To commission a piece, or inquire about an existing piece on this website, please contact the artist at the following email: 808nwacker@gmail.com

    You can expect a response via email within 2-4 business days.

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  • Shipping is primarily done through known and reliable postal services such as UPS or USPS. The cost of shipping is passed through to the customer, and varies based on location. If you are located in South Carolina, Michigan, or Oahu (HI), pieces can be personally delivered, via Natalie herself, and packaged at a much cheaper price.

    Shipping and delivery processes are time consuming, and we ask for flexibility/advance notice on timelines - due to the extensive drying and packing process.

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Behind the Art

Natalie Wacker is a Honolulu-based fine artist, who specializes in sculpting, painting and photography. She grew up in Seoul, South Korea (four years) and Hawaii (sixteen years) as the youngest of four children in a large blended family. As an artist, Natalie explores her connections to the natural world and she’s greatly inspired by water, the motion of clouds and Hawaii’s undeniable beauty. She's struck by simple things that make the moments compelling and captures these trends throughout her works, combining layers and interactions of colors in her pieces. She has been acknowledged with over a dozen Scholastic Art awards, and her work has been featured in the Hawaii State Art Museum on three occasions. Natalie is studying Art & Design at the University of Michigan, set to receive a BA in May 2025.

An Initiative With Art & Design - the artist’ statement

Aloha, my name is Natalie Wacker, and I am a Honolulu (HI), and Ann Arbor (MI), based artist. I have been creating art since the beginning of Highschool and trying to gain as much experience and knowledge as I can. These past few years I have been attending the University of Michigan School of Stamps, focused on the study of Art & Design. I have had the chance to work with some amazing, acknowledged, and respected artists, such as (a mentor of mine) John Koga amongst others. I find myself enjoying a wide range of mediums including sculpture, photography, and various methods of painting. I started off working with acrylics, watercolors, and pastels, though in more recent years I have shifted to a heavy focus in creating 3D pieces of work, such as ceramics, wood/metal sculptures, and I have started to make better quality large scale oil paintings with heavy inspiration from Van Gogh.

To talk about inspiration and motivation, a majority of the art pieces I create are based off of personal inquiry, interest or ambition. Some reflect my situation and perspective, some reflect hopes and goals, some reflect fears and worries, and some simply represent ideas that stick in my mind. For most, I cannot say that there has been a singular theme hat remains constant between all my work, but I like to think back to an important phrase that guides a lot of my ideas and intention with what I make: “Do Good Things”. I try to make this a life motto; and I don’t know if it translates into all of my art, but I want to encourage people to find outlets or reflect on things in their own lives in any way I can or with whatever objects speak to them.

I am really proud of the community projects that I am involved in such as the Chil’lit initiative, and the Covid-19 Women Owned Business Research Project. As these initiatives are super important to me, I plan to donate a large portion of the revenue to the following donation resources, and I encourage other people to do their own research and inquiry on the following as well.

Meet the Artist

  • Natalie Wacker

    Artist & Creator

  • Process Photos!

    We can help to safely transport pieces and to get the paintings framed!

  • My Biggest Supporter

    It’s the dog. His name is Chewie. He helps me see the beauty in things.

  • My Upbringing

    As a small child I lived in Korea, and after the age of four I moved to Hawaii.

Awards & Recognitions

  • “Emergence”, a black and white photograph of an aboriginal woman in the Australian outback.

    • “Fierce” is a photograph of a mother and baby monkey in Gibraltar (2021).

    • “Trust” is a photograph of an indigenous chid with a wild parrot (2021).

    • “Identity” is a sculpture created with ceramics and small glass shards. (2021)

    • “Señor P” is a high quality photograph of a parrot in the amazon

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    • “Art Portfolio” is a collection of five works themed: Indigenous people & humanity (2021)

    • “Isolated: A Self Portrait” is an acrylic painting created during quarantine.

    • “Glass Ceiling” is a gender themed acrylic painting created on plexiglass.

    • “Squatting Human” large scale ceramic work about 2.5 ft tall.

    • “Struggle” is a glass and ceramics hand built sculpture of a handcuffed arm breaching out of the ground. (2020)

    • “Conversation” is a glass and ceramics series, hand built, and wheel thrown clay tea set including 3 pieces.

    • “SheWarrior” is a cultural photograph of a female Waorani Warrior in the Amazon (2020)

    • “The Watcher” is a nature photograph of an owl in the Australian outback.

    • Four photographs, two ceramic sculpture selected for hanging (2019,2020, 2021)

    • Friends of HISAM (Hawaii State Art Museum)

  • An art scholarship from my Highschool art department to further my interest and ability in art. Granted by the Henry Clark Family.

  • The university of Michigan hosts a STAMPS gallery. There is a yearly undergraduate exhibition that anyone can submit artwork to. I was recognized for the tetrahedron hand.

  • In October of 2023, Natalie was one of four local artist exhibited and celebrated at the American Savings Bank Metropole building. The gallery is located on the first floor of the 300 S Beretania location. Lo’i is a gallery made to uplift and promote Hawaiian Artists from our own community. 20% of the proceeds from pieces sold at this event is being put towards a Fire Relief Donation Fund for Maui.

This website is a space for me to showcase my work, discuss commissions, sell and distribute art and more. Please feel free to message me about any questions, comments, ideas etc. If you want to get involved with any of the listed initiatives, please don’t hesitate to contact me as well. My personal work email is listed as 808nwacker@gmail.com.

Images and Work by Natalie Wacker