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NATHALIE MORA | We're better together
ARTIST | Nathalie Mora
BASED IN | Costa Rica
TITLE | We're better together
SIZE | 111 x 160 mm
This illuminated P represents many things. First, P stands for Papi (daddy). The portrait is based on a picture of my dad and I at a time when he was very sick. We were sitting beneath our mango tree. A few months after the picture was taken, he passed away. Even though it was a difficult time, I remember that day with a lot of love. We were at my dad's favourite place — in nature! He was the one who taught me the value of appreciating God's creation, the joy of the outdoors and sharing those moments with the people I love.
The blackberrys were added to represent our family name, which translates to "Mora" in Spanish.
The blue was added because in my family, we represent my dad with the blue morpho butterfly.
This piece is also inspired by a song that was very important to me during that time. The song "Better together" by Jack Johnson says “We’ll sit beneath the mango tree now, it’s always better when we’re together.”
MEDIUM | Daniel Smith watercolors, COPIC multi-liner in sepia, miniatum ink, gold leaf and hot press watercolour paper.
PRICE | Not for sale.
ARTIST | Nathalie Mora
BASED IN | Costa Rica
TITLE | We're better together
SIZE | 111 x 160 mm
This illuminated P represents many things. First, P stands for Papi (daddy). The portrait is based on a picture of my dad and I at a time when he was very sick. We were sitting beneath our mango tree. A few months after the picture was taken, he passed away. Even though it was a difficult time, I remember that day with a lot of love. We were at my dad's favourite place — in nature! He was the one who taught me the value of appreciating God's creation, the joy of the outdoors and sharing those moments with the people I love.
The blackberrys were added to represent our family name, which translates to "Mora" in Spanish.
The blue was added because in my family, we represent my dad with the blue morpho butterfly.
This piece is also inspired by a song that was very important to me during that time. The song "Better together" by Jack Johnson says “We’ll sit beneath the mango tree now, it’s always better when we’re together.”
MEDIUM | Daniel Smith watercolors, COPIC multi-liner in sepia, miniatum ink, gold leaf and hot press watercolour paper.
PRICE | Not for sale.
ARTIST | Nathalie Mora
BASED IN | Costa Rica
TITLE | We're better together
SIZE | 111 x 160 mm
This illuminated P represents many things. First, P stands for Papi (daddy). The portrait is based on a picture of my dad and I at a time when he was very sick. We were sitting beneath our mango tree. A few months after the picture was taken, he passed away. Even though it was a difficult time, I remember that day with a lot of love. We were at my dad's favourite place — in nature! He was the one who taught me the value of appreciating God's creation, the joy of the outdoors and sharing those moments with the people I love.
The blackberrys were added to represent our family name, which translates to "Mora" in Spanish.
The blue was added because in my family, we represent my dad with the blue morpho butterfly.
This piece is also inspired by a song that was very important to me during that time. The song "Better together" by Jack Johnson says “We’ll sit beneath the mango tree now, it’s always better when we’re together.”
MEDIUM | Daniel Smith watercolors, COPIC multi-liner in sepia, miniatum ink, gold leaf and hot press watercolour paper.
PRICE | Not for sale.
About the artist
Art has been part of Nathalie’s life. Since her childhood, she loved creating and always sought ways to express her creativity, whether it be drawing, painting, nail art, photography or body painting.
Her calligraphy journey began in 2020 when she joined a lettering class. She fell in love with the beauty of the pointed pen world of calligraphy, and the amazement with this art caused her hobby to grow into a serious pursuit. She voraciously learned Copperplate, Imperial script, Madarasz, Textura, Fraktur, as well as Italic and its variations, from beloved teachers such as Younghae Chung (@logos_calligraphy), Suzanne Cunningham, Schin Loong (@openinkstand), Nina Tran (@anintran) and Denis Brown (@Denisbrowncalligraphy).
In Costa Rica where Nathalie lives, pointed pen calligraphy is little-known. So Nathalie has made it a goal to spread this beautiful art form in her country, for others to practice and appreciate it. In the past year, she started teaching copperplate calligraphy and hopes to expand her offerings in future. Nathalie has sold pieces at art events, and continues to take comissioned work, doing engraving, muralism and more.