It was the fall of 2018 and I was exhausted in every sense of the word. Mother to three, trying to be true to my artistic practice, being a pastor’s wife, maintaining relationships with family and friends, volunteering in my children’s schools and on top of all that, running a small business – a brick […]
Read MoreAccording to Kara Larson, editor of Make MN: “The Possibility Issue opens with a beautiful essay by Natalie Salminen Rude, a visual artist and poet based in Duluth, MN. By interweaving beauty, justice, and wonder into her creative work, Natalie paints primarily in oils and encaustic—an ancient medium that combines beeswax, pigment, resin, and […]
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Many hellos and warm welcomes. I'm a visual artist and haiku junkie based in Duluth, Minnesota. This here is a little slice of what's happening...