Nat Frasca studies Metals at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. She was born and raised in New Hampshire and spent every summer in the Lakes Region there exploring nature with a backpack and her black lab, Jacob.

At 24, Nat moved to Tokyo and found herself immersed in a city of contrasts. Towering skyscrapers sat next to ancient Shinto shrines. Nat spent her days wandering through neighborhoods and letting herself get lost. She studied Japanese art and language — drawing inspiration from the beautiful art of writing kanji symbols.

After two years in Tokyo working with paint and ink on canvas and hand-pressed paper, she moved on to new lands and new media. She set up a studio in Hong Kong and began working with metals. After 18 months, she moved to Boston to study at the Museum of Fine Arts under renowned metalsmiths Yoshiko Yamamoto and Linda Priest.

Nat is always seeking new influences — traveling, museums or just a walk through the woods with her two young girls. She says that life is a balance between raising children and spending time in her studio. “I rarely end up doing what I originally intended, which is exactly what makes life so exciting.”