Crystal Perch & Digital Nesting / Natalie Collette Wood

Natalie Collette Wood
Bronx, NY, USA
 
Digital Nesting & Crystal Perch
 
Digital Nesting 2024:
Wire, Coconut Matte, Digitally Printed Chiffon, Pillow Moss, Grapevine, Live Succulents, Dyed Feathers, Dried Flowers, and found Natural Materials, 21x15x39 in.
 
Digital Nesting reimagine clouds as aerial ecosystems, blending live and preserved plants, moss, and fabric to symbolize the harmony between nature and urban life. By visually merging the natural world with urban elements, Wood crafts dreamlike scenes that encourage viewers to reflect on their relationship with nature and the environments they inhabit.
 
Wood’s  work explores the intersections of time, nature, and the built environment, creating blurred spaces where interiors, building facades, and cityscapes merge with the natural world. Through sculpture and installations, they probe questions of scale, permanence, and the evolving relationship between urban spaces and the natural cycles of growth, decay, and change. 
 
Natalie Collette Wood is a multidisciplinary artist and educator based in The Bronx, NY. She is currently Artist in Residence at Sugar Hill Children’s Museum, and holds an MFA from Lehman College and a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her solo exhibitions include Nesting at Sugar Hill Children’s Museum (2025) and Buttermilk at Governors Island (2023), among others. Wood’s work has been featured in major group exhibitions such as The AIM Biennial at The Bronx Museum of the Arts and Ornamenting Crime at Zürcher Gallery. Her work has been highlighted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue Italia, and FLAUNT Magazine.
 
Crystal Perch:
Driftwood, Gold Leaf, Pillow Moss, Glass Beads, Dyed Feathers, Glass Beads, and Faux Fur, 18 x 7 x 10 in.
 
Crystal Perch merges avian and botanical elements, symbolizing the interconnectedness of nature and technology in a sustainable future. By visually merging the natural world with urban elements, Wood crafts dreamlike scenes that encourage viewers to reflect on their relationship with nature and the environments they inhabit.
 
Wood’s  work explores the intersections of time, nature, and the built environment, creating blurred spaces where interiors, building facades, and cityscapes merge with the natural world. Through sculpture and installations, they probe questions of scale, permanence, and the evolving relationship between urban spaces and the natural cycles of growth, decay, and change. 
 
Natalie Collette Wood is a multidisciplinary artist and educator based in The Bronx, NY. She is currently Artist in Residence at Sugar Hill Children’s Museum, and holds an MFA from Lehman College and a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her solo exhibitions include Nesting at Sugar Hill Children’s Museum (2025) and Buttermilk at Governors Island (2023), among others. Wood’s work has been featured in major group exhibitions such as The AIM Biennial at The Bronx Museum of the Arts and Ornamenting Crime at Zürcher Gallery. Her work has been highlighted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue Italia, and FLAUNT Magazine.