A native of Southern California, Nichole Blackburn is the Creative
Director of Celadon Studio. She has been drawing and painting her entire life.
With knowledge in all areas of color and design, Nichole has done everything
from murals to canvas art, three-story ceilings to murals in elevators. Her
specialties include decorative wall finishes and custom murals.
Nichole attended the OtisArtCenter
on a scholarship in the Young Artist's Program, and went on to receive her B.A.
in Fine Art and Design from San
DiegoStateUniversity. Nichole worked her way
through college by doing murals. She taught children's art classes at the San
Diego Museum of Art, as well as worked as a designer for the San Diego Union
Tribune, even dabbling in set design. Taking her love of drawing and painting
to the next level, Nichole has traveled to over 30 countries worldwide to fully
broaden her art experience.
Nichole has brought her unique style and
artwork to Los Angeles
hot spots. Her decorative finishes can be seen at Club Dragon on the Hermosa
Pier, at the Nick Roth Salon in Manhattan Beach,
and at Nikko Sushi in West Hollywood. Her work
has also been highlighted in Manhattan
Beach, through the Sandpipers Holiday Home Tour: In
2004, Nichole was featured in 2 of the 3 homes, and in 2005 she completed 4
rooms of mural work. In 2006, Nichole decorated 8 rooms with unforgettable
mural work, including a Game Room, both Dining Rooms, the Entry and all five
children's rooms. The featured piece of 2007 was a two-story, hand-painted
ceiling mural of an antique "Old World"
map, complete with gold leafing and wood-grained molding.
Always maintaining a creative edge, Nichole
continually invests her time into new painting classes and seminars. She has trained
all over the world with top muralists and decorative painters in the industry.
In August of 2006 Nichole spent a month on the East Coast studying under
William Cochran, one of the country's leading trompe l'oeil muralists. During
this time she joined a select team of six artists who worked on a five-story
public mural project called "The Dreaming.” Nichole also studied under
world-renowned artists Nicola Vigini and Sean Crosby, as well as Melanie
Royals of Royal Design Studio.
When Nichole is not painting, she enjoys
spending time with her twin sister, practicing yoga, hiking, and
traveling to far off places. Nichole
is also very passionate about her nonprofit, Big Sky Countries, which
donates murals to children's orphanages and schools around the world.
www.bigskycountries.com
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