Friday, 25 April 2014

Natasha

I had known Natasha for about 6 months by the time of our shoot. We'd cooperated is some 'arty stuff' as she would describe it but this would be the first time that she would have posed individually for my camera. 

She would be considered by many to 
be a naturist but when I suggested this she described herself instead as a believer in naked freedom. When nude, Natasha is a very unselfconscious individual and she is unconcerned about publicly promoting what she believes in.

What surprised me, considering the way she throws herself so wholeheartedly into all sorts of things including life modelling, body painting and now being an organiser for the London World Naked Bike Ride, was that she had only been involved in all this for just over a year. Indeed her uptake of naked body related activities in its entirety only dates back about 20 months when she was persuaded by a work colleague to take part in her first London World Naked Bike Ride in 2012.

If naked freedom is only a recent conversion, it may seem strange that her parents were naturists, an activity she firmly rejected for herself as soon as she had reached her teens. Despite then and in her early twenties being slender and no doubt attractive to those around her, that was not how she viewed herself, never particularly being accepting of her looks. She describes how then she was a tomboy, and, in the way she dresses, considers herself even a little of one now. When naked however, she feels unquestionably feminine.

Following marriage to Matt and having had two children, after taking the plunge on that 2012 bike ride and throwing herself into a host of 'naturist' and life modelling experiences, she found herself happy in things body related. This was despite the natural changes that aging and having two children brought about. Coming with this new body contentedness, there is now a desire to keep things in shape with regular exercise.

There is no doubt about it, Natasha loves getting involved in arty stuff. Whether as creator, behind a camera, body painting or painting on a canvas, or as an 'enabler' through modelling, she sees herself as contributing to new artworks and learning.

Natasha is quite open with friends, family and work colleagues about all her activities - she drives a tube train and life modelling now brings in a little extra income. She uses the name 'Natansky' online to separate her arty self from her mainstream life, more to make sure that her contacts get to have what they are most interested in channeled at them than to hide what she is from anyone. You'll find her at:

Blog: https://natansky.jux.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/natansky.natansky







4 comments:

  1. I have known her only as an internet 'friend' for a few months now, perhaps a year? The thing is that time is endless with really nice people in your life, people who know exactly where 'real' life is at. People who know how to love their family & close friends and gain respect from everyone else. She is a very beautiful person, her body yes definitely, her attitude and kindness yes definitely, in her glorious way of being everything that she is. A REALLY NICE PERSON.

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    1. Thank you Patrick. Spot on. I have nothing to add! :)

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  2. Adrian Henderson 1st May 2014
    I first met Natasha on the 10th of January 2014 and I will always be grateful as she has changed my life. I had enrolled in life drawing classes at Hornchurch as part of my Christmas present from my wife. I did not know what to expect but I did not expect what happened. I sat down with my drawing board at which point Natasha who was sitting next to me, stood up dropped her dressing gown and stood on the dais six feet in front of me and turn to face me with her crutch at my eye level, full frontal nude. I was shocked, stunned and not sure where to look! Then I heard this voice in my ear. " You fool Adrian, look at her she is beautiful. Everything I have made in this world is beautiful. Open your eyes and look for the beauty in everyone. Love your world, care for it and preserve it. It is the only world you have. For this reason Natasha has become rather special to me. Her beauty is in her spirit. Her body declares that she is the proud mother of two lovely boys. Her nudity is so honest that you feel that you are the one who is wrong to be clothed. Because of how she has opened my eyes I have given her a drawing of her dog Rosie, and have portrayed her as an angel in my painting "Fantasy". Yes one day I hope to use her as a model for a pose that I will select rather than the imposed poses that occur at art classes. And finally God bless you Natasha as he has certainly blessed my through my art!

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