Natalia Pardalis

Natalia grew up surrounded by music, tinkling of the piano, strumming of the guitar, and parents joined together in song creating magical music. "One of my earliest memories is putting on my dad's Dean Martin's records and dancing and singing along, I must have been about 4 years old and I was fearless." She knew exactly what she was going to be when she grew up. "I was going to be an artist - do crazy concerts and create something amazing. But I'm short, curvy, my hands are too small to be a classical pianist, my voice is too loud, and have curvature of the spine. So as I grew, society's misconceptions became my insecurities so I could only share my art with people closest to me. I didn’t fit into society’s box. But once I realized that the world is a beautiful place outside of the box, I realized there was a place for me and my art." Fairytales became Natalia's inspiration as they tell us, dreams do come true. Through the encouragement of her parents, Natalia has completed two art degrees and several diplomas in the arts and music education. It was a long journey but every fairytale has a long journey in it. ... more...