I’m Natasha (she, her), operating under the name, Chikaboo Designs. ‘Chikaboo’ was a childhood nickname given to me by my aunt or my dad, we can’t remember.
Anyway, I plan and deliver creative projects for people all over the world. I take part in all stages of the process and offer my skills and expertise wherever necessary.
I am more interested in the project I am working for, than what I specifically do. As a result, my skills have expanded over the years. So far my services include:
- Marketing advice & implementation
- Web design
- Technical support
- Copywriting
I bring a lot of passion to my work. I am self-motivated, enthusiastic and quick to learn new skills so if you don’t see what you’re looking for, don’t be discouraged.
My working relationships have been flexible, friendly and personal. This is the way I think is most enjoyable to work. These relationships have also often taken place entirely over Skype so if you happen to be on the other side of the world, don’t worry!
So if you need support for your business, a project or initiative contact me. I’m always up for new challenges and opportunities.
I think creativity and the creative process are powerful tools for individual empowerment and social change so I am particularly interested in working with community art projects and spaces.
I’m also a practicing artist
A lot of the work you will find in my portfolio and shop is my own art practice. I am primarily a visual artist and writer. I create for the joy of it and because self-expression keeps me sane and fulfilled. My work has taken me to spaces, people and experiences that have changed my life.
I am interested in communicating my most intimate personal and political experiences through art. I strongly believe that it is through sharing our inner dialogues and conflicts, that we can feel less alone and more fully enjoy the human experience. I work in a range of mediums and am driven by concept rather than format. My focus has so far been on illustrative work about my experience as a woman, and as a person of colour but I hope to explore more philosophical questions moving forward.
Out and about
‘Natasha Natarajan: FML Comics’ Exhibition at The Cartoon Museum
18th May to 31st July
‘Panel By Panel Discussions’ Live Events at The Cartoon Museum
5th + 19th June
Online Comic Reading for the ‘Resistance Sustenance Protection’ Book Launch, Estuary Festival
Free (Booking Essential)
28 May 2021, 7pm
House of Illustration, Illustrator in Residence, Bell Lane Primary School
February to May 2021
Rumi’s Cave Art Club
January to July 2021
Glasgow Zine Fair
1 – 31 April 2021
Presenting at LD Comics Monthly Event
Online (£3 Tickets here)
19 October 2020, 7pm
Artist Self-Publisher’s Fair, ICA London
27 September 2020
TLM YRSassy Story Podcast (Spotify, iTunes), London
1 August 2020
LDComics Queer Comics Reading , The Cartoon Museum, London
9 January 2020
Illustration + Print Open, Deptford Does Art, London
12-22 December 2019
The People’s Party Workshop, Deptford X, London
2nd November 2019
Ghost Comic Festival, Glasgow, Scotland
26 October 2019
CHEER UP LOVE Zine Fair, EartH, London
29 September 2019
South London Zine Festival, Deptford Does Art, London
2-11 August 2019
Comics as Activism, Panelist, Queers and Comics Conference, New York
17-18 May 2019
No man is an island, Solo Exhibition, Ladyboss Collective, Edinburgh
4-6 April 2019
Full Colour Comic Anthology, Group Exhibition, The Lighthouse, Glasgow
2018
Diversity in Comics, Panelist, Glasgow Comicon
2018
Press
Cartoon Museum announces plans for exhibition of work by cartoonist and animator Natasha Natarajan
2021, Down The Tube
Review: FML Comics: Collected 2016-2020 (Good Comics)
2021, Pipedream Comics
Natasha Natarajan Talks ‘FML Comics’ and Her Autobio Practice
2021, Broken Frontier
FML Comics, On Sharing
2021, Eliot Gelberg-Wilson
Inside Look: Good Comics Kickstarter Books – Natasha Natarajan, Niki Bañados and Emre Altındağ Provide Exclusive Insights into Their Creative Processes
2020, Broken Frontier
Exclusive interview with Natasha Natarajan!
2020, Good Comics
Preview: Good Comics Kickstarter Titles – Check Out Sneak Peeks from Comics by RAMZEE, Natasha Natarajan, Niki Bañados and Emre Altındağ
2020, Broken Frontier
Sex, Loneliness and Longing – Popea Salisbury Presents ‘body count’ Zine
2020, The Sassy Show
Behind the zines: FML Comics – Natasha Natarajan
2020, Queer Zine Library
Illustrator in Residence: Natasha Natarajan – ‘Women That Changed My World’ (Part 2)
2020, Get in Her Ears
Illustrator in Residence: Natasha Natarajan – ‘Women That Changed My World’ (Part 1)
2020, Get in Her Ears
Natasha Natarajan: The Purpose Of My Comics
2020, The Sassy Show
Female Founder Friday with Natasha Natarajan
2019, SoulJourn Yoga, Jordan Ashley
Full Colour: A Graphic Anthology – Young Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Artists Spotlighted in BHP’s New Collection of Comics Shorts
2018, Broken Frontiers