About Fog & Ink
We are passionate about the ancient art of sumi-e and contemporary ink painting.
Natalie Cole
Co-Founder & Instructor
A recognized California Arts Scholar, Natalie Cole leverages her BA in Architecture from UC Berkeley to inform her artistic practice. She continues to paint and draw in her home studio, supplementing her background with ongoing art classes. Committed to community art, she has volunteered as an instructor at the International Rescue Committee, teaching photography to refugee children, and has also taught at Creativity Explored. Her work has been featured in various Bay Area galleries.
Lorraine Sawicki
Co-Founder & Instructor
Lorraine Sawicki grew up on the outskirts of New York City. Early in her career she worked at the Brooklyn Museum, which shaped her understanding of art, curation, and exhibitions in a vibrant real-world setting. She took classes at the Art Students League of New York, studying life drawing and storytelling. Drawn to both nature and technology, her years living in Palm Beach Gardens, Seattle, and San Francisco deepened her perception of culture through direct lived experience. She has served as an art docent at two elementary schools,