After studying visual art and ceramics in Montreal, Canada, Nathalie Khayat returned to her home country, Lebanon, in the 1990s. In 2012, she was profoundly affected by the explosion of a car bomb near her residence and studio in Beirut; his tragic event heavily influenced her work, which she describes as portraying "a celebration of life and a symbol of rebirth."

Her creations, which lean more towards sculpture than traditional ceramics, transform everyday ritual objects like pots into dynamic and expressive sculptures, evoking themes such as germination, the horizon, interaction with the earth, as well as sound, balance, tranquility, and contemplation. These aspects are worked with porcelain and stoneware clays, fired at high temperatures or through raku firings, and are often hand-worked after throwing, allowing for a diversity of shapes and textures.