Vicki Basta Arts

🎉Sneak Peak! Celebrating the progress I've made on my travel journal.oving the addition of cut out watercolor doodles on a watercolor backgrounds. The colors are popping! If I do one again, it will be during the trip vs after the trip. It's been a learning process, from making the journal from materials on hand, to layout and letting the perfectionist in me relax a bit to taking pauses as needed. Its also been alot of creative fun. I see creating and cutting out watercolor doodles in the future! ✂️🎨

Have you ever made a ✈ travel journal or plan too? Where did you or will you travel to?🌴

I wandered through a small urban trail today, to clear my head. It's hard living with long term health conditions on all levels and being in nature always helps. From the bird songs, old trees, water sounds, sents, flowers and more. Finding some lovely, pink rose petals on the ground, I decided to create an impromptu earth art offering. Loving the red mossy and viney trunk and swee buttercup flowers.

*Do you notice the difference in your well being by being outdoors in some capacity?

Stopped by the Waterfall Garden Park today and found some fun fern shadows. Enjoy tge sun!

Good morning! Sharing some items that I brought in to meditate with this morning. The goregous clam shell reminds me of angel wings and have a powerful energy. The lichen has a beautiful tree shape, the rose petal for the divine feminine, wood and silver hearts for love and the crystal for the light. They all came together to create a sweet vignette. What's on your table? What treasures have you collected lately and why? Feel free to DM or share in the comments below. 😊🤲

It's a beautiful Friday morning for a walk, creating a nature mandala and spotting Stellar Jay's and bird songs!🎵🐦 I gather only what has fallen and find a quiet, out of the way space, to leave an offering for someone to find. Creating nature mandalas helps me get grounded, connect with nature, use my creativity, and be present. Its also a gift for others and a way to honor mother earth.🌏

Seattleites, can you guess where this is? Let me know if you found it in tact. Swipe through for a hint!

Playing with watercolors markers! Great color vibrancy and loose drawing capabilities! Inspired by the colorful tropical plants from my Florida vacation!F
These are close up sections of a painting. What do you think? Have you tried watercolor markers before? Let me know in the comments. 😊

Grateful for the time and space today to read "Morning Alters" and create an impromptu nature mandala. The practice is a wonderfulway to connect with plants and co create. Weather inside or outside, you can create magic.This book was and continuestobeawonderful gift. You can find this beautifully written book

Happy Fall moon / Lunar eclipse !

Happy Spring! I love seeing the blossoming tulips, daffodils, cherry blossoms, buds on trees and birds chirping. 🌷🐦

I especially enjoy pressing flower petals for use in my jewelry making and nature mandalas. Here are some special, tiny flower petals that are pressed between glass. I've strung these pendants on a ball tree with sparkling accent beads. What a better way to celebrate the season and carry flower frequencies with you.

They can be found on my Etsy shop-see link on bio. Each design and petals color varies slightly .

How would you style these necklaces??

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Look what I finally finished reading! It took me a year, through all of life's demands and the wading through the books heafty scientific experiments. However, It's really eye-opening to see what has been going on with degradading forestry practices, that gives some trees the ability to thrive and grow, while other species are removed,  especialty ancient trees.  I love learning about all the micorzial networks under tree roots that facilitates communication between trees for resources and more. . Did you know those networks mirror the neural networks in our brain? My favorite part was how she wrote her personal story about developing cancer and realizing the connection between illness and not speaking your truth. I have had many  health challenges that I continue to gain more awareness around the emotional component of illness. The thing that is always healing for me is being in nature area and hugging trees. Lastly, I was very happy to see her acknowledge of all the local tribal knowledge of the interconnectedness of trees and all creatures that create thriving forests, such as how bears and salmon.

COMING SOON !

I've been working behind the scenes, on planning some exciting activities for you all this summer! Stay tuned for guided tree hugging and nature mandala workshop dates and locations. Excited to bring all this programming to Seaatle parks this spring and summer!



 

Watching the snow falling last night in WA was beautiful and peacful. My "Winter Watercolors" workshop this weekend is perfect timing to celebrate snow! Looking forward to teaching this coming Sunday, as we create wayercolor resist snowflakes with beautiful paint and textures. Can't wait to see what my students will create!
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It was quite a demanding year with many challenges, which made my connection with nature more significant. It helped me get out of my head and get grounded. I enjoyed teaching art workshops this year in addition to leading tree hugging groups. I look forward to bring this forward into the new year as well. Thank you for following my journey on Instagram. Blessings for a beautiful new year.

Rosehip in Winter

It's been a bit since I posted photography. It was a nice day for a wallk and I enjoyed exploring the gardens at Seattle University. Dried plants have a beautiful quality. I especially like the deep browns and oranges in these rosehips. What plants you noticing this winter?






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"Winter Watercolors" Waitlist Available.

Thank you to everyone who registered for my workshop on January 14th! We will be creating snowflakes through the technique of watercolor resist in a relaxing setting. All supplies are provided! See link in bio to join the waitlist list. ❄ 🖌🎨 ❄

October is here! I've been checking on the leaves and flower petals that I have been pressing for my upcoming Nature Mandala workshop. Here are just a few! If you want to join there's only one spot left, so go get it! It's centrally located at the Tukwila library. 🍁 See link in bio!🍁

Happy Autumn Equinox! Can you believe summer has already ended and fall is here? In the spirit of fall, I am teaching a 🍂Nature Mandala 🍂 workshop at the King County Library in Tukwila, on October 22nd. We will be using pressed leaves, flowers and related botanical items to create a meditative work of art. Supplies provided! As always see the linkined bio to register 😊 https://linktr.ee/vickibastaphotostyle

It's been a while since I posted some photographs! I found these lovely mosses and lichens while hanging out on a park bench recently period. It always amazes me how nature takes over! Have you sat on a park bench lately and noticed all the organisms growing on it

I have had fun gathering and pressing botanical objects, for my 🌿 Nature Mandala 🌿 workshop, that is happening at the 💥Burien Library, on June 25th! 💥 The space is very sunny and welcoming! We will be working with these pressed botanicals items to create a healing and meditative piece of art. What a great way to welcome summer with this ritual! Registration is open through June 22nd. Only 2 spots left! 😊 Registration link in bio! 😊

I'm excited to be teaching a few adult/teen workshops this Spring for .

Join me for this Collage in a Tin: Mixed Media Art on Saturday, April 15th, 2:00pm - 4:30pm, at Seattle ReCreative's Belltown location. I will walk you through every step of the way and guide you in the creative process!

If you know of anyone who would love to take this recycle art workshop, feel free too send them the registration link below. Join yourself and bring a friend or your teen! 😊

Sardine tins and all of the materials you need for this project will be provided. See you there!

https://linktr.ee/vickibastaphotostyle

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Wow, look at these colors of the tree bark! The textures are so painterly, that it reminds me of a fresco As per usual, I'm walking down the street or waiting for the bus and find amazing textures and colors, especially with tree bark. I have an affinity for all things trees.What about you? 🌳 Beauty can be found everywhere once we start observing.💯

💥Let me know in the 🗣 comments what beauty you have observed lately or throughout the week!💥

Have you ever really looked at a tea bag after it has brewed? I have been drying and saving tea bags to paint on, but don't usually photograph them. However, I found that gorgeous pink stains and the flakes of tea beautiful, and decided to photograph them before I empty it. I am a big tea drinker especially hibiscus and more recently echinacea, to help me get through this cold. Swipe to see the next one. Which do you like better and why? What's your go to tea?

I ordered this and I am looking forward to receiving this in the mail! I was debating between this and the golden star. Since I already have so many stars, I went with this stocking. It accents the other reds on my tree. What is your tree theme or do you have one? I will take a pic and post it.! There are so many colors and styles to choose from and I have included several images here. (SWIPE LEFT) ⭐ Which of these speak to you? ⭐ Have a family or friend who would love one as well? Remember, you get an ornament and magnet in one! Tap LINK IN BIO 🎁🌲🌲🎁🧦for my Fine Art America shop. Once there, click the, HOME DECOR tab. I recommend that you order by Dec. 13th, so FAA can ship it in time!📫 $10.50 each. Ships from the U.S.

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My photographs are now available as Christmas ornaments! Each image is printed on a 1/2" thick wood shape of your choice and measures 4" high. They make great collectible gifts at only $10.50 ea. Choose from trees, stockings, star's, heart's, bell and ovals.

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https://pixels.com/featured/white-blossoms-on-red-wall-vicki-basta.html?product=ornament&ornamentType=ornament-wood-tree

Happy Fall! I found this colorful leaf standing straight up in the entrance to Cal Anderson park on Capitol Hill. I picked it up and took a few shots and carried it around the park to the Volcano. That's where the magic happened! I love the perspective, along with contrast of the textures and colors of the leaf, against the concrete and water. Have you been noticing or collecting any colorful leaves this season?

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Seattle Forest Week is October 22 – 29! It's a celebration of the Urban Forest, and the week’s events are great opportunities to join in on planting, forest bathing, bird & plant walks, and helping shape what future participation can look like!

You can also register and learn more about Green Seattle Day on October 29th. Help plant Seattle’s future forests at one of our many community planting events. Everyone is welcome and no experience is required. ⁠⁠Save the dates now and head over to SeattleForestWeek.org to learn more!⁠⁠

https://fal.cn/3sOrE

Beautiful!

Reading Nook : Children’s Hospital of Michigan, installation by Tork.