FOUNDER

Rachel finds inspiration in nature, community, and ancient archetypes. She believes that expression is a form of spirituality, and connects us to the rest of the known and unknown universe. She lives in the central coast of California where she now pursues different mediums of expression such as dance, music, and of course, painting. Through her energetically-charged surreal visions, she empowers her community to seek solutions and always be a student of life.

Rachel works mostly in Acrylic, oil paint, graphite and charcoal, on surfaces from small canvas to big public walls. You can find her art online at the link below, or at The Vision Sanctuary.

https://www.artbyrachelcorvese.com

FOUNDING ARTIST

My name is Victoria Cristine Miessler and I am a painter and fashion illustrator based in Santa Cruz, CA.

I create psychedelic feminine felines with cosmic backgrounds and bright colors that celebrate the beauty of femininity, nature and all living beings. I use multiple mediums including acrylic, oils and gouache paints as well as digital illustration.

My creations are for people who are in tune with their spirituality and have a deep appreciation for cats and nature’s pristine elegance. It's for those who are attracted to the expansion of consciousness and fight for human rights and the protection of Mother Earth.

My mission is to use my creations to give us all hope in a world of chaos and remind us of how truly magnificent and intricate this world is, so that we may cherish and embody our own feline femininity.

✨ Check out Viki’s work and pick up some rad clothing at www.studioviki.com

TALENT ACQUISITION

Rosebud Wild + Chris Montain make the perfect team to bring you: The Wilderwilds. Explore the wilds creatures and mini mini gift shop within The Vision Sanctuary.

Rosebud Wild is a multidisciplinary artist, specializing in installation art and creature making, often implementing recycled and upcycled materials in their designs.

Chris Mountain is an illustrator and graphic designer, working in a variety of mediums, including wood-working, embroidery, screen printing, and digital illustration. His contributions to collaborative world building stem from his developed understanding of technology based tools.

Thanks for visiting! I am a self-taught artist. I make masks inspired by the natural world using papier mâché and found organic materials, such as leaves, twigs, and acorn caps. I also play with watercolor, crochet, constructed languages, and poetry. All of my creative practices emanate from the central axis of my earth-based neopagan spirituality (Gaianism) and a belief that the biosphere (Gaia) is inherently divine.

Through my art, I give form tot he spirits that reside in the world all around me. I bring them to life to offer alternative perspectives in contrast to the dominant cultural forces of industrialized, extractive capitalism and Western rationalism.

Apart from being an artist—residence here at The Vision Sanctuary, I am also a PhD student of linguistics at UC Berkeley! I specialize in fieldwork and language documentation, and this work brings me to southeastern Botswana, where I help document and endangered Khoisan language named Cua. In both my artwork and my linguistic work, I advocate for diversity of thought, culture, and worldview.