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Rainbow Willard

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Artist | Educator rainbowwillard.com 🗺️The foothills of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains in Central Virginia 🎨Exploring memory, emotion & everyday magic. “Painting is a means of self-enlightenment.” -John Olsen

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Rainbow Willard @rainbowwillard.com · Aug 15

Hi, I’m Rainbow. Yes, that’s my real name. 🌈

Artist (2D & 3D traditional media)
Art Teacher
Former-ish Business Adjunct
Plant mom
"Tea. Earl Grey. Hot."
Weather enthusiast

Quietly observing the chaos.

Nice to meet you (again) lol

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Rainbow Willard @rainbowwillard.com · 8d

Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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The Colorful One @gemandjuice.bsky.social · 8d

✨ The Quiet Knowing just launched on Kickstarter. 🎉
This 48-card oracle deck is painted entirely in acrylic—bright, heartfelt, and ready to read. Prototypes are in hand, and I’d be so grateful for your support, shares, or even a little cheer on day 1. #occultsky

www.kickstarter.com/projects/rai...

The Quiet Knowing Oracle Deck

48 cards of color and symbolism—each one a hand-painted acrylic portal into intuition and reflection.

www.kickstarter.com

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Rainbow Willard @rainbowwillard.com · 9d

At 9am ET tomorrow, my oracle deck, The Quiet Knowing goes live on Kickstarter!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/rai...

I have an early bird tier as well as lots of add-ons!

#occultsky #witchsky #oraclecards

Grid showing all 48 cards from The Quiet Knowing Oracle Deck. Each card features a bold, hand-painted image on a black background, including archetypes, animals, landscapes, objects, and celestial symbols like rainbow, tornado, raccoon, mushroom, telephone, and scissors.

Product photos of The Quiet Knowing Oracle Deck. Top: cards fanned out in a rainbow arc with the deck box in the center, featuring a colorful lotus design. Bottom: cards scattered to show illustrations such as a child’s toy, crow, boat, mountain, sunflower, and telephone.

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The Colorful One @gemandjuice.bsky.social · 20d

The Virgo new moon + eclipse reminds us everything has its season.

The Mushroom card echoes it: endings, renewal, transformation, GROWTH. 🍄✨

My oracle deck The Quiet Knowing launches Oct 1 on Kickstarter.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/rai...

#occultsky #witch #oracledeck #oraclecards #tarotsky

A spread of black-backed oracle cards decorated with rainbow lotus designs rests on a cloth patterned with moons and stars. At the center is the Mushroom card from The Quiet Knowing Oracle Deck, featuring a red toadstool with white spots against green grass. The deck’s box is visible on the right, showing the title The Quiet Knowing: An Oracle of Symbol, Color, and Inner Sight by Rainbow Willard

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Rainbow Willard @rainbowwillard.com · Sep 10

WOW

Rainbow Willard @rainbowwillard.com · Sep 9

Oh, and Schitt's Creek.

Rainbow Willard @rainbowwillard.com · Sep 9

Literally anything Tyler Perry has touched.

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️ @sophianyx.bsky.social · Sep 9

Name a Hyped TV Show you can't stand.

Rainbow Willard @rainbowwillard.com · Sep 4

Honestly, there needs to be an adult camp like that.

Rainbow Willard @rainbowwillard.com · Sep 4

Pulling some test prints with Caligo gold ink! Not sure how I feel about the mulberry paper, but the ink is fantastic! #printmaking #orchids

Photo shows a lino block print of orchids in gold ink on black paper.

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Rainbow Willard @rainbowwillard.com · Aug 31

✨ New stickers are up on my Ko-fi shop! ✨
I’ve added a select collection there so it’s super easy to grab your favorites. 🌈

If you’re looking for the full lineup of designs, visit my website: rainbowwillard.com

💌 Check them out here: ko-fi.com/rainbowwilla...

Thanks for helping me keep creating!

Screenshot of Rainbow’s Ko-fi shop banner with a bright pink background. It features the 'As Above So Below Vinyl Sticker' priced at $4, with a rainbow lotus design mirrored above and below the words 'as above so below.' Text below says '+7 more products.'.

Rainbow Willard @rainbowwillard.com · Aug 30

You're living my dream right there!!! It's beautiful and I cannot wait to see more of it!!!

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Rainbow Willard @rainbowwillard.com · Aug 28

My stickers are here!!!!

#art
#stickers
#occultsky

Rainbow Willard @rainbowwillard.com · Aug 27

Welp, there went my trip to DC this weekend. I already knew I probably wouldn't be able to get Lyft or Uber from the station because of the vast majority of drivers who are immigrants. 😢

www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

Transportation Department announces plans to take over D.C.'s Union Station

Amtrak took over management and operations of the station last year.

www.nbcnews.com

Rainbow Willard @rainbowwillard.com · Aug 24

Omg lol pinecone 😂😂😂

Rainbow Willard @rainbowwillard.com · Aug 24

Carving the acorn was scary fast. Like an hour from transfer to the final cut. The orchids are from a block I made in the spring.

#art #printmaking #artsky

A variety of hand-printed kraft paper notebooks are displayed on a wooden table. The covers feature black linocut prints of crystals, pinecones, and floral designs.

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Rainbow Willard @rainbowwillard.com · Aug 24

I think I'm going to try carving another block to print because I love how these turned out

Four brown kraft paper journals are laid out on a wooden surface, each featuring a black linocut print of a radiant crystal cluster. The hand-printed designs vary slightly in ink coverage and placement, showcasing the organic charm of block printing. The crystals rise from a rocky base with energetic linework radiating outward, giving a bold and mystical appearance to each card.

Rainbow Willard @rainbowwillard.com · Aug 23

I made some updates to the block and now I'm pulling test prints before I print this on some journal covers!

#art #printmaking

A hand holds up a white piece of paper with a black linocut print of a crystal cluster emerging from a rocky base, radiating energy lines outward. The carved linoleum block used for printing is visible on the wooden table beside it, showing the same design in reverse. The background includes a brayer tray with black ink and scattered art supplies.

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Rainbow Willard @rainbowwillard.com · Aug 22

My stickers have finished printing and are on my way. My supplier posted these pics to IG and I am IN LOVE!!!

#art #design #stickers #occultsky

A hand holds a large sticker featuring two mirrored rainbow-colored lotus flowers on a black background. The top lotus is in red, orange, yellow, and green hues, and the bottom lotus is in cool tones of blue, purple, and magenta. Between them, white text reads “as above so below” in a retro, curved font.

A hand holds four colorful tarot-style stickers in front of a purple background. The stickers feature bright, bold illustrations: a paintbrush and palette on a neon pink and orange background; a glowing green moon on a starry navy sky; a clipboard with cobwebs in the corners; and a video game controller with a D20 die labeled “THE GAMER.”

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Rainbow Willard @rainbowwillard.com · Aug 22

Love how that German Expressionism class I took is becoming even more relevant in the 21st century.

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Rainbow Willard @rainbowwillard.com · Aug 21

I have one in my family. Found him a fool to not just marry him but take him all over the world. A doctor. I hope she sees the light one day because wtf.

Rainbow Willard @rainbowwillard.com · Aug 21

Hobosexual season sent me.

😂😂😂😂

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Rainbow Willard @rainbowwillard.com · Aug 20

Nothing like watching a documentary about someone disappearing from a cruise ship to get your anxiety in the mood for some action.

I don't even have a cruise planned. 😂

#travel

Rainbow Willard @rainbowwillard.com · Aug 20

Overrated unless you have enough people living in your house to justify 75%of the things in there lol. We cancelled our membership when my stepsons moved out on their own 4 years ago. Soooo much food went bad 😂 we renewed it in January, and we've gone twice lol.

Rainbow Willard @rainbowwillard.com · Aug 20

Good to see you!!! Even muses need their rest ❤️❤️

Rainbow Willard @rainbowwillard.com · Aug 19

I really hate that I probably need to join tik tok to promote my art. 😢

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