Velda is obsessed with catching, revealing, and expressing what lives inside her life memory, imagination, and dreams.

Content from within needing to be expressed by art alone. Beauty and honesty are important to her. She sees her creative process as healing work and therefore transformative for her audience, community, and beyond. She utillizes many modalities, visual art in the form of layered printmaking. Words in the form of story, poetry, and personal narrative. Combining art and word with performative aspect.

Velda's "Bless the Horses - Equine Wisdome Deck" is a limited-edition art deck. A lifetime passion project and also a way of expressing her gratitude to horses as a species. It has taken years to pull all the layers and details of this deck together with patience and the help of the earthly blessings of the horses themselves.

The messages, art images, and symbols are all intentional and designed to assist in connecting the reader to the essence of the spirit of the horse, opening avenues for interspecies communication and the capacity to listen and heal what is within our souls. Whether you are a seasoned horse person or simply have long admired horses from a distance, the messages in this deck are for all humans here, right now.

Her "Bless the Horses - Equine Wisdom Deck" is available at Heron Hill Equine and Velda's website, veldathomas.com.

The following article appeared in The Leader's "Lifestyle Olympic Peninsula" magazine in Autumn 2023.

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