{"id":84425,"date":"2025-09-30T08:43:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T12:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?p=84425"},"modified":"2025-09-30T08:43:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T12:43:21","slug":"shop-talks-raphaella-vaisseau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/shop-talks-raphaella-vaisseau\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Shop Talks:<\/strong> Raphaella Vaisseau"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_84429\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84429\" class=\"wp-image-84429\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Shop-Talk-3-Raphaella-VaisseauIMG_3656-copy-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"309\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-84429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raphaella Vaisseau<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Raphaella Vaisseau has been a self-supporting, self-taught artist for more than 30 years. When Hurricane Helene destroyed all of her artwork at Riverview Station, including watercolor works that were years in the making, she committed herself to walking the \u201csacred path of rebirth and acceptance, celebrating opportunities as they appear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Six months ago, she found studio space at Trackside Studios, where she paints most days of the week. \u201cSometimes an upheaval such as this ushers in a new perspective, new beginnings, new expressions and a renewed appreciation of the beauty of life that remains,\u201d says Vaisseau.<\/p>\n<p>Her recent work moves beyond the detailed watercolors she had been doing for decades to experiment with oil, collage and mixed media. \u201cMany of my current paintings explore the relationship between color, texture, blossoms, stems and beauty in abstract blooming gardens,\u201d she says. \u201cTo me, they are a celebration of, and a thank you, to Nature.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Learn more at <a href=\"http:\/\/HeartfulArt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HeartfulArt.com<\/a> or follow on Instagram <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/raphaellavaisseau\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@raphaellavaisseau<\/a>. Trackside Studios is located at 375 Depot Street in the River Arts District. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raphaella Vaisseau has been a self-supporting, self-taught artist for more than 30 years. 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