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Weekend
If I stayed home everyday I would write about what I did the day before. Yesterday was Saturday, May 3rd I knew I needed to go get hair color for my appointment today and I also needed to go get my co-worker a gift. Her birthday is on Thursday. However the little voice inside my…
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What are you painting
During the week I will watercolor. I don’t have much time each evening to paint. I get home from work, eat dinner, watercolor for a few hours, take a shower, go to bed; every other evening. Some evenings I go to the gym and don’t watercolor. Those evenings I draw. My Father passed away when…
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#giftdrop
I recently have been making jewelry again. I have 4 containers full of bracelets so why not do some gift drops around town. I’ll be sure to video it for my tik tok followers. I plan on changing my tik tok name to Tobi Road Studio; but I have to wait a month. I started…
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Trunk Show
Bailey Road, Concord, CA 10-2pm Getting over my fear has been the message in my ear for a few weeks. Finally I’m gonna do it. I have tried to do pop ups in my front yard, but when people come by they think I’m having a garage sale. No I’m not. If I set up…
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Diverse Artistic Expressions: Sewing, Jewelry Making, Painting, and Photography
is Who I am Are you a creative? Do you have just one creative passion? Or are you like me? I created this post and the website using the WordPress software. I like to reflect back on what was my first creative passion. I would have to say sewing. I taught myself to sew when…
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I got a table
and it’s not at a restaurant for dinner. But it is at Roadside22 in Clayton California. The address is 5439 Clayton Rd E on the border of Concord & Clayton. Shares the parking lot with Travis Credit Union. Today, November 5th, 11 to 2pm there will be a few vendors setting up tables for their…
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Peace Pole
Did you ever make a peace pole with acrylic paint? I have. I’m making peace pole earrings now. Wanna see? I’m gonna make the next dozen using just earring posts. All earrings are $38.00. Let me know what pair you want! Not on the website yet. www.raquelamaral.com
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As a creative
I want to create all the time but I work full time so I can only create in the evenings. You inspire me with what you wear, what you are creating. I started adding charms to my jewelry necklaces and now I am stamping the words on the charms. I hit my finger and boy…
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Make jewelry
I’ve been working on adding a necklace to several bracelet and earring sets that I had already made. I have a few more to go until I can finally say task completed. When I decided to add necklaces I only used beads and a few charms. Now with these latest necklaces I want to add…
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tik Tok
Hi, How are you? I didn’t post yesterday so I thought hmm did I post on Saturday? I dropped 2 handbags on Sunday and posted the videos on my Tik Tok channel. @raquelamaral925. If you are on Tik Tok you can view them. I got 773 on the first drop and 243 views on the…
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Smooth
Hi it is Saturday morning! I slept in til 7:00am (one hour) had my cup of tea. Then I had to follow my son to an auto shop to drop off his car. His car needs a new water pump. Came home and made my smoothie. I had breast cancer almost 4 years. My boss’s…
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Crazy to do this?
Hello, I am giving away a few painted handbags in the month of April. I’m dropping them off in many places around town. This is grow my instagram following. If you find the handbag I’ve put inside of it a list of jewelry classes that I am teaching at Pat Viera Art Studio located in…
About the Artist
Raquel Roysdon is a visual artist whose work blends the whimsical with the profound. Working primarily in watercolor, acrylic, oil, charcoal and graphite. Raquel brings animals, landscapes, florals and portraits to life with a distinctive sensitivity. Her art often carries symbolic layers – a guardian bear, a dreaming hare, a tender embrace – each piece inviting the viewer into a story that is both deeply personal and universally resonant.
Guided by a love of nature and a desire to capture fleeting moments of grace, Raquel paints with an intuitive, soulful approach. Her canvases are not only images, but reflections of emotion, memory, and spirit – where quiet strength meets playful wonder.
As her collection grows, Raquel continues to refine her craft bridging the space between whimsical imagination and professional artistry. Each painting is a reminder that beauty is not only seen, but felt – a celebration of connection, transformation and the timeless magic of creativity.
Visit my website at Tobi Road Studio.
