Nadia Rausa

06/10/2024

Very excited to have ‘Witness’ available via Every Day Original 🖤

06/02/2024

New work available at The Inverarity Gallery! I’ll have an official post soon, but I have been away from socials for the most part as of late—hope you all are well 🖤

The Birth of Chaos
Nadia Rausa
275 GBP plus post
Shop Link https://www.inveraritygallery.com/product/the-birth-of-chaos/
Medium: Clay and acrylic on wooden board
Art Size: 8.5 x 8.5 in (~22 x 22 cm)

03/21/2024

Thank you WOW x WOW 🖤

'The Becoming' is our current group exhibition:

https://wowxwow.com/the-becoming

This fabulous piece is AVAILABLE as part of the show:

'Witness' by Nadia Rausa, watercolour, colored pencil, charcoal, and gold ink on 300gsm watercolour paper, 6" x 4".

All available works may be purchased directly via our website. Thanks so much for your interest and continued support of our artists!

03/20/2024

⚔️ DEFENSE MECHANISM 🗡 My latest piece for Every Day Original went live last week (and is seeking a home 😉). Some folks may remember how often I used to do inked lineart pieces like this, even when I'd incorporate watercolors! I’m not sure why I lost touch with that part of my creative process, but I was inspired to get back to my roots. It was honestly really therapeutic and I hope I'll continue to be inspired to incorporate this back into my workflow.

This piece, for me, represents the subconscious building of defense mechanisms. The trauma and heartbreak in our lives can sometimes cause us to build a sort of barbed wire shell as a protective measure, oftentimes without us even realizing it. Although this is often our brain's way of keeping us safe, sometimes building up these defenses doesn’t allow us to face our hurts (especially if your brain buries those memories away, like mine did and still does often 🙃). Going to therapy is like picking each of those thorns off, slowly and usually painfully, but it's a journey that has been worth it. Whatever any of us have gone through in this life, may we shower each other in kindness and love. Let us heal collectively. 🖤

EDO: https://everydayoriginal.com/product/defense-mechanism/

03/08/2024

Happy Year of the Dragon! 🐉 If you follow me on IG, you've maybe already seen this, but I am beyond excited to share with you my very first collab with The Washi Station ( on IG)! Creating this first collection was so much fun, even with the challenge of being a total noob when it comes to creating tiny designs... I definitely learned a lot (thank you, Aviva, for all your knowledge and patience) 😁 Each design is based off Korean Lunar New Year celebrations, or 설날 (Seollal), with games and ceremonies. The red envelope, titled "Sunshower," is illustrated after 여우비 (yeoubi), also known as 'fox rain' or 'sunshower.' When it rains on a sunny day, we are reminded of the tiger and fox who married on a sunny day, and the sad little cloud who cried because they were in love with the fox. Growing up, my 엄마 (eomma, mom) always said, "Oh, a tiger just got married," whenever it would rain on a sunny day, so it was really nostalgic to create this design!

The washi and envelope are available via The Washi Station along with so many incredible designs created for the Lunar New Year of 2024. If you wanna snag anything, be sure to use 'RAVENFRIEND' to get some coin off! ✨

🧧 LINK: https://bit.ly/nrwashi

01/31/2024

Last chance to bid on this piece! Bidding ends at 5pm EST 🐲 Thank you all so much for the love 🖤

"The Dragon's Ballad of Justice" by Nadia Rausa
Medium: Ink, watercolor, colored pencil, and pastel on 300gsm watercolor paper
Dimensions: 5x7 inches (approx. 12.5x18 cm), unframed
Starting Bid: $220
BIN: $485

In Korean culture, the 용 (yong) is a dragon believed to be an omnipotent being who protects, brings fortune, and seeks justice. The 용 begins as an 이무기 (imugi), a serpent-like being, and only becomes a 용 after finding an orb, called an 여의주 (yeouiju), which brings them their power. A 용 will never have more than one 여의주, or they will always remain an 이무기. The more 여의주 it collects, the more power it gains, but it can never rise to the revered status of a 용. This was meant to serve as a warning for greed, a warning to those seeking power by taking and oppressing. May the 용 in our lives bring justice to the oppressed, and may we remember our ancestors who fought for us to be here today. Happy Lunar New Year, and may the Year of the Dragon bring us much fortune and peace this year!

01/30/2024

Bad Apple Artist Collective auction happening now! Here are just a few other absolutely stunning pieces available in the collection 🥰🖤🐉

Top left: Sylvia Strijk Art
Top right: The Art of Jenna Wing-Hu
Middle: Lea Barozzi
Bottom left: Nadia Rausa
Bottom right: Ana Neves

01/30/2024

Here is a direct link to bid on or BIN my newest piece! And be sure to check out the album of Bad Apple Artist Collective “Year of the Dragon” works. There are so many beautiful pieces of art 🐉🖤

"The Dragon's Ballad of Justice" by Nadia Rausa
Medium: Ink, watercolor, colored pencil, and pastel on 300gsm watercolor paper
Dimensions: 5x7 inches (approx. 12.5x18 cm), unframed
Starting Bid: $220
BIN: $485

In Korean culture, the 용 (yong) is a dragon believed to be an omnipotent being who protects, brings fortune, and seeks justice. The 용 begins as an 이무기 (imugi), a serpent-like being, and only becomes a 용 after finding an orb, called an 여의주 (yeouiju), which brings them their power. A 용 will never have more than one 여의주, or they will always remain an 이무기. The more 여의주 it collects, the more power it gains, but it can never rise to the revered status of a 용. This was meant to serve as a warning for greed, a warning to those seeking power by taking and oppressing. May the 용 in our lives bring justice to the oppressed, and may we remember our ancestors who fought for us to be here today. Happy Lunar New Year, and may the Year of the Dragon bring us much fortune and peace this year!

01/28/2024

Hello friends! Lunar New Year quickly approaches as we make our way into the year of the dragon. 🐉 I’m a new member of Bad Apple Artist Collective, and will have this piece available in today’s auction starting at 5pm EST and going through January 31st.

Many people know the upcoming holiday as simply “Chinese New Year,” but I love to take this time to educate and remind folks that Lunar New Year is celebrated by so many Asian cultures, including Korean! Many Korean holidays change dates each year to align with the lunar calendar, and Lunar New Year, or 설날 (Seollal), is one of them, landing on February 10th for 2024!

In Korean culture, the 용 (yong) is a dragon believed to be an omnipotent being who protects, brings fortune, and seeks justice. The 용 begins as an 이무기 (imugi), a serpent-like being, and only becomes a 용 after finding an orb, called an 여의주 (yeouiju), which brings them their power. A 용 will never have more than one 여의주, or they will always remain an 이무기. The more 여의주 it collects, the more power it gains, but it can never rise to the revered status of a 용. This was meant to serve as a warning for greed, a warning to those seeking power by taking and oppressing. May the 용 in our lives bring justice to the oppressed, and may we remember our ancestors who fought for us to be here today. Happy Lunar New Year, and may the Year of the Dragon bring us much fortune and peace this year!

"The Dragon's Ballad of Justice" by Nadia Rausa
Medium: Ink, watercolor, colored pencil, and pastel on 300gsm watercolor paper
Dimensions: 5x7 inches (approx. 12.5x18 cm), unframed

**If you have been striking this week like I have, please do not feel obligated to participate in bidding on this piece today. It will be available to bid on until the end of the month, so please respect your boundaries. 🖤**

12/19/2023

I definitely forgot to post my here! I managed to create enough this year to do an with work solely completed this year, which is super exciting considering how difficult the last few years have been creatively (and other ways, but ya know). I’m loving seeing everyone’s compilations. Keep creating beautiful things, even if everything feels too broken right now. Sending you all so much love 🖤

12/19/2023

So excited to share that I am a new member of Bad Apple Artist Collective! 🥰🖤

Meet our next new member Nadia Rausa!

Welcome Nadia! 💖

11/20/2023

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