Rebecca Barra-Multimedia Artist @RebeccaBarra
I’m a multi-media artist whose work is rooted in intuition, nature, and emotional healing. My series Translating For Trees is inspired by growing up surrounded by wood, guided by my grandfather, an artist and antique restorer. That early connection continues to shape the way I see patterns, meaning, and life within natural forms.
Art became something deeper for me through lived experience. During my senior year of high school, I lived in a homeless shelter with my mom. That chapter later inspired me to spend 10 years working with youth in a homeless shelter, using art and nature as tools for connection, expression, and healing.
After losing my mother, a veteran who struggled with PTSD, I turned even more fully to my art as a way to process grief without needing to relive it. That’s where my pareidolia practice deepened—learning to find meaning, imagery, and release through organic patterns.
Today, I share this process through my Pareidolia Flow State Art classes in Denver, creating space for others to access creativity, emotional regulation, and self-expression in a way that feels natural and pressure-free. Click here for more details and photos of my class.
Alongside teaching, I’ve exhibited in galleries in New York and Denver, had my work published, and created commissioned pieces for collectors and public figures. I now also bring my artwork into wearable form, translating these patterns onto clothing. Click here to visit my store and see wearable wood clothing and art prints.
At the core of everything I do is a simple intention: to help people reconnect with themselves through creativity.
