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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

I started a giving fund supporting Women on Kiva! Join me and let's see the impact we can make together.

Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

I’ve made the leap of faith and my art will now be available on Saaatchi Art . But due to the looming US tariffs it’s probably not a great time to cross border sell anything. #contemporarysculpture #saatchiart #expressivebust#bluesculpture #tariffs #blueskysculpture #canadianart #vancouver

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

It’s been awhile since I’ve been at the easel, started back with a reworking of a piece that never felt finished. Untitled , oil on canvas #blueskyart #seascape #cloudscape #sunset #vancouver #art #painting

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

We’re all Stars, 24x36 Black poured acrylic base with an iridescent glow make this a vibrant and engaging piece. The piece changes depending on the light. #art #acrylic #stars #iridescence #abstractart #abstractpainting #vancouver

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Resilience is a new work cr from the broken front window glass of the Gallery George. It evokes a regal yet ethereal calm. It's timeless, poised and speaks to beauty arising out of the shattered pieces. #sculpture #mixedmedia #artcollector #repurposed #vancouver #canadianart #gallery #contemporary

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Latest sculpture , a twin to the previous masculine looking piece. Crystal balls and broken glass from a gallery window . Might still need some tweaking but , overall happy with its look. #vancouver #sculpture #mixedmediasculpture #newart #artcollector #canadianart #upcycledart #repurposedart

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

They / them I'm excited to share that my work was selected for a Members Only show with North Van Arts. Figures & Faces Join me at the exhibition opening Thursday, July 25 from 6pm-8pm at CityScape Community ArtSpace. The exhibition runs until September 6. @northvanrc.bsky.social #art #sculpture

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Upcoming exhibition, “On the Edge”, at the Federation Gallery showing two of my sculptures. #sculpture #canadianart #abstract #blueskyart #federationgallery #contemporayart #ontheedge

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Tandy Bowen - Dagger @angeloflight.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Happy Pride. No matter who you are, how you identify, you are valid and loved.

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Where the colours whisper, fresh off the easel. Might be finished , might not be, I’ll give it a few days. The top half is oil and heavy impasto , the bottom half is acrylic staining. #art #blueskyart #painting #landscape #oilpaint #acrylic #oil #canadianart #panoramic #contemporary

A long skinny canvas of a landscape with hills in the background and fields in front. Textured and a mix of colours on the hills. Yellows and greens in the foreground.

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Cedar, acrylic gouache on canvas. 12 by 36 or 36 by 12 , it can be hung horizontal or vertical . #painting #blueskyart #acrylicgouache #abstract #canadianart #vancouverart

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Two sculptures curated into the “On the Edge “ exhibition at Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery , Granville Island . #sculpture #abstract #gallery #federationgallery #canadianart #claysculpture #contemporaryart #collectorart

Bound by Air, clay, glaze wire, sinew on a wood base , 6*6*8 A set of rolled pottery that are displayed with wire and sinew wrapping them into position . The ground they rest on is textured. The glaze is a mix of purples , greens , blues and browns.

Myths Of Flesh and Clay. This is a mix of forms and faces , highly textured pieces of forms, real and abstract. The main figure is open chested with a spiral form emerging. The head on the figure is resting on a wire spring. In the background another head, more Neanderthal , rests on a column. It’s interchangeable with the other head. The glaze is a mix of earthtones and blues intermingled throughout the piece.

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Two works finished and ready to include in the art call for May 31 .names ? Chaos craze or labyrinth / ascending or …. #art #abstract #painting #blueskyart #canadianart #newworks #acrylic #oil #impsto #texture

Bright colours with textured raised forms of colour interspersed onto the top of the image. Apparent pallete knife marks make up the base.

Dark blue colours slowly move up the canvas changing into lighter shades as they rise. The pallete knife marks are evident to the viewer .

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

From the studio my work in progress. It’s seems everyone has an exhibition call for next year that ends in May. Working to get new work finished. #art #studio #abstract #mixedmedia #vancouverart #canadian #palletteknife #impasto #conte,porary

A colourful square canvas on an easel with splashes of colour descending from light hues on the top to darker hues on the bottom. The clutter of a desk with pallets and assorted tools to the left of the painting.

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

A large bisque female clay form. (Sold) This was always one of my favs. I love raw strength of the minimalist form. #art #sculpture #clay #figurativeart #contemporary #femalefigure #bisque #canadianartist #blueskyart #womenartists

A minimalist clay sculpture torso of a female figure in bisque red clay . The top of the sculpture cleaves at the cleavage .

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Posting this again with the appropriate label. This is one of the works I’ll submit for an upcoming exhibition , Figures and Faces . #art #nude #painting #watercolour #model #figurative #blueskyart #canadian #womensart #contemporary

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

“Flights of Fancy” 24*16 , mixed media Latest work rework. An older canvas I was just never happy with reworked into something completely different. #art #mixedmedia #blueskyart #painting #contemporary #abstract #canadian #womanartist

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Fractured , mixed media, 24*36 The first is taken in an upright position , second flat. Because of the iridescent paint it shows to distinct looks. Acrylic and found objects #abstractart #painting #art #blueskyart #vancouverart #canadianart #contemporaryart #acrylicpainting #gallery #womensart

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Contours of the Soul, 24*12 It’s a surreal, mythic piece. There’s tension between beauty and discomfort, the hands reaching out from fractured glass feels symbolic of transformation or struggle—possibly something spiritual, emotional, or deeply personal. #painting #mixedmedia #blueskyart #collector

Visual Elements & Composition
* Base Layer & Colors: The background consists of swirling, sculpted textures painted in warm copper and dark, almost black tones. The interplay between these two colors gives a sense of light and shadow, movement and depth. The texture looks hand-sculpted, with forms that resemble human musculature or abstract waves.
* 3D Hands: Two highly realistic hands emerge from the canvas—one on the lower left and the other on the upper right. They’re sculpted and painted in a glossy finish with marbled copper, black, and hints of red, as if the material were molten or alive. These hands seem to reach out of the canvas, adding a jarring physicality.
* Glass Mosaic Tiles: Scattered across the surface are iridescent square tiles, mostly in ruby red, magenta, and metallic hues. They sparkle and shift color with light, creating a contrast against the matte and textured surface. The tiles cluster most densely in the upper left and lower right corners, suggesting some kind of flow or motion, and some fall into a curving path across the center.

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Autumn (sold) An older work that was sold a couple of summers ago. Palete knife work done allá prima . #art#canadianart #abstract #arte #womensart #bskyart #expressionism #allaprima #palleteknifeart #contemoraryart #collection #vancouverart

An abstract orange based painting with white and dark blue geometric marks crossing the surface.

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Impermanence: beloved of the sky, a nod to Emily Carr Mixed media , 24*36 Inspired by the photo of the couple and a reel of film, it became a work of the fleeting nature of our existence. #art #painting #bskyart #arte #canadianart #womensart #vancouverart #expressionist #abstract #contemorary

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

I am _____, mixed media , 20*24 This is not a portrait, just a statement, part of a series called fill in the blank. Looking at stigma of those who are perceived as differen, against the backdrop of the downtown east side. #art #mixedmedia #canadianart #painting #vancouver #allyart #bskyart #arte

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

The Cathedrals, mixed media, 36*12 I have family that live in New Mexico and the beauty of the landscape is memorable and lasting. This is not of any specific range but just the overall feel of the land. #art #painting #mixedmedia #foundart #canadianart #blskyart #landscape #contemporary #vancouver

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

The dogs I’ve walked, played with and cared for while pet sitting. Chalk pastel on paper, a gift left with the owners. #pastel #art #petsitting #dogs #petportrait #travel #vancouverartist #canadianartist #womenartist #blueskyart

A collie type dog , open mouthed looking at the viewer

A golden doodle with their head cocked looking at the viewer. This was in South Carolina

A hound dog looking off the page . This was an older dog and a rescue. She was very sweet but also very timid. Evans’ Georgia .

A grey white doodle with her front legs crossed staring directly at the viewer. A high energy dog from Vancouver . I kept in touch with the owner until her death, the dog went to a friend.

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

And some more cats from pet sitting. Chalk pastel on paper. Left with the owners when I moved on.

Very old Cornish Rex cat looking at you like you’re the problem.

A tuxedo cat sprawled out on a patterned rug

A Siamese and a tabby both looking off the sides with a bright pattern behind , it was the unique stained glass door of the residence in Mexico

A grey long haired cat sitting down looking up at the viewer , sitting on a red tile floor. With its empty blue food bowl beside, beseeching you to feed them.

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

When I travel I pet sit in exchange for accommodation, at the end I leave a pastel portrait of the animals. Here’s some of the cats from across the globe. I’m not a pet artist but enjoy capturing animals on occasion. #pastel #art #cats #petsits #workdcats #canadian #womansart #pastelart #vancouver

A Mottled brown fur with white chested Cat with green eyes staring at you.

Grey cat looking to the side with the words , you may pet me , maybe in the yellow background

A tiger striped brown cat looking up at you, with the words in the background , I’m not afraid of you just cautious

Two long haired cats , one lying done looking to the right , the other sitting up looking to the left

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

A mural painted in Salulita, México just as COVID changed the world. Done with a group of Local artists . I did two murals with the school kids, before mine. Sadly last time last visit all murals had been white washed. #mural #salulita #mexico #communityart #schoolart #art #painting #bskyart

A school brick wall painted with swirling colours of yellow, red and blue. Splashes of white and black paint cover the painting. There are two red handprints on the side of the work. The form looks like a birdseye or a wave crashing. The artist tools are on the ground in front of the work.

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Crowsnest , mixed media , 20*20 Mixed media collage , richly textured copper acrylic juxtaposed with the pole of treasures. #art #blskyart #contemporaryart #femaleart #mixedmedia #collage #upcycled #canadian #canadianart #gallery

A square painting with a coppery textured background with ridges of paint. The central figure a crow sitting on its pile of treasure, one eye looking at you . The treasure is a pile of jewellery and found objects that have been adhered to the canvas. In the top left corner sits a large round turquoise medallion

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

In a place far away, mixed media (sold) This was an early start to my upcycling and repurposing items I my art. This was a piece of what I call furniture art , bought at a thrift store, it’s was originally a Chinese mass produced landscape. #art #upcycled #mixedmedia #bskyart #painting #canadian

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Into The Woods, acrylic , gifted. Highly textured this piece evokes an autumn stroll in a deep wood and with it the sounds of silence. #art #woods #painting #contemporaryart #canadianart #womensart #vancouverartist #blskyart

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Hawthorne effect, in collection The presence of the observer changes the nature of the observed. #art #face #painting #collection #womensart #artbsky #artshare #canadianart #vancouver #contemporaryart #gallery

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

My two designs that walked winter 2025 runway for EWMA at Vancouver Fashion Week. Both are upcycled and rescued fabrics. Walked with community models expressing diversity on the runway. #fashion #runway #designer #diversity #vancouver #vfw #canadian #upcycled #creative #artontherunway

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

One of my favourite photos of my time at working an art NGO in Cambodia. Angkor wat before the crowds. These kids now have kids of their own. I love the temple guard. #photo #ankorwat #cambodia #travel #siemreap #camouflage #photobomb

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Shill, a pastel work of a long gone dog. Just a throw back from earlier days.

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

“I AM , 36*24 , Acrylic , gifted This was from a photo in a NATGEO magazine of women at prayer. The work expresses how as females, as we age, we become invisible and diminished in the eyes of society. #art #painting #womensart #women #canadianart #bskyart #vancouver #contemporary #feminist

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

This is an older abstract (sold) I can remember what it was called. I should keep better records. Acrylic 48*36 #absratc #painting #canadianartist #vancouverartist #womensart #bskyart #paletteknife #expressionism

An abstract painting with rectangular colours that are swiped up with a palette knife. The colours are interlaced bright yellow, red, blues and touches of white . They gradually move from strong intense colours to pastel and muted colours at the top third of the canvas .

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Another runway and shots of my designs. Upcycled materials , some straps and bed spreads. I wish I had a better pic of the cape because it was spectacular. Jewellery @kilnceramicjewelry.bsky.social the theme was #monochromatic. #runway #fashion #vfw #canadian #design #designer #women #queens

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

It’s Vancouver Fashion week runway day. My designs will be walking for Atira / EWMA. Shown here is one from a previous year. Ceramic top and jewelry are @kilnceramicjewelry.bsky.social . #runway #design #fashion #vancouver #vfw #canadian

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Created in Cambodia, gifted. I had no access to a kiln. Buried in the garbage to be burned by the side of the road and rescued next day just before the bulldozers. Eventually it melted in the rain. #clay #figurative #bisque #cambodiaart #firingwithnokiln #womensart #vancouver #mask

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Back in the craze for colouring , whilst living in Cambodia, I created one for sale there. I feel artists as creators should not limited to any formula, just create. #art #create #canadianart #womensart #justcreate #vancouver

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Abstract sculpture, clay and wire inside a panel board. 6*6*8 inches I love texture, in painting, fashion or sculpture. And combining forms and materials together. With mixed glazes the results are unpredictable #Art #canadianart #sculpture #abstract #contemporary #abstractsculpture #vancouverbc #

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

“Tea Dance”, acrylic 3 ft. Square. In collection Created when I worked teaching art on a native reserve in Alberta. I had attended many tea dances, round dances & ceremonies, but tea dances were always the most powerful, the building would pulse #art #canadianart #abstract #painting #contemporary

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

A look from more first runway. Upcycled material and embellishments. The purchased hat was covered in faux fur. Walked in the winter season at Vancouver Fashin Week, for EWMA a social enterprise . @kilnceramicjewelry.bsky.social #fashipn #runway #upcycled #photoshoot #vancouverbc #designer

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Sandi Bassett Artist @sandibassett.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Mr. Jones. Had a traumatic life. I actually fired him in the oven, everything went well until I impatiently opened the door and he exploded. A little kintsugi saved him. He finally met his demise by a grandson crawling in the window. #claywork #figurative #art #canadianart #womensart #vancouverbc

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