Veta Bakhtina

Veta Bakhtina is an Oregon Coast based oil painter, muralist, and children's book writer. Her works draw from the natural world as well as myth and fable from her Slavic heritage and around the world. Veta's paintings and writing focus on themes of home, nostalgia, and manifestations of infinity in nature through a trans-cultural lens. Veta grew up in St. Petersburg, Russia, at the end of the Communist era and credits her exposure to uncharted nature, and tradition of culture for much of her inspiration and working style. Veta is a traveling muralist, when not out collecting reflections around the world, her original art can be found in her working studio at Creature's Secrets Gallery in Newport, OR.

Published work by Veta Bakhtina includes the children's book The Magic Traveling Bunk Bed as well as the popular divination deck The Creatures' Secrets Animal Divination.

The Magic Traveling Bunk Bed and the Key to Moon City is a magical night time adventure story. This folk tale with a sci-fi twist is 3 chapters long and contains 30 full page pointillism illustrations. A story of willpower, and navigating life's twists and turns with your heart.