2nd Street Festival
"Ms Meekins' Future Band" is the name of a new art quilt I created for the official poster of the 33rd 2nd Street Festival in Richmond,...
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Unicia Buster
Sep 27, 20213 min read
MAV - Moveable Art at the VMFA
It began as an idea to continue making wearable art and bringing smiles to people's faces. So I posted this on Facebook to see who would...
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Unicia Buster
Sep 2, 20213 min read
CultureWorks Grant Program
Last month, fellow artist Jowarnise and I had the opportunity to co-lead a workshop during Girls For A Change Camp Diva Leadership...
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Unicia Buster
Jul 15, 20212 min read
My Lady Daffodil
My Lady Daffodil was truly a labor of love. I made 45 teeny, tiny daffodils for this one. The inspiration is obvious. The original...
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Unicia Buster
Jul 15, 20211 min read
My Lady Peony
Back in May, I decided to become a bouquet of flowers for Mother's Day. This lady is based on that inspiration. Her "vase" is full of...
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Unicia Buster
Jul 15, 20211 min read
My Lady Iris
At one point the garden was filled with so many irises, I couldn't walk 2 feet without seeing one. Iris versicolor or Northern Blue Flag...
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Unicia Buster
Jul 15, 20211 min read
My Lady Cecropia
This beautiful lady gets her namesake from the giant silk moth Hyalaphora cecropia, the largest moth in North America. I've been falling...
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Unicia Buster
Jul 15, 20211 min read
My Lady Ctenanthe
Odd name for a lady, right? Well she's named after the genus of flowering plants called Ctenanthe. They are evergreen perennials native...
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Unicia Buster
Jul 15, 20212 min read
Nature Inspired Art Exhibition at Lewis Ginter
What an awesome and fulfilling day. It was the culmination of my artist-in-residence at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Three months worth...
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Unicia Buster
Jun 14, 20211 min read
Iris and Malachite at Lewis Ginter
June 13, 2021 Introducing the Iris and Malachite Band! Just kidding. Lewis Ginter has been so full of purple to white irises the past few...
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Unicia Buster
May 30, 20212 min read
Exciting Times for the Art of URB
More good news URBettes! It's been so busy lately, I've hardly had time to breathe. But I am loving it because it's mostly art related....
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Unicia Buster
May 23, 20211 min read
Human Cecropia Spotted in the Garden
My love of moths continues as I channeled the spirit of the Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus or Cecropia moth, the largest native North...
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Unicia Buster
May 13, 20211 min read
Happy Mother's Day Bouquet
Just in time for Mother's Day, I decided to create myself as a vase of flowers. Some of the flowers that were just coming in to bloom in...
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Unicia Buster
May 13, 20211 min read
Peacock and Rattlesnake
Continuing with my artist residency at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, I came across a few tropical plants with exquisite leaves in the...
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Unicia Buster
Apr 19, 20212 min read
Artist-in-Residence at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
I have been selected to be an artist-in-residence at one of my favorite places in Richmond, Virginia. Located on Lakeside Avenue, Lewis...
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Unicia Buster
Mar 14, 20213 min read
Fragility by Unicia R Buster
“Fragility” By Unicia R. Buster Acrylic painting on stretched canvas; March 2021 36”w x 36”h My son and I found a lime green flying...
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Unicia Buster
Mar 5, 20212 min read
Floating by Unicia R. Buster
"Floating" By Unicia R. Buster Acrylic painting on stretched canvas 36"w x 36"h This painting is inspired by a poem I wrote in May of...
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Unicia Buster
Nov 30, 20201 min read
It's the holiday season!
With the holidays comes my most popular item - Coloring Curls Girls! So far I've made and sold 11 dolls with 2 more orders in process....
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Unicia Buster
Nov 5, 20202 min read
Giving 43 to 44 #7: The Most Deserving
This one is more embarrassing for me than #6. A dear friend asked me to commemorate her double mastectomy by making a cast of her breasts...
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Unicia Buster
Oct 27, 20203 min read
Mending Walls RVA - A Collaborative Project
Last week (Oct. 19-22, 2020), I had the amazing opportunity to work on a smaller version of the Mending Walls RVA project. What is...
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