Vicki Burkhard
flowers
Flowers nurtured by tropical rain open their pedals like arms to the sky and take in its light and energy. Its powerful colors attract bees, hummingbirds and other visitors, which carry their sweet energy off to create new magic.
These photographs are being printed on Banana Paper handmade by Costa Rican Artisans. This does not just give these prints a very unique look but is making a difference. No tree has been cut to produce this exotic banana paper; contrastingly, its beauty lightens from an artistic acid free blend of Banana bunch stock fiber.
butterflies
A butterfly’s life journey takes it trough several stages of metamorphoses to finally reach its ultimate destination. It takes to the sky and keeps dancing from flower to flower with its beautiful, colorful wings. It captures the sunlight for energy, displays its colors as fantastic camouflage, shows its beauty just for a brief moment and then it flies again.
These photographs are being printed on Banana Paper handmade by Costa Rican Artisans. This does not just give these prints a very unique look but is making a difference. No tree has been cut to produce this exotic banana paper; contrastingly, its beauty lightens from an artistic acid free blend of Banana bunch stock fiber.
reptiles
Reptiles are the descendants of the dinosaurs and have inhabited our planet for millions of years. They have adapted to their environment from the dry desert of Africa to the wet and hot tropics of Central America brilliantly. Their ability of camouflages is a natural wonder and when you take the time to look at them you will appreciate their beauty.
These photographs are being printed on Banana Paper handmade by Costa Rican Artisans. This does not just give these prints a very unique look but is making a difference. No tree has been cut to produce this exotic banana paper; contrastingly, its beauty lightens from an artistic acid free blend of Banana bunch stock fiber.
plants
Plants grow in all kinds of shapes and forms in every climate and every possible location. Plants have adapted to survive in the most difficult of situations. They have evolved from the early times of our planet. Some of them are as similar as they were millions of years ago. Others have been bread by humans to provide us with food. The more variety of different plants we can find in one place the healthier the environment.
These photographs are being printed on Banana Paper handmade by Costa Rican Artisans. This does not just give these prints a very unique look but is making a difference. No tree has been cut to produce this exotic banana paper; contrastingly, its beauty lightens from an artistic acid free blend of Banana bunch stock fiber.
birds
Birds come in all shapes and sizes. Some are small and fly like darts from plant to plant to find nectar, others are sailing the skies on the look out for prey. No matter, which category they fit there is something fascinating about these flying creatures.
These photographs are being printed on Banana Paper handmade by Costa Rican Artisans. This does not just give these prints a very unique look but is making a difference. No tree has been cut to produce this exotic banana paper; contrastingly, its beauty lightens from an artistic acid free blend of Banana bunch stock fiber.
skyes
The sky is Mother Nature's empty canvas, on which she paints a different picture every moment of the day or night. It depends where you are in the world; at what time you look at the sky, on the light, the weather and many other natural conditions, on how you experience this nature's work of art. There is nothing else, which has inspired humans more that the things they have seen in the sky.
These photographs are being printed on Banana Paper handmade by Costa Rican Artisans. This does not just give these prints a very unique look but is making a difference. No tree has been cut to produce this exotic banana paper; contrastingly, its beauty lightens from an artistic acid free blend of Banana bunch stock fiber.
beaches
Beaches have drawn humans to its endless surfs for as long as we can remember. Where the oceans meet the land is where many dreams have started. It's where many brave people sailed off into the unknown. It's the place where sea turtles have come to nest for millions of years. It's where families spend their Sunday afternoons. Beaches are magic places.
These photographs are being printed on Banana Paper handmade by Costa Rican Artisans. This does not just give these prints a very unique look but is making a difference. No tree has been cut to produce this exotic banana paper; contrastingly, its beauty lightens from an artistic acid free blend of Banana bunch stock fiber.
california
It is said that the earliest known application of the name "California" was in the 1510 romance novel Las Sergas de Esplandián (The Adventures of Esplandián) by Spanish author Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo. He described California in his novel as "Know that on the right hand from the Indies exists an island called California very close to Earthly Paradise; and it was populated by black women, without any man existing there, because they lived in the way of the Amazons". Some of the early explorer read this novel during their travel through this part of the world and inspired by the novel they called the land California.
Today it's a place where residents and visitors alike enjoy the Mediterranean-like climate and every possible life style imaginable. The diversity of its people gives this state a unique flair. It's a place of constant inspiration - California Dreaming!
These photographs are being printed on Banana Paper handmade by Costa Rican Artisans. This does not just give these prints a very unique look but is making a difference. No tree has been cut to produce this exotic banana paper; contrastingly, its beauty lightens from an artistic acid free blend of Banana bunch stock fiber.