Vicky Branson

2025 Terradise Environmental Alumni Artist in Residence
Marion, Ohio (Mindfulness Practice)

Vicky Tabor Branson has called Marion, Ohio for a little over ten years. Prior to that she had always called Ohio home. She is retired from the Ohio History Connection, doing a variety of positions in her thirty years, from costumed interpreter, curator, marketing assistant and finally manager of historic sites. Since she moved to Marion she was the first manager of MarionMade!, and is working at Carroll’s Jewelers and Marion Technical College.

She has always been involved in the arts, studying art history and studio art courses, learning a variety of historic crafts and involved in creative writing since childhood. She believes that art and nature are essential parts of a healthy person’s life.

Fog Poem

In the fog,
Swirling through the wooded glade
Creating a warmth, a peace
Enveloping me, comforting me
Some might think it is eerie and dark
But to me l find a calm
Seeing nature reveal another side
Of its beauty and power!

Mindfulness in Nature is an Art!

The Terradise Environmental Arts Residency 2025 has been made possible by the generous support of an Ohio Arts Council’s ArtsNEXT FY2025 Grant: supporting changemaking community arts projects & programs across Ohio. Thank you to Ohio Arts Council for your support of artists in North-Central Ohio, & across all 88 counties of Ohio!

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