Superfly

Darkest of night

With the moon shining bright

There's a set goin' strong

Lotta things goin' on

The man of the hour

Has an air of great power

The dudes have envied him for so long...

Welcome to my weekly Saturday morning dance party.

If you’ve never heard the Curtis Mayfield song "Superfly", please go indulge yourself on the YouTubes. Go NOW and shake your booty. Come back soon. (Swipe to see it glow in the dark at the end.)

This one lives in Seattle now.  (Not for sale.)

This one glows under black light.  WHEEEEEEE!

Barn quilt ahoy!

I finished our #barnquilt, did a little dance, and now I will spend this sunny day sealing it up to weatherproof it.

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#pnwartist #colorful #geometricart #varathane #pnw #springtime #summertime #mandala #washingtonstate #moonshineseasons

Steadfast and True

This record will be your knight in shining armor, coming to your emotional rescue.
You will be mine, you will be mine, all mine.
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Finished and SOLD!

#mandala #sacredgeometry #psychedelic #paintedrecord #vinylcrafts #recordart  #handmade #handpainted #repurposed #meditation #diy #ooak #painting  #homedecor #round #design #art #design #yellow #lotus #paisley #retro #modern #boho #colorful #rollingstones #emotionalrescue @ Washington

Are You Really Mine?

Finally done! And this one is going to a fabulous person at MoPop (the museum formerly known as Experience Music Project a.k.a., my old job) today.

I've included a picture of what it looks like under black light. Wooooo......

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#mandala #sacredgeometry #psychedelic #paintedrecord #vinylcrafts #recordart  #handmade #handpainted #repurposed #meditation #diy #ooak #painting  #homedecor #round #design #art #design #retro #modern #boho #colorful #blacklight #EMP #MoPop #experiencemusicproject

The stars are dancing like diamonds in the moonlight

When I was a young kidlet, I begged my mom to send me a Shaun Cassidy tape to play on my crappy old tape recorder while I was away at sleep away camp. And to my delight and surprise, she actually sent it.  Doo Ron Ron was the popular song, but I actually preferred Hey Deanie, and wow, look at what 45 turned up over 4 decades later, somewhere at a garage sale in Texas (courtesy of my sweet mom AGAIN). It brought back all the central  Texas summer sunshine memories of the late 1970s.  Also, this painted record glows under black light. Wooooo!

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#shauncassidy #mandala #sacredgeometry #psychedelic #petrikivka #petrykivka #rainbow #color #paintedrecord #vinylcrafts #recordart  #handmade #handpainted #repurposed #meditation #diy #ooak #painting  #homedecor #round #design #art #design #retro #modern #neon #glowinthedark

Oh hello, Jimmy Page. I see you hiding in there behind Mr. Cassidy.

Will You be Staying After Sunday

I'm painting another record. Can you taste the rainbow? (PS: This 45 is called The Peppermint Rainbow.) I must therefore use all the colors.

Be sure to search up “Will You be Staying After Sunday” by The Peppermint Rainbow 🌈 on YouTube. Listen to the song on this record I’m painting. SO VERY AWESOME.

https://youtu.be/YNg7arOQoVA

A beautifully framed Rachro record...Quincy Jones

Someone bought one of my painted records and framed it in the most outrageously cool way.  I am digging this so hard.  Check it out.

Come and see more of my painted things on Facebook or Instagram.

Sunny Day Girl by Wayne Newton

More details and dots on this painting ===> HERE

Flowers Mean Forgiveness

Been playing with a new technique!

Honeymoon in Hawaii

Here is one of my most recent painted records, inspired by a Hawaiian plumeria.  I've never been to Hawaii.  One day.  This record is SOLD and has gone to live with a very awesome person.

My Mind in Sky

Cute, colorful, and abstract---here is Steve Winwood's single Arc of a Diver.

This 45 has gone to live in another state, with some other vinyl friends.

The Making of Moody Blue

Well, howdy Elvis fans!  This tasty blue vinyl record, Moody Blue, was painted for a person who loves the color purple and who lives in Scotland.  I think this mandala is soooooooothing to the eye!

More photos that show detail will be added later, but for your viewing pleasure and entertainment, here is a video showing the design process, starting from scratch!

Bonus:  accompanied by Pearl Jam

I will always love you

Unfortunately, I didn't get a ton of pictures of this record.  I kept the design a simple black and white color scheme, because Whitney's voice was so lovely and pure - it didn't need anything else.

Now this record lives in a sunny and beautiful mountain community.  It was also the inspiration for a mural that I painted on a swimming pool wall, using colors that matched the house exterior.

Look at how rad this mural came out!  I did the elephant mandala last year.

New Records by Rachro Shop on Big Cartel

Hi, everyone! I recently set up a Big Cartel store, to offer a few of my pieces. I hope you'll take a look and share the link. The site is where the actual art is sold (not "print-on-demand" products), so when you buy there you're buying the original pieces and not prints. If there's an available piece you would like to buy and it's not currently offered on the site, please message me privately through my Facebook page and I can probably make that happen. :)

Thanks for looking! Much appreciated.

Here's the link:

http://recordsbyrachro.bigcartel.com

Write, Draw, Sleep, Drink Coffee. 'Cause this is my united mandala of whatever.

What if you wanted a certain Rachro record but someone else already got it?  Bummer.  It happens.

If you really loved a certain record but the original is no longer available,  don't despair - because now some of my previous designs can be printed on merchandise.

It's not a record, but it's still just as cool.

If you have a personal request for a specific record in my collection that you'd like to see in my merch store, please contact me and I'll see what I can do to help.  But check this out.  I must say, the journals and pillows look super cool with a record mandala on them.
I love the hardback blank books, too.  So many nifty doodads.

Travel coffeemug!  Now yer talkin'!

LOOK:  BOOK

Smackwater Jack

I knew that when I had Quincy Jones as my record muse that this one would turn out totally freaking cool. And it did.

The colors on this painted record are much richer in person.  The brown design is a reddish chocolate color and the background colors are a beautiful pale aqua, light blue, and dark blue.  The edges are an orange/rust color.

If you want to hear an incredible, mostly acoustic version of What's Goin' On (made famous by Marvin Gaye), then get yourself a copy of this record.  Unfortunately, this one was too scratched up to listen to, but there's always YouTube or your local record store.