Works in Progress by Artist Victoria O'Neill

Working on new fiber art pieces for upcoming exhibit at Triptych in January

First making a paper collage that will be printed on fabric and then quilted and embellished with decorative stitching and glass beads.

 

This one was a photo of my acrylic painting printed on fabric and stitched, will be adding beads and framing next. 

Find Artist Victoria O'Neill in person in 2023

Thank you so much to all who have come out to support me and other local artists this past year. 

My hands are exhausted and I am finished for the year. Looking forward to a trunk show/exhibit at Triptych in January 2023

in the meantime stay warm

Artist Victoria O'Neill Sew Bee Mine in person for Nov and Dec 2022

Hello dear friends, 

Please come and see me and other artists this holiday season. I will be featuring various different creations at different venues. FREE wooden collage art ornament for all my customers! 

The Frog Hollow Art Show is a bi-annual event, and it's my main show each year. I will be offering bird and other paintings, fiber collages, paper collages, wearable art dresses, jackets, coats, hand hooked wool mug rugs, rug hooking art, embroidered cross body purses, various dolls, aprons, bracelets, Golden Rule Coloring Books, stuffed frogs, and more.

                           New This Year
10 drawings on Friday evening for a fabulous
gift from one of our artists. Winners announced at 8pm.You don't need to be present to win.

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While in the neighborhood visit the ButterScotch Pastry Shop in Birchrunville just down Hollow Road from the Art Show. See their menu with fabulous offerings on their website. ButterScotchPastry.com

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I am delighted to have been invited to join other local artists at Spring City Mill Studios on Saturday November 19th.

 

  

Sew Bee Mine Artist Victoria O'Neill at Harvest Market Saturday Oct 29

Adding these cute little tags to some baby dolls for the upcoming Harvest Market at Charlestown Playhouse this coming Saturday Oct 29th

front of tag

back of tag

 

Sew Bee Mine at A Whole Lot of Lulu Sat Oct 8 2022

Come see me at A Whole Lot of Lulu. The weather forecast for the day is sunny! I will be set up in my usual area, near DJ Dave Blanko.

Looking forward to a wonderful time. Shopping! as well as vending. 

after Lulu the next venue will be the Harvest Market

on Saturday October 29th

                 Saturday November 5  Kimberton Craft Market

November 11th, 12th and 13th Frog Hollow Art Show

www.froghollowartshow.com

Saturday Dec 3rd back to Kimberton Craft Market

Saturdays Dec 10 and 17, maybe on 24th at Phoenixville Farmer's Market under the Gay St Bridge

Sunday Dec 18th Makers Market in Valley Forge - details to follow.......

Sew Bee Mine Artist Victoria O'Neill at Kimberton Craft Market October 1st

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER FORECAST FOR SATURDAY. Come see me and the other artisans/craftspeople at Kimberton Craft Market on Saturday Oct 1st. I will be there with aprons, dresses, tunics and jackettes. You can find me in the middle, next to a big tree, under my colorful umbrella!

One of a Kind Wearable Art Aprons at Phoenixville Farmer's Market Saturday Sept 10th

 

Look for my colorful umbrella to find me 

 at The Phoenixville Farmer's Market

 on Saturday Sept 10th. 

I will be on the upper level underneath the Gay Street Bridge.

$10 off on all aprons for Phoenixville Farmer's Market!

Birdie Jacket at Kimberton Craft Market Sept 3rd

One of a several wearable art jackets/coats/tunics that will be available at Kimberton Craft Market on Saturday Sept 3rd. 

 

Lifelong Learning

I love learning new things and for the past few months been taking  classes at Seamless Sewing Arts. The teacher/owner is fabulous and so much has been learned about sewing in general, which is being applied elsewhere. 

Until recently I've avoided activities that require measuring or protective gear. But I took a basic quilt making class which used various styles of rulers and measuring and learned how to do these kinds of designs. This was way out of my comfort zone but moving the mind in new ways is all good. Looking at these pictures right now it is hard to believe that I actually made these.

The next class was learning how to make curves.

The current class is Improvisational Quilting where you don't measure much. Yay! Cut, sew and go.  Homework assignment is to create a bunch of "fabric" with techniques learned in class: joining fabrics together that you will then cut out and resew to make pieces that will eventually be made into a finished wall hanging. 

Stripes are a foundational design element that can be cut and used in all kinds of ways and so working on that now. Just sewing strips of fabric together over and over and over again.

These below were actually made with some cut stripes that were sewn together and then cut and sewn together again to make the checkerboard on the left. Plain strips were added to cut and sewn stripes on the right.

Lately I've been painting a series of birds and thinking that the designs would make wonderful hooked rugs! So I am headed out to Lancaster County PA next weekend to learn how to do that at the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsman.