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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Ther ys no ethical use of generatyve A.I.

Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Dropped off these four little paintings today at Pacific Art League for the upcoming Postcard Exhibition! See you October 2 at the opening. #watercolor

Four small watercolor paintings with floral and geometric themes

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Also maybe I’m getting back into the weaving groove a little bit! Fingers crossed. #rigidheddle #weaving

Multicolored houndstooth fabric in process on a rigid heddle loom

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

🔴 This sunny daffodil just found a new home! More original art is available from my @fybe-art.bsky.social shop: fybe.art/seller/veron... #watercolor #botanicalart

Framed watercolor and ink illustration of a fancy daffodil

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Even the tiniest leaves hold the pattern of the tree. Truly, we are surrounded by miracles. #aceo #watercolor #botanicalart #bsnm

Three art cards of red oak leaves painted in watercolor and ink, together with two oak leaves that inspired the paintings.

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Generative A.I. ys the opposite of art

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Despite the horrors… it’s silly corn time. #aceo #watercolor

Tiny watercolor and ink painting of multicolored corn

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Why would anyone willingly feed their human created art into the plagiarism slop machine?!

Screenshot of two geometric images side by side, one computer generated, one hand drawn, with the caption “Chatgpt gave the neater version of my painting.”

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The squirrels have finally discovered my dried sunflower heads that I was sort of saving for the birds. The sunflower stems aren’t very sturdy. This is going to be fun to watch

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

New 5x7 originals, now on my new shop at @fybe-art.bsky.social ! Art and creation is the very core of our humanity. Happy to be out here fighting against slop :P #watercolor #illustration fybe.art/seller/veron...

Watercolor painting of small orange mushrooms

Framed watercolor painting of cactus and flower

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Good lord it’s too hot. Seriously tempted to go sleep in the hammock

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Had a beautiful visit to the coast today.

Photo of a coastal bluff showing a beach, the ocean, sky, and some cypresses and a big dead tree in the foreground.

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JRho @jrho.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The most absolutely massive flex from the state fair exhibit. This quilt is made of 40 years of prize ribbons from various categories at the New Mexico State Fair won by Carol St. Clair Johnson. She also won a prize for this quilt.

Massive quilt made of prize ribbons in blue, red, yellow, and white

Center square of quilt made of yellow and red ribbons and yellow rosettes

Block of quilt made of blue, yellow, red, and white ribbons. Ribbons state the year. Some have the prize winning object written on in marker

Carol St. Clair Johnson
born 1954; resides Albuquerque, NM

O Fair New Mexico-41 Fair Years
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satin ribbons

After unexpectedly winning her first blue ribbon for a sewn cape in 1981, Carol St. Clair Johnson developed an enduring love for the New Mexico State Fair. The quilt Fair New Mexico-41 Fair Years incorporates more than six hundred of the ribbons she won at the fair every subsequent year except 2020 (when the fair was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic). Johnson earned ribbons for needlework, knitting, crochet, pies, cookies, cakes, canning, jewelry, flowers, vegetables, and potted plants. The title of the quilt is a reference to the state song, and the design places the state's Zia sun symbol at the center. The quilt earned Johnson yet another ribbon: Best in Category (miscellaneous quilt) at the 2023 New Mexico State Fair.

Courtesy of Carol St. Clair Johnson

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Leftover pie for breakfast: a time-honored American tradition

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Thrilled to receive a ribbon today at the Sunnyvale Art Club Annual Juried Show for my watercolor! Come by the Sunnyvale Main Library this weekend to see over 80 great pieces.

A woman smiling in front of framed watercolor paintings - the top one has a blue ribbon

Display of three framed watercolor paintings.

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

🧶 My new brioche scarf pattern, Turn Up the Gain, is now available on Ravelry, Etsy, and my website - and is half off through August 5. Go forth and squish! www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

A woman is wearing a large handknit scarf in a wavy two color brioche pattern.

A woman is holding a large handknit scarf in a wavy two color brioche pattern so you can see the overall sound wave design.

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

🧶 Debuting at Flock Fiber Festival this weekend… Turn Up the Gain is a fluffy fuzzy brioche scarf that goes to 11 😉

A woman with purple hair is wearing a large handknit scarf. It is made in a fuzzy orange-red yarn with a lighter pink textured design of waves and echoes.

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drewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

sometimes my phone screen is too dim so i'll take a minute to hold him up to a lamp to inspire him. when i turn him back around his screen is once more bright and cheerful. who else can we hold to the light in this way. who else needs to remember how good they can be

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Watercolor WIP detail. I keep returning to this sky and these towering rocks.

Detail of a watercolor painting with a cloudy gray sky behind reddish-orange cliffs

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Baby’s first powerlifting max out today. Surprised myself pulling 225! I will now be napping forever 😂

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Getting ready to taste the sunshine

Clusters of blush orange apricot fruits on their branches, backlit by the sun

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

we’re so desperate for good news we've accepted the scaffolding as our wire mother

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Well, if nothing else, we’re all learning how people work on scaffolding

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

The knowledge that I can lift more than Drake and Pete Hegseth as a woman in my 40s is tremendously satisfying.

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Randomly deadlifted way more than I was expecting to today! It’s getting exciting

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Managed to sneak the word “avuncular” into normal conversation.

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

If you see this, post your bird art!

Watercolor painting of a multicolored bird with a blue-gray head and neck ruff. It is a nicobar pigeon, the closest living relative of the dodo.

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

I’ve been tricked! Too many spice jars on the table meant I accidentally put black&red pepper onto my oatmeal instead of cinnamon sugar 😖🥵

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Here’s another shot of what’s on the little tapestry loom, since you liked the first one so much! 🧶 #weaving

Photo of geometric weaving in a green and tan diamond pattern.

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Tiny knitting joy: not counting while casting on a ton of stitches, then counting and coming up within 2 of the number I needed. 🧶

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

My Sea Fan Scarf pattern has gotten a tiny refresh and is now available in all the places! While this isn't a learn-to-knit-brioche project, it's less complicated than it looks, with only one pattern row. A picot cast-on and bind-off give the scalloped ends a little extra flair. 🧶 #briocheknitting

A woman is wearing a two-color hand-knit brioche scarf.

Closeup of a hand knit brioche scarf with a bold undulating pattern in shades of navy and lavender.

Two women are wearing two-color hand-knit brioche scarves.

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

As usual for a Monday, I wanna eat cookies and lay on the floor

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Brought this fine fellow to the Fine Arts competition and show at the Maryland Sheep & Wool festival this weekend! I loved getting in all those details on the ram’s face. #watercolor

Closeup of a watercolor painting of a Scottish Blackface ram with curly horns in a landscape

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Yesterday’s airplane crochet. 🧶 Stitching and audiobooks make the time go faster.

A crocheted project in progress on an airplane tray table

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

🌟 introducing Starfield Scarf! 🌟 The Starfield Scarf is a long, skinny triangle crocheted in a totally reversible textured pattern reminiscent of starburst shapes. It’s quick and easy to crochet and adaptable for different sizes or weights of yarn.