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Veronica Ory

@veronicaory.bsky.social
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Bay Area yarn wrangler, knitting designer, watercolor artist, cake enjoyer. Curious. Lucky. Distracted by birds. In awe at nature, science, & the world around us. www.ravelry.com/designers/veronica-… www.veronicaory.com

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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It was exciting to see how all the art ended up displayed last night at the opening of the Postcard Exhibition, flowing around the room in ripples of color and theme. And always fun to see my work on a wall! #watercolor #artexhibit
A smiling woman stands next to an assortment of 4x6” art hung on a wall. Postcard sized painting of an irisPostcard sized painting of a sunflower
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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Got to hang up some paintings in the local café yesterday! #watercolor
A smiling woman standing next to two floral watercolor paintings hung on a wall
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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Aha, clever… won’t stand up to the Big One, but nothing will
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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I am not sure museum wax is up to the task! But maybe. Maybe a glassed-in little nest for tentacle friends
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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I want one so badly but I am afraid to adopt these tentacles in earthquake country! If they dance off a shelf I’ll be crushed
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ther ys no ethical use of generatyve A.I.
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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Yes you need this
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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Thank you! I love getting in to all those details
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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Yes, but it may not strike as cleanly - speckles may be blurry or blend in.
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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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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 22/09/2026
IT IS TIME. buff.ly/pykYN6f
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It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers
For the seventeenth year: Welcome to autumn, fuckheads.
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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Thank you!
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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
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Hi, I'm Veronica. I'm a 3rd generation yarn wrangler, watercolor artist, and designer of knit and crochet patterns. I love when the stitches, the math, and the pigment...
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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 · 15/09/2026
Red oak leaves in process… #artsky #botanicalart
Three small drawings of red oak leaves, each with the leaf that it was based on
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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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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 cornTiny watercolor and ink painting of multicolored cornTiny watercolor and ink painting of multicolored cornTiny 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 a matcha latteWatercolor painting of foxglove flowers Watercolor painting of small orange mushroomsFramed 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 whiteCenter square of quilt made of yellow and red ribbons and yellow rosettesBlock of quilt made of blue, yellow, red, and white ribbons. Ribbons state the year. Some have the prize winning object written on in markerCarol 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 · 26/08/2026
Shrmp
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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 · 09/08/2026
I was awarded a blue ribbon for my watercolor painting at a local show!
Framed watercolor painting of calla lilies with a blue first place ribbon attached
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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Thanks so much!
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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 ribbonDisplay 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 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.A woman is wearing a large handknit scarf in a wavy two color brioche pattern.
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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
You can do it! I believe in you!
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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 · 26/07/2026
Sometimes teal just does that. If it’s a single color garment you can throw some vinegar in…
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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 · 20/06/2026
Baked these apricot almond galettes with fruit from our tree to enjoy and share with our neighbor - who has promised to repay us in homemade dumplings!
Two galettes, filled with halved apricots and almond filling, sprinkled with more almonds.
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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Apricots, transformed
Two galettes with apricots, frangipane, and almonds
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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
Good morning #bloomscrolling
Photo of a light yellow sunflower, partially backlit
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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 · 06/06/2026
This is very cool! I painted from a photo… would love to see one in person :)
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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
I just got one of these. It’s so much fun!
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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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