victoria
soft and warm and one of a kind
I met Jan Cohen a couple of years ago. We both learned thrift shopping from our mothers, and have been sewing since we were little girls. She started sewing at age 11 making clothes for her troll dolls and look at her now. Her business, Janibar has bloomed in just a couple of years. Jan started by [...]
Philadelphia!
There’s nothing like a city skyline for inspiration. These Philadelphia artists are taking their skyline to a whole new level! Click on the images to learn more about each project. Victoria O’Neill, a multiple mediums artist and owner of ArtyPantz Productions LLC has been sharing her creativity with people of all ages for [...]
Artisan Exchange
Even though I consider myself to be a world citizen, I am also a very active local citizen, and a local artist. I am so thankful to all the people and organizations who support me with my interative theatrical storytelling events and my ArtyPantz Booth. I’ve written before about the whole farmer’s market trend, and my belief that artists and craftpeople belong [...]
Diving Cat Studio and Gallery in Phoenixville
Here is a picture of Markels Roberts, Artist and Owner of Diving Cat Diving Cat Studio & Gallery opened on Bridge Street in the heart of Phoenixville on March 1st, 2008. Owner Markels Roberts, who has a working studio in the back created a unique environment in which the freedom of artistic expression melds with a delicate and [...]
2012 Phoenixville FireBird Festival Dec. 8th
I’ve written about the Phoenixville Firebird Festival many times over the years because it’s a festival that embodies the spirit of community arts……..SO MANY PEOPLE come together to make this happen every year. Volunteers are needed to help out the day of the event, this coming Saturday December 8th. Click here for a detailed list of needs. [...]
Second Fabric of Peace Quilt Handmade in PA
The Fabric of Peace is an ongoing collective project begun in 2008. Women artists from around the world are making individual fabric squares to create traveling quilts. This is a positive statement by women, connecting women’s shared interest in creating and keeping peace in the world. The originator of the first Fabric of Peace quilt is Valetta, [...]
Handmade Phoenix Rises Again in Phoenixville
The 2012 Phoenixville Firebird Festival is coming up on December 8th. The Firebird Festival is a community arts event in the truest spirit of the word. A huge wooden bird is designed and built by many hands. On the eve of the Festival, it is lit with a torch and burns while thousands of people [...]
