more details to come but Place/ date and time is locked!.

hope to greet you then /there

Tomorrow only in Pittsburgh

ALong with like, 69 other venders.
I'm bringing paintings, random art things that have
collected in life home that would love your new eyes on them. 
Discounts. 
Smiles. 
Hope to see you there!
​~Victoria

This Sunday I will be selling some art and art supplies at this sale in Pittsburgh. 
Find my table and say hello!
Lots of good deals  and venders will be there. 
@ Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media
June 30th  10am-4pm
Hope to sell you something ;)
Victoria

A new website is being built!  
 I'm grateful to be able to share my art with you. 


Over the next couple of weeks (transfers and such times, I'm not so sure on) 
I will be switching over to a new site. 
I have been hatching many ideas this year and a new website will be the perfect place to showcase them. Thank you for bearing with me in 2019. I have been busy on the homefront, unable to blog or update this much. Cleaning house; Takes time underground.
I look forward to my new projects with new tools sharing my lessons learned! 
To get notice of the website switch over be sure to join my newsletter.  
PS
​I'll still be @ victoriacableart.com      

My current employment involves me painting on display at paper with ink, focused not engaging with people in the room.
It's not about that, but it's what I do in within the ABOUT.

Recently, while focused on the papers surface while making brush contact, I became aware of a young girl sitting on her mother's lap that had situated themselves on the hard granite floor to watch behind me. I could feel a warm presence, and hear faint whispers, one fast, the other slow and particular in answer.
I painted for much longer than I thought spectators would watch before turning to peek at my audience.

The girl grew from sitting to standing to address me. He mother encouraged her by a reminder, " You have a question? " She egged the girl on.
It's funny that I don't remember her initial question past the manner of curiosity and the crisp sweet of her words in asking.
What I do remember is I after I asked her if she liked to paint, she burst out "Yes", with a powerful nod.
Her mother blended in a loving laugh to add she has made many, many paintings.
The girl told me distinctively that she just had made "a self portrait ...at my school".
She actually said this to me;
" When I grow up I am going to be an artist." Proudly stated.
"Oh, That's is wonderful!" I said. I don't remember what I added, but I do know what I regret NOT saying.
I didn't know my error until after she left the gallery.
I wanted to Call out after her;
: "YOU ARE AN ARTIST! NOW! "
Already! You paint and you love it. you are an artist always!
As much as anyone is, at any age Growing up to be an artist is really, growing into the artist you are!

If the mom and child ever read this; please let me paint this title for you
"You are an artist!"

Contact me.
And sorry I wasn't quick enough on my feet to say it to your daughter there on Monday.

xo Victoria

I made a secret new years years resolution to blog once a week.

It is so secret! I haven't even done it yet. Third week into 2019.
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It's a bit daunting in my Weebly site. I have to type on a keyboard, and load images on my phone. It binds my will. But that has been this way for two years. It won't change. 
SO I will. 

Blog more. DO it. 
Read and follow will help me. 
​xo

I honestly forget to "blog". 
Funny, huh? 

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The summer days have been pushing past in force. 
I have been floating in very personal sketches and note taking since my 
return from Penland in July.  

A new solo show is coming next month. 
In Pittsburgh, up for two months. I will share details next posts.
Just giving a hello now. 
(back to sketching)
V.

I learned how to create digital transfers in Evie Richner / Erin Curry (lead this portion) experimental drawing class. What a cool treat and process.

This was my first, and i was a little aggressive in removing the paper , but all in all I love the ghost double image it creates.

​loved experimenting !

I have returned home after a magical two week workshop at Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina. I took a workshop under the instruction of perceptive, inspiring  Evie Richner and her forthcoming resourceful teaching assistant Erin Curry. 

I was awarded a work scholarship to study in this incredibly serene mountain historical School, allowing me to push areas of drawing that being at home wouldn't allow. It was a very challenging stay for me, especially considering I hadn't been away from Pittsburgh for over one week for the past 15 years!  (Could that be? ... )
Let alone to fully engulf in my artwork in that daily time period. 

The staff was out of this world wonderful in talent and in example. Everyone worked to full potential.  The fellow students were generous and focused. The submergence in art reset my core. I am completely grateful to Penland and the Windgate Scholarship Foundation for supporting me to make this possible in my life. 

At home, I thank my friends the Pyles that loaned us their car and Katherine that house/pet sat for the trip, and my David that kept the house upright while I was gone. So many points came together that this Penland experience could not have worked if they didn't. I won't ever forget them.
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More thanks to everyone that has shown interest in this venture along with me. 
To Laura Jean Mclaughlin for telling me about Penland! 
And anyone I may I have missed to mention, but you know who you are. 
Stay tuned for more images from the trip. 
Love, Victoria