Veronica Ory
@veronicaory.bsky.social
Bay Area yarn wrangler, knitting designer, watercolor artist, cake enjoyer. Curious. Lucky. Distracted by birds. In awe at nature, science, & the world around us.
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Just got served my first piece of “they’re not just rich pedophiles, they’re actually lizard people” conspiracy content over on IG.
We’re back to that, are we? 🙄
We’re back to that, are we? 🙄
February 5, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Just got served my first piece of “they’re not just rich pedophiles, they’re actually lizard people” conspiracy content over on IG.
We’re back to that, are we? 🙄
We’re back to that, are we? 🙄
I moved my desk and now I get to look at my tangerine tree.
Also I wish someone had told me earlier that art could be making your own coloring book and filling it in…
#art #illustration #sketchbook
Also I wish someone had told me earlier that art could be making your own coloring book and filling it in…
#art #illustration #sketchbook
February 3, 2026 at 1:16 AM
I moved my desk and now I get to look at my tangerine tree.
Also I wish someone had told me earlier that art could be making your own coloring book and filling it in…
#art #illustration #sketchbook
Also I wish someone had told me earlier that art could be making your own coloring book and filling it in…
#art #illustration #sketchbook
* cries in tendinitis *
February 1, 2026 at 7:32 PM
* cries in tendinitis *
Silvery grey for #ShowMeYourKnits - I don’t do a lot of grey, not by itself anyway. Pitfalls of working for a dyer - there are too many exciting colors! 🧶
1. Deer Park Pullover by me
2. Morningstar by Boo Knits
1. Deer Park Pullover by me
2. Morningstar by Boo Knits
February 1, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Silvery grey for #ShowMeYourKnits - I don’t do a lot of grey, not by itself anyway. Pitfalls of working for a dyer - there are too many exciting colors! 🧶
1. Deer Park Pullover by me
2. Morningstar by Boo Knits
1. Deer Park Pullover by me
2. Morningstar by Boo Knits
January 28, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Tiny amounts of knitting are all I can manage right now, but it’s better than zero knitting. 🧶
PT is helping, slowly but surely.
Pattern is Moon in Red by Paola Albergamo.
PT is helping, slowly but surely.
Pattern is Moon in Red by Paola Albergamo.
January 24, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Tiny amounts of knitting are all I can manage right now, but it’s better than zero knitting. 🧶
PT is helping, slowly but surely.
Pattern is Moon in Red by Paola Albergamo.
PT is helping, slowly but surely.
Pattern is Moon in Red by Paola Albergamo.
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COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:06 PM
COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
For the last day of #ArtAdventCalendar, here’s one of my favorite little paintings from this year. A pear in #watercolor.
December 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
For the last day of #ArtAdventCalendar, here’s one of my favorite little paintings from this year. A pear in #watercolor.
Some cables in off-white for #ShowMeYourKnits today :)
I can’t wait for the light to return.
#knitting #knitsky
I can’t wait for the light to return.
#knitting #knitsky
December 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Some cables in off-white for #ShowMeYourKnits today :)
I can’t wait for the light to return.
#knitting #knitsky
I can’t wait for the light to return.
#knitting #knitsky
🪲 Figeater beetle, Cotinis mutabilis, for #ArtAdventCalendar today. One of these chunky guys nearly took me out at the knees in San Diego! I love to see big insects like these.
#watercolor with iridescent highlights. #SciArt
#watercolor with iridescent highlights. #SciArt
December 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
🪲 Figeater beetle, Cotinis mutabilis, for #ArtAdventCalendar today. One of these chunky guys nearly took me out at the knees in San Diego! I love to see big insects like these.
#watercolor with iridescent highlights. #SciArt
#watercolor with iridescent highlights. #SciArt
Closeup of my latest knitted scarf design for #ArtAdventCalendar today! I loved choosing the next color, and the next, and the next, and how the whole thing ends up looking almost woven. 🧶
December 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Closeup of my latest knitted scarf design for #ArtAdventCalendar today! I loved choosing the next color, and the next, and the next, and how the whole thing ends up looking almost woven. 🧶
Introducing Revisited, my last pattern release for 2025 - and it’s free on @knitty.com!
Knit lengthwise, this scarf lets you use up even your smallest fingering weight scraps. From a distance, the colors blend; up close, they pop. It’s reversible and self-fringing, too!
knitty.com/ISSUEw25/PAT...
Knit lengthwise, this scarf lets you use up even your smallest fingering weight scraps. From a distance, the colors blend; up close, they pop. It’s reversible and self-fringing, too!
knitty.com/ISSUEw25/PAT...
December 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Introducing Revisited, my last pattern release for 2025 - and it’s free on @knitty.com!
Knit lengthwise, this scarf lets you use up even your smallest fingering weight scraps. From a distance, the colors blend; up close, they pop. It’s reversible and self-fringing, too!
knitty.com/ISSUEw25/PAT...
Knit lengthwise, this scarf lets you use up even your smallest fingering weight scraps. From a distance, the colors blend; up close, they pop. It’s reversible and self-fringing, too!
knitty.com/ISSUEw25/PAT...
December 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Floral doodle for #ArtAdventCalendar today. These are fun when I don’t know what to paint, which is always.
#artyear #doodle
#artyear #doodle
December 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Floral doodle for #ArtAdventCalendar today. These are fun when I don’t know what to paint, which is always.
#artyear #doodle
#artyear #doodle
December 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
My little paper advent calendar had one of these green woodpeckers in it today, so here’s one I painted earlier.
#ArtAdventCalendar #watercolor #birdart 🪶🐡
#ArtAdventCalendar #watercolor #birdart 🪶🐡
December 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
My little paper advent calendar had one of these green woodpeckers in it today, so here’s one I painted earlier.
#ArtAdventCalendar #watercolor #birdart 🪶🐡
#ArtAdventCalendar #watercolor #birdart 🪶🐡
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For #ArtAdventCalendar Day 5, a friendly but very shy bog dweller.
Finished today and made from paper mache, wood, dyed hemp fibre and mulberry bark. 🐌
Finished today and made from paper mache, wood, dyed hemp fibre and mulberry bark. 🐌
December 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM
For #ArtAdventCalendar Day 5, a friendly but very shy bog dweller.
Finished today and made from paper mache, wood, dyed hemp fibre and mulberry bark. 🐌
Finished today and made from paper mache, wood, dyed hemp fibre and mulberry bark. 🐌
Still life with plums for #ArtAdventCalendar today. I did this as an art challenge over on IG and I’ve been enjoying looking at it ever since.
#watercolor
#watercolor
December 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Still life with plums for #ArtAdventCalendar today. I did this as an art challenge over on IG and I’ve been enjoying looking at it ever since.
#watercolor
#watercolor
Magnolia pod for #ArtAdventCalendar today. Irresistible shapes!
December 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Magnolia pod for #ArtAdventCalendar today. Irresistible shapes!
Today, I went to dance class and it felt smooth and fun. I got my first purchase on my own website. I’m so happy!
December 4, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Today, I went to dance class and it felt smooth and fun. I got my first purchase on my own website. I’m so happy!
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Day 3 of #artadventcalendar!
Featuring the ever so complex Griffon Vulture - these birds are super social, I suppose it’s because you can’t dine on decaying carcass without your buddies.
Mixed media on paper.
#birding #birdart
Featuring the ever so complex Griffon Vulture - these birds are super social, I suppose it’s because you can’t dine on decaying carcass without your buddies.
Mixed media on paper.
#birding #birdart
December 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Day 3 of #artadventcalendar!
Featuring the ever so complex Griffon Vulture - these birds are super social, I suppose it’s because you can’t dine on decaying carcass without your buddies.
Mixed media on paper.
#birding #birdart
Featuring the ever so complex Griffon Vulture - these birds are super social, I suppose it’s because you can’t dine on decaying carcass without your buddies.
Mixed media on paper.
#birding #birdart
Reposted by Veronica Ory
#ArtAdventCalendar day 3 🎨 Harbor Seals at Hopkins Beach
My watercolor painting is inspired by walks along the Monterey Bay Coastal Trail. Always nice to see the harbor seals of Pacific Grove.
#art #watercolor #nature #Monterey #California #coast
1-elizabeth-kennen.pixels.com
My watercolor painting is inspired by walks along the Monterey Bay Coastal Trail. Always nice to see the harbor seals of Pacific Grove.
#art #watercolor #nature #Monterey #California #coast
1-elizabeth-kennen.pixels.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
#ArtAdventCalendar day 3 🎨 Harbor Seals at Hopkins Beach
My watercolor painting is inspired by walks along the Monterey Bay Coastal Trail. Always nice to see the harbor seals of Pacific Grove.
#art #watercolor #nature #Monterey #California #coast
1-elizabeth-kennen.pixels.com
My watercolor painting is inspired by walks along the Monterey Bay Coastal Trail. Always nice to see the harbor seals of Pacific Grove.
#art #watercolor #nature #Monterey #California #coast
1-elizabeth-kennen.pixels.com
Today in #ArtAdventCalendar, commemorating a local legend. Claude was an albino alligator who lived at the Cal Academy of Sciences. Rest well, Claude.
#artyear #illustration
#artyear #illustration
December 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Today in #ArtAdventCalendar, commemorating a local legend. Claude was an albino alligator who lived at the Cal Academy of Sciences. Rest well, Claude.
#artyear #illustration
#artyear #illustration
On day 2 of #ArtAdventCalendar, we open the little door to find… oak leaves. I love their shapes. I love that native oaks support so much life.
#watercolor #illustration #artyear
#watercolor #illustration #artyear
December 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
On day 2 of #ArtAdventCalendar, we open the little door to find… oak leaves. I love their shapes. I love that native oaks support so much life.
#watercolor #illustration #artyear
#watercolor #illustration #artyear
Good morning #ArtAdventCalendar!
One of my favorite things about living in California is that “winter” is really a second spring. The rain comes and new things grow and blossom. Camellias are probably my favorite winter flower.
Camellia, marker and pen
#sketchbook #artyear
One of my favorite things about living in California is that “winter” is really a second spring. The rain comes and new things grow and blossom. Camellias are probably my favorite winter flower.
Camellia, marker and pen
#sketchbook #artyear
December 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Good morning #ArtAdventCalendar!
One of my favorite things about living in California is that “winter” is really a second spring. The rain comes and new things grow and blossom. Camellias are probably my favorite winter flower.
Camellia, marker and pen
#sketchbook #artyear
One of my favorite things about living in California is that “winter” is really a second spring. The rain comes and new things grow and blossom. Camellias are probably my favorite winter flower.
Camellia, marker and pen
#sketchbook #artyear