About the artist:
Julia Ventresco can see beauty in all things – recycled tarps and sails morph into funky handbags, old wallpaper and maps into stationery, and plastic and paper feed and grain bags into one-of-a-kind totes.
Born into a family of artists whose motto is ‘waste not, want not’, she enjoys finding creative uses for items that others might throw away, and fills OneWomanStudio with her recycled and repurposed creations – all thoughtfully designed, expertly crafted and built to last.
A largely self-taught artist and designer, Julia credits the gift of a childhood spent at her mother’s elbow as she sewed, painted, wallpapered and generally transformed any available surface into a work of art, for developing the technical skills and creative freedom she now uses in her own life and work as an artist.
About OneWomanStudio:
OneWomanStudio is a tiny design and crafting studio nestled in the Maine woods.
Our philosophy is simple: Be good! To yourself, to others, and to the earth.
We use recycled, reclaimed, and repurposed materials - either wholly or in part - in all of our designs, going out of our way NOT to use any virgin materials except where the design and product strictly call for it.
Since making our very first tote bag in 2001, we've been 100% Maine made and use 100% Maine sourced recycled materials.
Past Shows:
2010: Artisan Bread Fair (Skowhegan), Woofstock (Damariscotta), Designing Women (Manchester and Bangor), Common Ground Country Fair (Unity), The Gifted Hand (Ellsworth), The Winter Faire (Blue Hill), Picnic (Portland)
2011: Artsy Affair (Brunswick), Made in Maine Market (Ellsworth), Artisan Bread Fair, Designing Women, Woofstock, Common Ground Country Fair, Oktoberfest (SW Harbor), Beads and Baubles Downeast (Ellsworth), The Gifted Hand, Back to the Land Fine Art and Craft Show (N. Yarmouth), Handmade at Waterfall Arts (Belfast), Eastport Arts Holiday Show (Eastport), The Winter Faire
For 2012 show schedule, click here
Galleries/Retail:
Wags and Whiskers (Bath)
Lisa Marie's Made in Maine (Bath, Portland)
Vintage Perkins (Brunswick)
Center for Maine Craft (W. Gardiner)
Wags and Whiskers (Bath)
Lisa Marie's Made in Maine (Bath, Portland)
Vintage Perkins (Brunswick)
Center for Maine Craft (W. Gardiner)
Skyline Farm (N. Yarmouth)
The Maine Grind (Ellsworth)
Local Color (NE Harbor)
Works of Hand (Winter Harbor)
Eden Rising (Bar Harbor)
Under the Dogwood Tree (SW Harbor)
Silver Willow Gallery (Winterport)
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The Maine Grind (Ellsworth)
Local Color (NE Harbor)
Works of Hand (Winter Harbor)
Eden Rising (Bar Harbor)
Under the Dogwood Tree (SW Harbor)
Silver Willow Gallery (Winterport)
