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Welcome! The art in this virtual gallery is all original, made by artist Jennifer Veilleux. Thank you for checking out my work!

Please send a private message if you are interested in commissions or acquisitions. Welcome to arch creek studios, a collection pieces ranging from illustrations to handbags to paintings. You can follow me on Instagram

12/25/2025

Big shout out to my newest top fans! 💎 Robin Simmons, Grace DeVita
Merry Christmas!!!🎄 ❤️

11/12/2025

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Making masks became a way to respond to the helplessness that the corona virus presented, providing instead feelings of usefulness and connection in the life changing consequences of 2020. I had daily contact with people through sewing by writing/mailing letters, through the internet and social media, visiting the post office, trips to resupply at the fabric shop. Sewing became my coping mechanism and way of life for weeks then months.
My initial set up was simple = kitchen chair, wooden 100 + year old straight back chair. Desk I bought off a neighbor out of her basement, cleaned up, repainted. Ironing board and iron. Decorative boxes for notions. Cutting mat - I cut on the floor. Rulers, scissors, rotary blade. Nail in the wall to hang my rulers.
As time went on I added more. Folding table for cutting. Shelves for fabric. Spring turned to summer, masks were readily available again and the demand tapered off. But I was still sewing. I diversified. First I made baskets, then totes and grocery bags, baby burp blankets, aprons, a whole series of birds. I made to close to 100 baskets, similar for totes and aprons.
Sometimes supplies ran short. I remember trips to Walmart where the fabric supply shelves were ragged, empty. I was delighted to find fabric shops. In fact besides food, fabric and sewing supplies (needles, thread, etc) were my only purchases for those long months of isolation. Sewing was my connection. Women who sew reached out to me, mailed me fabric and supplies. Shared patterns and ideas. Ladies at the Pin Cushion in Mitchell, South Dakota some of my only limited in person human contact. I would drive the 3 hours round trip to restock on groceries and also stop into the store for new fabric. I often hit up their sale stack for mask making materials, and later allowed myself full priced fabric from designers like Tula Pink, Kaffe Fassett, or Tilda. That shop was an oasis for me.

11/12/2025

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I sewed hundreds of masks for the Tribal members, a hospital security crew, a group of nurses at a nursing home, veterans, social activists. To pay for the postage and material, I would post the newest batch of masks to Facebook and ask if anyone wanted to order. My online community’s support allowed me to reinvest in more supplies. I went from a very simple operation to a daily task.
FC was gone and buried and instead, Habibi kept me company while I kept sewing. I remember this intense fear at the outset of all the metal and this machine or other implements that could take my finger off. I had a paranoia of sewing through my fingernail. One time I really sliced my finger with the rotary blade. It is so easy to do - a large circular razor, no guard on while I sliced through fabric. While the blade is more convenient to use, it is less controllable than a pair of scissors. I had to learn how to use it, and through persistence, I did. I also learned to trust the machine and my hand-eye coordination to keep my hands safe. The process kept speeding up. At some point I got the mask production time, from cutting to tying on the elastic, to 20 minutes.

11/12/2025

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I love to sew. During the beginning of the pandemic I lived on the Yankton Sioux Reservation in a remote part of the Missouri River Basin. There was a shortage of masks and a few of us decided to start sewing masks from tutorials we found online. We had machines and cotton material from donation at the Brave Heart Society lodge. We sewed an initial batch of masks for the Tribe’s Elder’s Council. The next order came in from the local ambulance company. We struggled at first with the elastic for ears, there was also a shortage on this. I found a source in Colorado that rationed out elastic from their warehouse and got us on the recipient list. I went with a simple folded design, one that allowed for an envelope to put an interface inside that could be removed and replaced.
Sewing everyday became a hobby and a habit. It helped me cope with the death of my longtime companion Mr. FC Sweet Tea. My first batch of masks were created with him laying in my lap. I continued to sew over 900 masks, mailing them all over the USA. Some of the elderly people I mailed masks to sent me thank you cards or letters of appreciation. One man sent me a few single dollars in an envelope with a word of thanks. I think it was not so much the mask that motivated people to write to me after receiving theirs in the mail, but perhaps a gift from a stranger in a time of uncertainty.

10/25/2025

Last fall I made a new series of botanical monotypes - plants shedding their leaves in the Netherlands. These are on posterboard, measuring 16”x20”

10/25/2025

Shout out to all of you for following my art page! Excited to share with you!

Solenya Pickiemin, John Janusaitis, Loc Huu Ho, JohnBob Carlos, Daniel Landman, Jerrod Ferrari, Phil Neumann, Rick Wallach, David Tharp, Akeisha Johnson, Marc Lisi, Jim Smith, Kelly Ozelski, DuAnne F. Sonneville, Timothea Ryan

10/23/2025

Series of New Orleans inspired house paintings, each with 3 cats. Acrylic on canvas.

10/22/2025

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to welcome you to my art page! My hope is to offer more art to combat the toxic vibes of contemporary realities.

Solenya Pickiemin, John Janusaitis, Loc Huu Ho, JohnBob Carlos, Daniel Landman, Jerrod Ferrari, Phil Neumann, David Tharp, Rick Wallach, Akeisha Johnson, Marc Lisi, Jim Smith, Kelly Ozelski, DuAnne F. Sonneville, Timothea Ryan

10/21/2025

Small piece series of collages alcohol ink paintings. Some in frames, some encased in resin.

10/19/2025

Cat studies, cat paintings, cat illustrations = I was definitely in cat mode for a few months! Two temporary visitors and three more cat muses in my view daily…I guess it’s inevitable!

10/18/2025

Postcards from New Orleans. Each includes a haiku. 5”x7” mixed media

10/18/2025

Mixed media collage using monotype prints. 17” x 24”

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New Orleans, LA
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+12023167111

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https://www.archcreekstudios.com/

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