FAR LEFT, Amber O’Neill’s “Butterfly Beach,” 2.5’ x 3’.
NEAR LEFT, “Barn” from the Parsons’ Ranch Collection. The block print was used to create note cards.
BELOW, “Palm Trees,” “Footbridge,” “Sand Dollar,” and “Pelican” of the California Coast Collection.
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AMBER O’NEILL
explore close-ups of agaves. The dimly lit, green-gray leaves of the plants gave rise to a barrage of paint- ings on the same subject. In the future, after she’s done with a short family
hiatus to care for her second child born in the spring, O’Neill said she will continue to find a way to keep
though they are different in approach and medium, the
tWo artists are unequivocally carpinterian by design.
local landscapes new and relatable. “I think I’ll do more of the same,” she says. “I like exploring land- scape in new ways. Landscape, is something that’s been done for so long, and is so popular in Santa Bar- bara. I want to keep finding new ways to approach landscape.”
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the stamp all alter the final image. “I like the hand- made quality; everything is imperfect. No one print is the same as the last.” She started with printing on cards, and has since moved on to fabrics. Subject matter for her work has been mostly
gleaned from elements of Carpinteria, from farming equipment to palm trees. She did a series called “My Way Home” which contained a handful of images that line the road to Trembly’s house on agricultural prop- erty off Casitas Pass Road. She says the figures are landmarks she uses to give directions to her house. Left at the tractor, right at the olive trees. Lucky for Trembly, the do-it-yourself movement is
popular now not only for craftspeople but as a style. The handmade look is sought after. Charming little defects cannot be mass produced, a good thing for an artisan like Trembly. “It would be a dream to have a print shop and be able to produce on fabric and yardage a line of my own home accessories,” says Trembly. ¢
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