Holly Jean Studios

Holly Jean Studios Artisanal goods handmade in Allentown, Pennsylvania

A quick lil shop update with my last few pieces from markets and whatnot! Live on my website under the ready to ship sho...
04/27/2026

A quick lil shop update with my last few pieces from markets and whatnot! Live on my website under the ready to ship shop โš˜๏ธ

On bloom in my garden- bleeding hearts, blue star, and woodland phlox. Not pictured- lilac and irises (my favorites) and I've got some rose and peony buds up and coming!

Spring honestly might be my favorite time of the year. Bought myself this vintage lil alabaster milk glass vase ๐Ÿฅน Am I sick again or is it allergies? Still can't tell ๐Ÿ˜‚ Catch me outside weeding ๐Ÿ’…

Thresholder IIPainted and carved quilted maple wall plaque Another piece from my solo show [PLACE]holder at โœจ๏ธJoin me f...
04/26/2026

Thresholder II
Painted and carved quilted maple wall plaque

Another piece from my solo show [PLACE]holder at โœจ๏ธ

Join me for the 1st Friday reception for myself and a bunch of other artists this Friday from 5-9pm!

This show has meant to much to me, I'm so proud of the work and how far things have come since starting Holly Jean Studios in 2020. What a crazy ride it's been. I almost quit and went back to work full time last year (salary... health benefits....bonuses... paid vacation...I mean come on ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜ญ) and I'm really glad I didn't and stuck it out. Being an artist is one of the hardest jobs in the world but it's also a privilege and immensely important work. Every piece you make is like putting a piece of your soul out there; and recently in meeting so many of yall in person and hearing from you that you've followed me for years and how much you appreciate my work, that you own a piece and all these sweet things I never thought I'd hear- it brings me to fu***ng tears lol. It means everything to me. It feels like I'm being seen for the first time (only because I finally started putting myself out there to be seen). I love the work I'm making, and I think it shows. I'm so grateful I get to be an artist in this fu**ed world. Yall fill my cup (I take my coffee black ๐Ÿ’…)

Anyways. Excuse my word vomit and vulnerability. Thanks for being here, hope you can make the show ๐Ÿ’•

๐““๐“ช๐”‚ ๐““๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ช๐“ถ๐“ฎ๐“ป Another piece from my solo show [PLACE]holder at โœจ๏ธ Vignette is a good word and I think about it often."the...
04/21/2026

๐““๐“ช๐”‚ ๐““๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ช๐“ถ๐“ฎ๐“ป

Another piece from my solo show [PLACE]holder at โœจ๏ธ

Vignette is a good word and I think about it often.

"the pictorial part of a design as distinguished from the frame and lettering"

"a running ornament (as of vine leaves, tendrils, and grapes) put on or just before a title page or at the beginning or end of a chapter"

These pieces feel cyclical to me; moments of the earth and sky meeting, pointing to one another, windows to everyday moments captured and framed by ornamentation, patterns and shapes. Beginnings and ends to each day, the chapters of our lives. How many beautiful skies have we all shared? Where were you when you saw this same sky? It could've been yesterday or 20 years ago. These nonspecific moments, unimportant, fleeting; did you take the time to notice the world moving around you? There's magic in the everyday. These studies are my way of recording that.

This piece and a few more, available through with a link to my show in bio โœจ๏ธ

Some [PLACE]holder behind the scenes and inspiration at the end ๐Ÿ’• and rare sightings of me (hello!)3 months (and probabl...
04/19/2026

Some [PLACE]holder behind the scenes and inspiration at the end ๐Ÿ’• and rare sightings of me (hello!)

3 months (and probably a few years off my life tbh) putting this show together. I laughed, cried, and fu**ed things up. It's amazing what giving yourself permission to dream and pushing yourself to make can do.

Some thoughts-

what is a placeholder? The shelf is a placeholder- a space holder. In the same way a photograph is a placeholder for a memory, it isnโ€™t the memory itself. A wall plaque over a doorway as a blessing (a threshold-er if you will), a quilt denoting the bed as a place of comfort, a blanket to wrap you and protect you. Symbols of importance. It's a designated space, to hold meaning for you. Without trying, it denotes significance and becomes a pedestal for whatever you as the curator want to display. I make placeholders; but it's you who chooses the meaning; it's you who completes the story and you who decides where and what it will hold. Ashes, memories, artwork- plaques throughout your favorite spaces in your home; whatever it is, it's the residue of these beautiful moments of everyday life that you chose to honor.

[PLACE]holder is on view through May 10th, with a reception on first Friday May 1st from 5-9pm. If you can't make the show, see the work online at www.archenemyarts.com/palceholder2026

Hey hey! Lehigh Valley! Come to Tape Swap Radio Punk Rock Flea Market this Saturday at the Ice House in Bethlehem from 1...
04/13/2026

Hey hey!

Lehigh Valley! Come to Tape Swap Radio Punk Rock Flea Market this Saturday at the Ice House in Bethlehem from 10am-4pm ๐Ÿฅฐ gonna be a great time! My first time vending at the flea but I love coming by, I've been every year since I moved to the valley ๐Ÿงก

I've got a few pieces available at gift shop! ๐Ÿฅฐ I'm excited that my local Lehigh Valley friends can walk right in and s...
04/06/2026

I've got a few pieces available at gift shop! ๐Ÿฅฐ I'm excited that my local Lehigh Valley friends can walk right in and shop my work and also from other amazing artists too!

I love the Allentown Art Museum- there's always something fun going on over there and their rotating exhibitions are wonderful; if you haven't had a chance to stop in and see the Tiffany windows you absolutely should! Swipe for a picture of us from Cocktails and Collecting ๐Ÿ’• and the museum is always free! ๐Ÿ˜˜

Another [PLACE]holder โœจ๏ธ Opens April 18th through May 10th! First Friday reception is May 1st from 5-9pm ๐Ÿฅฐ
04/05/2026

Another [PLACE]holder โœจ๏ธ

Opens April 18th through May 10th! First Friday reception is May 1st from 5-9pm ๐Ÿฅฐ

Another one from [PLACE]holder โฃ๏ธ Hope yall are able to get outside today, I've been dreaming of this warmth for months...
04/04/2026

Another one from [PLACE]holder โฃ๏ธ

Hope yall are able to get outside today, I've been dreaming of this warmth for months ๐Ÿฅฒ

This weekend is NYC! Please come say hi!

I love all the different configurations possible with all the pieces from this show ๐Ÿฉท originally I dreamed up like 30 pi...
04/03/2026

I love all the different configurations possible with all the pieces from this show ๐Ÿฉท originally I dreamed up like 30 pieces ๐Ÿ˜…- some I'm still hoping to make for the future.

Very much inspired by folk artwork, tramp, embroidery, quilting and the idea of storytelling through different smaller pieces.

[PLACE]holder on view April 18th to May 10th!

another piece from [PLACE]holder ๐Ÿงก up April 18th to May 10th! Join me for the 1st Friday reception on May 1st! Guys, my ...
04/02/2026

another piece from [PLACE]holder ๐Ÿงก

up April 18th to May 10th! Join me for the 1st Friday reception on May 1st!

Guys, my psychiatrist is even going to see the show, so you should too

Omg YOU GUYS!!!! holy s**t I am so freaking honored to be featured in again this year!! ๐Ÿ˜ญ Thank you so much for includ...
04/01/2026

Omg YOU GUYS!!!! holy s**t I am so freaking honored to be featured in again this year!! ๐Ÿ˜ญ

Thank you so much for including my marquetry quilt star in your home, I think it fits this space sooooo perfectly! So grateful and honored, I'm absolutely floored to finally get this kind of recognition for my work!!

NYC friends! โœจ๏ธCome say hi, I'll be vending at on April 11th and 12th! From 11am-5pm both days ๐Ÿฅฐ so many amazing vendor...
04/01/2026

NYC friends! โœจ๏ธ

Come say hi, I'll be vending at on April 11th and 12th! From 11am-5pm both days ๐Ÿฅฐ so many amazing vendors will be there and I'm excited to meet some of my fav instagram artists IRL!

Renegade Craft
Metropolitan Pavilion
125 W. 18th St.
New York, NY 10011

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