Portals to Knowing

Portals to Knowing

Rooted in Druidic symbolism and the sacred properties of the oak tree, artist Victoria Pater turned inward — and to 23andMe — to trace her Celtic lineage and ask a deceptively simple question 🌀 What is truly for me? 🌀

What began as sketches for a sewing course quickly exploded into a woven, micro universe of intention and discovery. Each piece in this miniature series serves as a threshold, an invitation to pause on the edge between who we are for others and who we want to be for ourselves.

Portals to Knowing was exhibited in the Angelica Kauffman Micro Gallery housed in the Oak Park Art League in April 2026.

Magic Vest

Shout out to Justice of Thread and Sprout for designing and teaching such a thoughtful sewing class. This collection wouldn't exist without you!