First Name
Vera
Last Name
Johnson
Business Name
Partner Name
Media Category
Clay, Wood, Metal, Jewelry, Mixed Media
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Region
Maine Lakes/Mountains
Membership Level:
Basic Membership
About
Vera Johnson is a jeweler, blacksmith, and mixed media artist whose work centers on transformation through material. Working primarily in hand-forged steel, reclaimed copper, and clay, she creates jewelry and sculptural forms that explore resilience, vulnerability, and renewal.
With a foundation in clay, Vera developed an early understanding of material manipulation—how pressure, heat, and touch can shift form and meaning. That sensibility carried naturally into welding and blacksmithing, where fire and hammer became essential tools in shaping both metal and metaphor. Jewelry allows her to bring this forged strength into intimate scale—objects worn close to the body, carrying story and presence.
Her mixed media work often incorporates reclaimed and repurposed materials, assembling what was once discarded into something purposeful and alive. Sustainability is both philosophy and practice: a reflection of her belief that nothing is without potential.
Through blacksmithing, metalwork, clay, and wearable art, Vera honors the relationship between steel, fire, and the human hand—embracing both softness and boldness as essential forces in creation.
Visit the studio:
87 High Street
Wilton, Maine 04294
With a foundation in clay, Vera developed an early understanding of material manipulation—how pressure, heat, and touch can shift form and meaning. That sensibility carried naturally into welding and blacksmithing, where fire and hammer became essential tools in shaping both metal and metaphor. Jewelry allows her to bring this forged strength into intimate scale—objects worn close to the body, carrying story and presence.
Her mixed media work often incorporates reclaimed and repurposed materials, assembling what was once discarded into something purposeful and alive. Sustainability is both philosophy and practice: a reflection of her belief that nothing is without potential.
Through blacksmithing, metalwork, clay, and wearable art, Vera honors the relationship between steel, fire, and the human hand—embracing both softness and boldness as essential forces in creation.
Visit the studio:
87 High Street
Wilton, Maine 04294
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