verajohnson9May 11 minChasing a dream and catching itIn 1999 I took my first blacksmithing class with Scott Shattuck at South Seattle community College. I signed up for the welding class...
verajohnson9Nov 12, 20211 minChange is inevitableGratitude For changes, for growth, for direction 🙏 Getting back to basics Focusing on my relationship with the God of my understanding....
verajohnson9Aug 12, 20211 minBuild the BelleI keep getting questions about when classes will start at the Belle Creative arts in Wilton. I know people are excited to work here!...
verajohnson9Jul 29, 20211 minPress Release July 29Contact: Vera Johnson 87 High Street Wilton, ME 04294 verajohnson@zoho.com New Belle Creative Arts Center to Host Open House During...
Vera JohnsonJul 29, 20213 minOnly Love is RealTonight grief hit me like a ton of bricks. I had a breakdown/breakthrough it’s October 23, 2019.... 20 years ago today I got married, but...
verajohnson9Jul 25, 20212 minBuilding Belle of Maine Creative Arts centerI'm writing my next story and it's called The Belle of Maine Creative Arts Center. I purchased the WS Wells Fiddlehead Cannery building...
verajohnson9May 5, 20211 minLetters of encouragementAnd...out of the blue I get this email...🥰🥰🥰 Hi Vera!!! So glad it’s you! I found you by looking up Village Green to find your article...
verajohnson9Feb 10, 20212 minCopper jewelry careThe questions that I get asked the most is “Will it Tarnish?” and “How do I care for my copper jewelry?”. The answer to the first...
verajohnson9Oct 19, 20201 minBack from yourselfIt cut deeply Noone could see it I couldn't see it. Smoothed over Glossy and almost Invisible Many moons passed Dozens of ships sailed...
verajohnson9Oct 18, 20201 minPeace of mindFound myself ambling about today. Lost yet completely found in the absence of humans. It's humbling to be amongst such absolute beauty. ...
verajohnson9Aug 16, 20201 minFocus on my own behaviorDeep thoughts... what IF... we learn differently...we interpret differently...we think differently...we pray differently... Aren’t people...
Vera JohnsonJan 10, 20201 minContrast and the steely knowingThe cutaways are the spaces I see more clearly. The shells and leftovers. The Emptiness. The discarded, bent, broken, hollow pieces...
Vera JohnsonJan 6, 20201 minWhy I moved to MaineTo Breathe in Big Open spaces Birch Trees Pure White Renewal Simplicity Explore new Skills To Challenge myself to Grow I was handed the...
Vera JohnsonJan 6, 20201 minHindsight is 2020Fungi grows out of rotting matter. With a profoundly wondrous ability to transform toxins into something useful, is a mystery in and of...
Vera JohnsonAug 20, 20192 minBirchesBirches represent Renewal and purification. I only just recently discovered this and It made me start thinking back on how I’ve been...
verajohnson9Jun 24, 20192 minTime is what we make itHistory and the moment I’m in....As I travel-I go back in time in my mind and stay present to what is. Love and cherish these days with...
Vera JohnsonFeb 22, 20192 minSeed Of lifeSeed of Life The Seed of Life is an ancient symbol of great spiritual and religious importance. It can be found in many places around the...
Vera JohnsonFeb 7, 20191 minOh the Joy!Crunching snow, deer look on, Wandering the path alongside you in the quiet hush.It's the breath, the balance.I saw life, I saw...
verajohnson9Jan 15, 20191 minA place at the tableI used to cook, a lot. From our gardens. We used to have guests at our table every meal From all over the world: Africa, UK, Norway,...