The Brothership Building Window curated by IS183 Art School of the Berkshires will feature ceramics by Veronica Martin for the month of August.

ARTIST BIO: Veronica Martin is an artist and maker. She enjoys foraging, flying kites, and getting to know people. She resides in Great Barrington, MA.

ARTIST STATEMENT: Making art is about bringing beauty to people in their everyday lives. When I first conceptualized the cage vase, I wanted to use the highly decorative features to perform functionally, providing support and control. Cage vases make floral arrangements easy and stunning, and provide visual interest when not in use. 

With each cage vase, I blend a mosaic of wheel-thrown, hand-built, and sculptural techniques to form each angle. The pattern flows viscerally. I never know what each design will be until I’m making it. It is a deeply meaningful and soulful, artful expression; I spend many hours on each piece, cultivating it, getting to know it as it evolves. 

I’m honored to offer you the cage vase. They are handmade, unique, and original, and I hope it brings great joy to your everyday. Some cages limit us — others enable us to create in ways previously unimaginable.

Image: "Vasco with and without Yellow Tulips"