Veronica Colette is my full saint name.

I was born with the name Colette after my mother prayed to Saint Colette of Corbie, hoping to conceive. When her prayers were answered, she named me in thanksgiving. Years later, during my Confirmation, I chose Saint Veronica—not out of deep theological devotion at the time, but simply because I was young and liked the name.

Many years later, someone offered me a word of encouragement and advised me to look deeper into my Confirmation patron saint. When I did, I uncovered a beautiful connection: both Colette and Veronica translate back to the word “victory.” Specifically, Colette means “people of victory,” and Veronica means “true image” or “she who brings victory.”

Around this same time, I picked up a paintbrush for the first time in over ten years and began painting Saint Thérèse. I was experiencing a deeper conversion in my own Catholic faith—learning about her life, becoming inspired by the communion of saints, and realizing how deeply I had missed a life of art.

Standing at a true fork in the road, I began to visualize what it would look like to create for the Creator. I envisioned stepping into my identity as Veronica Colette to paint the true images of victory—the saints, who are the true people of victory.

How beautiful they are, and how encouraging their stories are! It is so profound that we are all connected in the body of Christ. The saints paved the way, proving that holiness is possible, and they did it all for love. We can too.

My desire is to reveal God’s love through the faces of the saints, designing pieces that allow us to hold onto that grace in our homes and in our everyday lives. At any stage or walk of life, we can be reminded of our unity, of God’s love, and of the very tangible way the saints lived it out.