Striving for peace

Striving for Peace

Fused Glass, 8 x 10 inches

In Striving for Peace, a woman rises through a sky alive with motion, her body composed of layered glass that both fractures and unifies her form. She reaches toward a dove suspended in a burst of radiant gold, a symbol of peace that feels both near and just beyond her fingertips. The gesture is deliberate and vulnerable, capturing that suspended moment between longing and arrival.

The fused glass medium becomes part of the message. Shards and strips are kiln-formed into harmony, echoing how peace itself is often forged through heat, pressure, and patience. The textured sky of blues and whites swirls around her like wind, suggesting both resistance and lift. Light passes through the translucent layers, reminding us that peace is not a static object to possess but a living presence that illuminates from within.

Her upward stretch is not frantic but hopeful. She does not grasp, she reaches. The dove glows within a sunburst of yellow, embodying peace as something radiant and transformative rather than passive. The composition invites viewers to reflect on their own reaching, their own moments of striving toward reconciliation, wholeness, and light.

At 8 by 10 inches, this intimate scale draws the viewer close, encouraging quiet contemplation. Striving for Peace is a meditation on aspiration, resilience, and the enduring human desire to touch something higher than ourselves.