Hold on

Hold On

Fused Glass, 8x10 inches

In this vivid 8x10 fused glass piece, a young woman braces herself against a sky that seems to be unraveling. Fire blazes across the horizon in molten reds and golds, while fragments of cool blue linger above, like the last breath of calm before a storm. Her hair streams backward in restless ribbons, and in her hand she grips the thin string of a butterfly-shaped kite, bright and defiant against the chaos.

“Hold On” is a portrait of resilience. The world behind her burns with intensity, yet she does not release what she carries. The butterfly, rendered in brilliant orange and black, becomes more than a kite. It is hope on a fragile line, beauty tethered to trembling fingers. The glass itself, shattered and reformed by heat, mirrors the message. Pressure does not destroy it. It transforms it.

The lower edge of the piece gathers in pale, icy textures, grounding the composition with a sense of weight and reality. Between fire and frost, between sky and earth, she stands suspended in the act of choosing not to let go.

This work speaks to the quiet courage of endurance. When the wind howls and the horizon flares, there is power in the simple, stubborn act of holding on.