Peace. Practiced.

Hand-Rolled Cardstock and Liquitex Acrylic Sculpture by Rachael H.

Built from hundreds of individually rolled papers, this piece explores the idea that peace is not a destination, but a practice shaped through small, repeated choices. The absence of a defined path reflects the reality that peace is not found by arriving somewhere else, but is created moment by moment in how we move through what is already here. Shifting colors and forms move through tension and release, suggesting that peace is not something we reach after the chaos, but something formed within it. The path does not lead to peace; the path is made of it. There is no single way forward, only the act of moving with intention. Peace is not where we arrive; it is how we go. My great-grandmother was a flamboyant character with a wild life story, but one of my earliest memories of her is much quieter. I remember watching her sit with church bulletins, cutting and rolling them tightly into beads to make necklaces and bracelets. I found myself wondering how she came to that practice, and what it gave her - was it relaxation, focus, peace? I’ll never know for certain, but this piece is a nod to her and to the quiet, repetitive acts that can shape something beautiful.