This is a piece that I actually did as a personal reflection of the impacts of COVID-19. I took a bare clay vase and broke it, glued the pieces back together, and stained the outside. The breaking of the vase is symbolic of the breakage and uprooting caused from the COVID-19 outbreak. I glued the pieces back together, and then stained the vase so all the cracks and missing pieces stood out. These cracks represent the scars, challenges, losses, and devastation caused from COVID-19. I wanted to make these visible and stand out as an encouragement to find the beauty and hope in healing. I used creative expression to process this on a personal and universal level. My concluding reflection was that the cracks are a part of us, but that they do not define us.
