The title Desert Song was almost Veiled Grace. The work is created from glass fused in layered tones of cobalt, gold, and flame

A woman’s face, quiet and resolute, emerges through a veil of deep cobalt blue and gold. She is suspended in a field of hand-pulled orange glass—warm, glowing, and alive with flecks of pink and light. These cobalt and orange colors resist each other in the kiln, yet here, they hold together—a harmony hard-won.
Inspired by Leah of the Old Testament, a figure of quiet strength and unseen blessing, Veiled Grace reflects a life of perseverance and inward radiance.
Leah was not the chosen beloved, yet she became the mother of nations. This piece honors the women whose beauty is not always spoken of, but whose light is enduring.
Each layer of powdered glass was sifted and built by hand, forming the image slowly, like a memory taking shape. In the tension of color and the shimmer of veil, her story is told—not loudly, but with dignity and light.