I created "Crown Jewel" at a purposeful turn in my hand-formed shapes. Created in the dark days of the pandemic, it was important to me to express a dramatic lifting of spirits. I felt that could be accomplished with a very vertical sculpture that reached upward to the light. The abstract sculptures I create are anchored in nature themes, namely flowers and sea waves, and I titled this work "Crown Jewel" after the hibiscus of the same name.