The Ring of the Community of Hope

The Ring of the Community of Hope is the ninth ring of the second cycle of the series This Too Shall Break. This ring is devoted to the idea that hope does not exist in isolation, but emerges through shared experience and mutual care. It reflects the widening of life from the individual to the family and outward into community, where differences of perspective and lived experience deepen understanding. The ring honors the role of community as a source of resilience, reminding the wearer that when individual strength is insufficient, collective presence can offer something essential and sustaining.

The ring is carved from a found piece of pink marble discovered along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea near Massa, Italy. Over time, the stone was shaped by the movement of water, its edges softened, rounded, and polished by the repeated motion of the tide. This natural erosion became part of the ring’s formation, carrying a history of patience and endurance into its new form. The material reflects a quiet warmth shaped through wear, ready for its next evolution as a wearable object.

This Too Shall Break is a series of thirteen cycles of thirteen stone rings. The project brings our idea of stone sculpture as large immutable things only to be shared in museums and public spaces down to earth. Each ring is small, delicate, and personal. It is a piece of wearable art which requires mindfulness for the wearer, changing the relationship between collector and art. These rings are not meant to be owned, but to be experienced, to grow with, and to take care of.