EXPRESSives, Art by Tammy Jo Schoppet
Sculpture - "The Purse" - Release - Renewal & The Beauty That Follows
Sculpture - "The Purse" - Release - Renewal & The Beauty That Follows
This small purse sculpture tells its story in two halves. One side is raw and weathered—openings, cracks, and tender marks of where life has stretched you. Not failures, but evidence of a heart in process. Evidence of a letting-go already underway.
Turn it, and the other side shines with color and intention—a picture of what begins to form when we release what once weighed heavy. The contrast isn’t about hiding what’s broken; it’s about watching God transform what we surrender.
We let go… and something new starts to take shape.
We loosen our grip… and hope has room to breathe again.
We open the hand… and beauty rises from the space we cleared.
This piece isn’t about what you’ve carried—it’s about what’s growing in its place.
A quiet reminder that the worn areas are not the end of the story, but the doorway into renewal. That every crack can become an opening for grace. That release is not loss, but the beginning of restoration.
Let “The Purse” stand as a visual promise:
what you entrust to God is never wasted,
and the life He forms in you is always more radiant than what you let go.
A meaningful, one-of-a-kind vessel celebrating the transformation already unfolding—and the beauty waiting to be carried next.
Details
- 7.5" L x 1.75" W x 7.25" H
- Weight: 2 lbs
- Handcrafted ceramic sculpture
- Two-sided: coral-peach/turquoise with black backing
- Freestanding with integrated support
- Part of the Shadow & Light Collection
- One-of-a-kind
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