This is a temporary piece. It comes completely from nature and it is meant to return back to nature over time, without interference. I have numerous, random rocks in my backyard - all different colors, shapes, and sizes. I do not have any professional landscaping in my backyard, so all of the rocks you see here came naturally from the ground. I collected the rocks by hand from my backyard and I washed them with water to get rid of the dirt. I tried my best to make the rocks fit into each other, almost like puzzle pieces interlocking.The olive branch came from the olive tree that I actually have in my backyard, too. The white dove with an olive branch is a universal symbol of peace. I wanted to make this because of all of the events that are going on in the world, currently. I want to instill a sense of hope and peace and I wanted it to be a reminder to others passing by this to be kind to everyone you meet. I hear the doves in my neighborhood all day, even as I am sitting inside my house. And every time I hear the doves singing, I stop, I listen, and smile because the sound is so soft and calming. So, I wanted for whoever walks by and sees this on the sidewalk, to be a reminder for them to be mindful, to stop and listen to the birds - to stop and smell the roses along their busy day. I want it to bring a feeling of calm and contemplation.  I chose to make this dove out of rocks specifically because I learned in my geology class that these rocks and pebbles in our backyard take many years to form - hundreds, even thousands of years to deposit sediment, to travel, and to be eroded and shaped by water and wind. I think the long, slow process it takes to make these rocks is representative of the lengthy time and process that it takes for peace to come about in the world. The numerous, small pieces of rock represent the small steps it takes to get to the whole of the dove, the final goal of peace.