Jet Fuel is a diptych that reflects two states of becoming, one of release and one of rupture. In Ignite, we feel a sudden, almost violent awakening. The pink saturation and open grasp evoke energy surging through the hand, as if shedding hesitation. In Endure, the palette cools, the fingers retract slightly, as if bracing or preserving strength. Together, the works reflect the lived experience with transformative pain, when the only way out is through, and clarity doesn’t come by avoidance but by endurance.

Rather than illustrating resolution, Jet Fuel captures the refining process itself. It invites viewers to witness a body learning to carry what it once feared and a spirit stretching toward something purer, forged in fire.

Some fires are not meant to destroy, but to reveal. Like metal tested in flame, God uses trials to refine what’s hidden beneath the surface. Jet Fuel speaks to this holy refining, where suffering strips away comfort, certainty, and pride, leaving behind a truer form of faith. The hands here stretch between release and combustion, a holy tension between surrender and transformation.

“See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.”  Isaiah 48:10

Reflection Question

What part of your life might God be refining right now, and are you willing to let Him do the work?