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Carmel Mission
$22.00
The basilica just south of Carmel-by-the-Sea, near the mouth of the river. Serra founded it in 1770 and was buried under the chancel fourteen years later. The stone church that stands now was finished in 1797; its catenary ceiling and Moorish bell tower are unlike any other on the California coast. The courtyard fountain has run for more than two centuries. In the late afternoon the sandstone goes the colour of warm milk, and the bells still mark the hour. Visitors come for the architecture, the museum, the gardens, and stay for the quiet.
Slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, in our family studio in Knoxville, Tennessee.