Boiling Pots Big Island Ceramic Art Tile

A short overlook on the longest river in Hawaii. The water moves through a string of round basins cut into old lava, churning hard enough that the surface looks like it is at a rolling boil. Pe'epe'e Falls comes in from above and disappears into the first pot; the rest is the river working its way down through stone the volcano left behind. It is loudest in the days after a heavy rain, which on Hilo's side of the Big Island is most days. Nobody swims here; the undercurrents have been killing people for a hundred years, and the overlook is for looking.

Slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, in our family studio in Knoxville, Tennessee.