Little Beach Makena Maui Ceramic Art Tile

A half-moon of pale sand on Maui's south shore, set apart by Pu'u Ola'i, the 360-foot cinder cone that rises between it and Big Beach next door. The way in is over the rocks at Big Beach's north end. Most visitors don't bother. Locals have long gathered here on Sunday evenings for the drum circle, the timing now subject to park hours. The water stays warm and clear most of the year; the shorebreak picks up in winter. Nobody hurries off when the light goes.

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