Waimea Valley Falls Oahu Ceramic Art Tile

A 45-foot fall at the head of a long green valley on O'ahu's north shore. The water arrives in a pool you can swim in if a lifeguard is on. The path in is paved, just under a mile, lined with tropical plants from across the Pacific. The valley is an ahupua'a, a traditional land division running from ridge to sea, held now by Hi'ipaka, a Hawaiian non-profit. The bay out front is the one that goes huge in January. The valley behind is quieter, slower, the kind of green that comes from rain falling every other afternoon.

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