Picketpost Mountain

Picketpost stands alone above the Boyce Thompson Arboretum, a 4,375-foot block of dark volcanic rock that catches the eye on the drive east from Phoenix toward Globe. The Arizona Trail crosses its north flank on Passage 18. A small metal ammunition box on the summit holds the climbing register, with entries running back to the 1960s.

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