Sacre-Coeur Basilica
$22.00
The white basilica that holds the top of Montmartre. The travertine it's built from secretes calcin when it rains, so the stone whitens with every storm rather than dulling. From the steps of the parvis the whole city opens out: the Seine, the Tour Eiffel, the slate-blue roofs reaching to the périphérique. Inside, a prayer has been held continuously since 1885. People sit in the choir at three in the morning. No one notices the hour.
Slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, in our family studio in Knoxville, Tennessee.