It’s not often that artwork stops me in my tracks the way artist Michelle Quan’s does. Her stoneware bells and tree garlands carry a meditative, weighty spirit within them.

ABOVE: The radial tracery on the glazed face of this bell conjures natural features in the landscape.

Michelle’s precise glazes remind me of calligraphy. The universal urge to ornament, to leave a trace, has rarely found so eloquent an expression. We are honored to be offering her work here at the store. Please come take a look and experience her garden ornaments for yourself.