I took a bath with the moon

Remember that time we found the old book in the dusty attic,  
and we wanted to brew a magic potion? 
“Different times of the lunar cycle can produce different energetic effects” it said  
“Waning moon: best for forgiveness, letting go, giving thanks, releasing, and grounding.” 
We plunged up to the navels in the mirror of frozen water. 
“The sky must be clear so the water can absorb all the silver rays through the glass jar”. 
But the first time the ostrich egg yolk stuck to the bottom of the cauldron. 
The second time, the willow bark was too dry. 
And that time we got distracted chasing fireflies? 
Then we grew old, and we didn't believe it any more.

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Wild pink granitic clay and weathered basalt from Ardèche

Fired in oxidation at 1220°C

⌀ 31,5 cm

The materials for this large tile were foraged in Ardèche. The refractory body comes from a deposit of weathered pink granite, while the vitrified clay that decorates it is made of a partially weathered red basalt found nearby.

The tile was decorated with the sgraffito technique.