That vision, supported by a network of collaborators, takes ten days to allow the ceramic pieces inside the kiln under intense fire need to become unique works of art. It is a collective effort. For some, this is not their first rodeo; for others, this is an experience they've been waiting for years. It's a seamless ritual; every eight hours, a new team of "guardians" moves in to replace those already there, thus ensuring continuity in the process. They are delighted to be there; they have been waiting a year for that responsibility. Few are neighbors; several come from distant places. It's almost a religious experience, in which the idea that it takes a village gains an entirely new meaning. 

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made possible with a significant contribution from

Elizabeth GILMORE, Dale McDONALD, David & Ashley MATTHEWS

based on an initiative by Robert HERZOG

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made in collaboration with 

Joy BROWN, Paul CHALEFF, Shige MORIOKA, Genki NAGATA, Jimmy GRIFFIN

Shinichiro WATARI, Tomomi ODAJIMA Ellen Marsh BECKER Heidi M. LLOYD, Margaret MOORHEAD,

Norma GRIER, Christine OWEEN, Naoko OJIO, Deb LECCE, Bill FISHER, Michael WARD

Hisako AKASHI, Ricki KAWABATA, Hashimoto TAE

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executive producers Joy BROWN and Soledad LIENDO

 development producer Jeffrey PLANK  

 written and directed by Eduardo MONTES-BRADLEY