The Alchemist<p>In spite of the fact that I consider myself spiritual and not Christian, I do love the holiday season and Christmas trees.</p><p>As a child, I remember 'painting' a ceramic tree, back when those shops were all the rage for my grandma. She was very special to me. <br />Now, MANY years later, I've built a few of my own. Of course, this one gets the special <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/raku" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>raku</span></a> treatment. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/christmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>christmas</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/pottery" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pottery</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ceramics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ceramics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MastoArt</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ChristmasTree" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ChristmasTree</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HolidayHeritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HolidayHeritage</span></a></p>