“When I look at my works collectively, I see and feel home.” Maricelle Olivier is a South African artist exploring her personal history and creating her own space of belonging through the medium of ceramics. The making and laying down of coils on one another, joining and smoothing sections before repeating - relates to the patterns that adorn the surfaces on her work. Unpacking her cultural identity and heritage, the vessels transform into embodiments to hold and reflect emotions. strong connection to her culture, language and country remains through her contemporary ceramic works. https://maricelleolivier.com/

Freedom Tower is the building erected on the site of the Twin Towers destroyed on 9/11/01.  Every year there is light shone to memorialize the day.

Today we visited Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella in Florence which dates back to 1221. Founded as a Dominican