A ÁRVORE PLATE
Made of white clay with high-temperature glaze.
Handmade and hand-painted by Elisa Parpinelli, each piece is unique.
The Tree
I undressed to climb a tree. My bare thighs embraced the smooth, damp trunk. My sandals walked along the branches.
Very high up, but still in the shade of the foliage, I straddled a faraway branch, my feet swinging in space.
It had rained. Drops of water ran down my skin. My hands stained with moss, my toes red from the flowers crushed beneath them.
I felt the beautiful tree throb with life as the wind passed through it. I then pressed my legs tighter, pressing my open lips to the downy nape of a branch.