One of these things is not like the others

We had such a lovely time on Ocracoke over Thanksgiving last year that we took a quick trip back over winter break. On New Year's day, we walked across the tidal pools on the northeast tip of the island, where we saw many washed up jellyfish that were simultaneously beautiful, glorpy, and gross.

OK, so the last photo is not actually a jellyfish: it's the inside of a wood-fired bowl made by Joseph Sand that I snatched up from the current gallery show at Claymakers. Unlike the jellyfish, the bowl (like pretty much all of Joseph's work) is nothing but gorgeous.