Janet Mitsuji’s Remembering evolved from a handful of ceramic shards, glass and old coins found while walking a familiar path. The pieces initiated a search for memories of someone very dear. Incorporating those memories she began squeezing, pulling, pressing, and grasping, the clay. The jugs metamorphosed into the physical symbol of her emotional struggle. Their surface and form came to reflect the nature of memory with its layers, polished bits, raw edges, fragments, and fading.