Some extraordinary places in nature evoke an immediate, almost spiritual connection. The natural honeycomb sandstone formations known as Tafoni, found along the shorelines of many Gulf Islands in British Columbia, are among these places. A Burnaby-based ceramic artist, De obtained a BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design in 1999, majoring in ceramics; she first established a studio near Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The recipient of numerous awards, she has exhibited her work in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Washington State and British Columbia. After moving to British Columbia, De became…