How important is nature?

Nature inspires creativity and hence an economy. This is an e-page from "Heath Ceramics." It is the sole American ceramic manufacturer that survived the Chinese takeover of companies like Franciscan Ware, the former manufacturers of "Desert Rose," the china "W" purchased for First Lady Laura Bush.

All Roads (click here) home textiles are designed in the Mojave Desert, and handwoven by artisans in Chiapas, Mexico. “Nature is our biggest inspiration and sanctuary,” says co-founder and fiber artist Janelle Pietrzak, “So it was effortless to pull color from our surroundings— greens from pi\u00f1on pines and juniper; and specks of black and pinky tans from the large granite boulders in Joshua Tree.

2003 (click here)

Johnson Brothers moves production of all products, including Franciscan Ware patterns Desert Rose and Apple, to China.

2013

Franciscan Desert Rose discontinued.