The most important piece of art Matthew Banks ever created was an urn for his mother's ashes. When it is accidentally dropped to the floor, he realizes his life is similarly shattered. His father has reappeared after a fifteen-year absence, insisting on joining Matthew's ceramics business, and thus begins a fraught working relationship with disastrous results. Stuck in the studio inside the massive hacienda bequeathed to him by his mother, Matthew must face a continuing onslaught of challenges, not the least being the sudden appearance of a woman from his past, bearing their love child and demanding his commitment. In this story of changing fortunes laced with silver linings, we follow the struggle of an artist learning what it takes to nurture more than just his God-given talent.