Empty Bowls is an international grassroots effort to fight hunger. In exchange for a cash donation, guests are asked to keep a bowl as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. The money raised is donated to an organization working to end food insecurity.
I threw the pot and acclaimed Greyhound potter Sarah Snavely (sarahregansnavely.com) did the sgrafitto work. This collaboration has produced a number of attractive pieces. Nice eh?
Empty Bowls is an international grassroots effort to fight hunger. In exchange for a cash donation, guests are asked to keep a bowl as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. The money raised is donated to an organization working to end food insecurity.
"Chawan" is the traditional Japanese term for teabowl. It has taken great effort to produce something that looks as though it came from nature. The cratering in the surface texture is from a clay that fires at a lower temperature. When over-fired it blisters...and goes sort of crazy.
"Tomobako" is a Japanese term referring to the traditional wooden display boxes used to transport and protect fine pottery. The boxed are tied shut using a ribbon called Sanada.
The two lidded jars on the left are more exercises in glazing than anything. The leftmost pot with carved leaves received 2 different glazes: first it was dipped in Albany Brown (a glossy, cone 5 glaze) then a yellow/orange satin glaze was pained on. The middle covered pot was inspired by an early work by the American potter Warren Mackenzie. It also received two layers of glaze. First was a glossy peacock green and second was a light shino (from Coyote Clay)
"Chawan" is the traditional Japanese term for teabowl. It has taken great effort to produce something that looks as though it came from nature. The cratering in the surface texture is from a clay that fires at a lower temperature. When over-fired it blisters...and goes sort of crazy.
