Tonight I participated in another Empty Bowls Project – a community event to help
combat hunger. And by participate, I mean donating to “buy” a bowl and EATING!!!

This time, the event was sponsored by Terra Incognito in LaGrange. Much like the event we
did earlier this year at Lillstreet Art Center. If you remember, the basic concept is that a bunch
of potters all donate ceramic bowls for the cause. Then on the night of the event, the place
is flooded with lots of people who purchase the bowls for $20 and then get it filled with food.
So they get the bowl, they get some food and they get to feel great donating to the cause!
When we arrived, the line was literally around the block with people waiting to donate!

In fact, in the photo above… you can “almost” see the bowl I picked out.
It’s in the far top corner, far right column of pots, third one down from the top.
Kind of a small teabowl shape, slightly squared off, with a nice mix & interaction
of glazes – almost crystalline, but not really… though sadly, not trimmed.

One of the coolest parts of the Terra Incognito event is that it is in conjunction with a lot
of the downtown LaGrange restaurants. So you take your bowl and set out to experience
free food from over 20 local restaurants. It’s extra fun to wander the town, see a bunch
of people filling their bowls and getting free food everywhere you go! From appetizer
bruschetta & crab cakes, to entree pizza, pasta & wings, to desserts of gelato, fudge &
cookies. Not necessarily in that order. In fact, we actually did the free fudge twice! Yum!

So I teamed up with my friend Nancy, who many of you have met as one of my art fair
assistants, and she is also the one responsible for getting me started in pottery several
years ago! But that’s a whole ‘nother story for another time! So we grouped up
with her husband and two other friends to do our charitable part…
and eat as much as we could to support the cause!