03.22.2011
Categories: lillstreet, special events
Hundreds of Empty Bowls are up for grabs this Friday at “Empty Bowls.”
With handmade bowls being donated by students, teachers, studio members
and more, this annual event is sure to be a success again this year! I will be pulling
together a selection of my own bowls to donate towards the cause tomorrow.
So plan on stopping by Lillstreet Art Center this Friday night. Look through
hundreds of bowls, choose your favorites, buy them and fill them with soup!
It’s that easy… doing good for the hungry all around Chicago.
“EMPTY BOWLS” at Lillstreet Art Center
4401 North Ravenswood, at Montrose, Chicago, Illinois 60640
Friday, March 25, 2011, 5-9pm
The Empty Bowls Project is a nationwide effort by potters to end hunger.
Lillstreet Art Center is proud to host this 5th annual event to benefit First Slice,
Lillstreet Art Center is proud to host this 5th annual event to benefit First Slice,
a local hunger-fighting organization. Stop by for a modest meal of soup and bread,
served in a bowl donated by a ceramic artist that you may take home as a reminder
served in a bowl donated by a ceramic artist that you may take home as a reminder
of all the other bowls you will have helped to fill. Bowls are $25 each, and there is
no limit to the number of bowls you may purchase. Sales begin at 5pm on a first-come,
first-served basis. There will also be a silent auction of artist-crafted items.
no limit to the number of bowls you may purchase. Sales begin at 5pm on a first-come,
first-served basis. There will also be a silent auction of artist-crafted items.
Wow, Gary, those are beautiful!
They turned out really well; this could have been the “poster” shot as well.
Is that Cohen Red on the inside of some of those? Nice unexpected combo with the rims.
Beautiful bowls. I would love one, maybe I could purchase one after your empty bowls event. Did you receive my e-mails yet? Good luck with your event!
Thanks… and yes, that is indeed Cohen’s Copper Red inside some of the bowls. It’s kind of a purple-ish red. You can get a deeper red with a little Temoku sprayed over it. But a celadony-clear or light blue if it gets at all oxidized during the firing?! Go figure…
SAM – Yes, I did get a bunch of photos from you, however I haven’t had time yet to go through them all. Looks like you’ve been very busy! The few that I’ve opened so far look very nice. I’ll have more comments soon… Thanks for sending them!
I’m new to pottery, but at the ripe young age of 60 have become thoroughly addicted and thirsty to learn as much as I can and have been spending almost every day at the studio. I love that Cohen Red and did some googling to find out more about it but came up empty handed (screened?). Would you mind telling me more about it? Is it a secret recipe?