Thursday, April 22, 2010

Empty Bowls, 2010

Empty Bowls sponsored by the Palouse Studio Potters Guild, Moscow Food Co-op, Heart of the Arts, and assisted by PCEI and many artists, both local and from far away, was held April 17th, 2010.
We brought in more money this year than ever before! The funds will be split between a local food bank and OxFam International as donations.


A porcelain bowl by Guild member Carolyn Guy is appreciated.


Sometimes a bowl just pops out at you and you must have it!


With such a vast array of bowls available many thoughtful choices were made.


Our invaluable and tireless kitchen crew. Gary referred to himself as our "kitchen wench".


Laurel McDonald gets some of the delicious soup served by guild member Sasha. This year the Co-op gave a choice of Caribbean Black Bean or Roasted Red Pepper and Coconut Milk. Both were fantastic.


Guests enjoying Jazz, company and Moscow Food Co-op Soup.

Monday, March 15, 2010

Bowl Construction Workshop in February

The Palouse Studio Potters Guild held a workshop to make bowls during the "Haiti Benefit Breakfast" held in Moscow on February 21st 2010 at the 1912 Center. The Benefit raised funds for Haiti to be distributed by Moscow women who traveled to Haiti. One of the women was Ryan Law also a member of the Guild.
The Potters brought clay and tools and took over the arts and crafts room of the 1912 Center. Community members were invited to do handmade bowls for the April 17th Empty Bowls Project.

The workshop was so popular we had more interest in making bowls than we could handle.


Most of the bowls that made were constructed by the "pancake" style in molds.


Here Guild Member, Carolyn Guy, instructs Andy on some of the important points of a slab built bowl.

Allie is having a wonderful time with her bowl.


Celadon is doing a few variations with her bowl.


Here are a few of the bowls made that day. After this the members of the Potter's Guild took the bowls back to their individual studios, dried them carefully, loaded bisque kilns and fired them, applied glazes and then high fired them. Still a lot of work to do before they are ready for Empty Bowls.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Working with the Community

This year our Empty Bowls Project promises to be bigger and better than ever. The Palouse Studio Potters Guild has been holding workshops in the community to make bowls for sale this year.


The first workshop was painting underglazes on bisqued bowls. Jeanne led this workshop with the local S.C.A. branch. Notice the concentration and interest in the participants!


Just one more touch of blue.


This was a bowl painting workshop done at the Palouse Women Artists Retreat. Here Celia Boland carefully applies underglaze to a bisqued bowl. The Potter's Guild will cover the bowl with transparent glaze and fire it for the Empty Bowls Project. This composition looks like it will be a facinating bowl.

Linda paints Palouse Hills on Palouse Pottery athe the PWA Retreat.


The PWA weekend was a wonderful weekend of friends, beautiful scenery, surrounded by creativity and creative pursuits. These bowl painters are obviously enjoying the good times. Many of the Palouse Potters Guild members are also members of the PWA.