For a seasoned Perth potter, one minute is all it takes to turn a dull lump of clay to an elegant and perfect bowl.
Take that one minute, multiply it by 5 potters, two days, and you’ve got the 2010 Empty Bowls campaign off to a good start.
Potters recently came together at event organizer Jay Seaton’s studio to craft a good number of bowls that will be sold to help provide funds to initiatives aimed at securing food.
The goal? To produce a total of 500 bowls in two days.
The hand-made bowls will be fired and glazed to be sold at local studio tours and shops, as well as the upcoming Festival of the Maples.
The Empty Bowls campaign, an idea that started in the U.S., is a project where rather than selling bowls, potters are made to donate them, with proceeds going to food related charities like soup kitchens and the like.
Last year, Empty Bowls raised a total of $17,000, undeniably exceeding the annual goal of $10,000. Seaton hopes to build upon last year’s success by making more bowls to add funds to what they’ve currently collected.
Among those who volunteered were a number of students from Perth colleges and universities majoring in Fine Arts. According to them, the opportunity to help and hone their skills is something they just couldn’t turn down.
