For a seasoned Perth potter, one minute is all it takes to turn a dull lump of clay to an elegant and perfect bowl.<\/p>\n
Take that one minute, multiply it by 5 potters, two days, and you\u2019ve got the 2010 Empty Bowls campaign off to a good start.<\/p>\n
Potters recently came together at event organizer Jay Seaton\u2019s studio to craft a good number of bowls that will be sold to help provide funds to initiatives aimed at securing food.<\/p>\n
The goal? To produce a total of 500 bowls in two days.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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\u2019s success by making more bowls to add funds to what they\u2019ve currently collected.<\/p>\n
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\u2019t turn down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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