THROWN & CARVED

Given the time of year, I have spent more than my fair share of throwing time making serving bowls, both open and covered. I tend to throw two sizes of serving bowls, those of a manageable scale for two to four people and a larger version for about eight people of so, of course a lot depends on what goes in the bowl but this is one of the few things that I make where I don't hear, it could have been bigger or it could have been smaller. This particular bowl was made a month or so ago and was a gift on a recent excursion to see a nice collection of modern Japanese pottery part of a series of thrown and carved pieces later glazed in temmoku and medieval green. I enjoy throwing these bowls, moving, cantilevering the clay out over the foot creates a bit of tension in the form that goes well with the carved grasses pattern around the bowl. With every bowl I make I hope they find their way in to the daily lives where ever they end up and filled to the brim with the resident specialty is always the way I see them in my mind's eye.