We also seek to educate the public about the ceramic arts by offering throwing demonstrations, and a kids table where children have the opportunity to create in clay. On Saturday, June 9, TPG hosted Siglinda Scarpa for a day- long workshop at the NC State Crafts Center. Siglinda showed slides of her work and demonstrated the techniques she uses to combine throwing and handbuilding in the creation of her abstract organic sculptures. Check out some images from the workshop or visit Siglinda's home page for some examples of her work. Empty Bowls Empty Bowls is an international project to raise money for hunger relief.
Potters donate bowls, then invite guests to a simple meal.
In exchange for a donation, guests receive both the meal, and a bowl to keep. The money is donated to organizations that fight hunger. The Triangle Potters Guild sponsored its first Empty Bowls events in the Raleigh area in February 2000. All proceeds from these events were donated to the Food Bank of NC and other hunger- relief organizations. We worked with the Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina in Charlotte to plan this event, which included an exhibit of bowls from potters all over the region and the nation, as well as a meal and sale of bowls.