Empty Bowls Project Raises More Than $2000 for Food Bank of Northern Indiana

  
 

The inaugural Empty Bowls project at the Center at Donaldson was a resounding success, filled to the brim with eager participants. The project began in early February at MoonTree Studios, when the public was invited in on a Saturday to make clay bowls with their own hands. Participants then returned two weeks later to glaze their bisque-fired bowls with combinations of blue, beige, green, and reddish-brown glazes. These unique bowls numbered over 300 for the Empty Bowls soup supper on Saturday, March 15.

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Center at Donaldson to Launch Empty Bowls Project

  
 

The Center at Donaldson is launching a project as part of an international grassroots effort to fight hunger. The Empty Bowls project is a concept created by The Imagine Render Group, with a basic premise: potters and clay craftspeople work with interested participants to create handcrafted bowls to be sold during a supper event. Later, the public is invited to a simple meal of soup and bread. In exchange for a cash donation at the supper, guests enjoy a simple meal and keep a bowl as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world.

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