"There are hundres of things I'll never know about you, but I'm just happy I know you."
 
 
 
This bowl I called a therapy bowl because it was a decompression, a way for me to understand and digest the thoughts I was having and the reality I was in while starting my day early in the morning. I made this piece before I had my coffee and it changed the whole way I felt about the rest of the day. The windows and doors were because I needed a way in and out of this headspace, these thoughts, and this mentality. The fruit was to represent the power and fruit of life and human connection. This bowl was made out of necessity, I needed to process, so I hope it feels as warm to you as it does to me. 
 
While glazing these pieces I came to a realization, I was stuck. I felt trapped in a sort of creative lull and I didn't know how to break out of it. So, I grabbed my underglazes and my paint palettes and got added water to every compartment and just a drop of color to each, creating a watercolor like effect. I'm not very comfortable with watercolors as is so homemade watercolor glazes was a whole new world! Using these loosened me up so much so that I began to experiment with color combos, layers, and drips in a child-like manner. Adding the glaze pencil on top was something I always wanted to do and I hope to get some more colored pencils to use in the future! 
 
I also was thinking a lot about fruit and all of the powerful historical, religious, and spiritual symbolic meanings of fruit. This in conversation with my usual undertones of the connection of all living things is a powerful juxtaposition that I hope you can find some weight and warmth in ad I did as well. 
 
PLEASE NOTE: This piece was made from pre-processed clay which means it's foodsafe! This also allows me to do more ornate trimming and for a thinner and lighter piece all together!
 
Dimensions
Length: 7.75in
Width: 6.5in.
Height: 2in.
 
As always, made with mud and love! - Evan :)