Monday, January 9, 2017

Art One - Empty Bowls

Before we start on first projects, we will make a piece for the Empty Bowls Project.  These pieces are our "first fruits".  

Proverbs 3:9-10 tells us:  "Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine."

This is fund raiser for area food ministries that FPD art students began participating in three years ago.  We have a soup dinner and sell our ceramic bowls, platters and vases.


Below is from the Empty Bowls website to further explain the project.  Why should FPD participate?
Empty Bowls is an international grassroots effort to fight hunger and was created by The Imagine Render Group. The basic premise is simple: Potters and other craftspeople, educators and others work with the community to create handcrafted bowls. Guests are invited to a simple meal of soup and bread. In exchange for a cash donation, guests are asked to keep a bowl as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. The money raised is donated to an organization working to end hunger and food insecurity.
It is the collective genius of all the people involved that has made Empty Bowls what it has become. Events have now taken place across the United States and in at least a dozen other countries. Many millions of dollars have been raised and donated to hunger-fighting organizations. We could never have imagined all the things people have done or all the ways the project has touched people.
Each individual or group organizing an event designs it around the needs of their own community and is responsible for their own event. We ask that all such events are called "Empty Bowls" so that the idea can continue to spread. Please make your event inclusive, insist that it maintain a high level of integrity, include an educational component to raise awareness, and give the money raised to an organization helping to feed people in need.
The largest hunger-relief organization in the United States,  Feeding America,  reports that the nation’s food banks could soon be overwhelmed by demand. Statistics show that 1 out of 8 Americans struggle with food insecurity every day. Millions of people have lost their jobs during the most recent recession and the number of food stamp recipients has increased dramatically. Your help is needed now more than ever. Please find the time, make the commitment, get involved. Your single effort can have a profound impact.
“Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year but when you volunteer, you vote everyday about the kind of community you want to live in.”  -Marjorie Moore

26 comments:

  1. I think that participating in empty bowls is a good way to serve our community and give to those who are not as fortunate as we are.

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  2. It is important to help others and empty bowls is a great way to show that we care.

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  3. I think empty bowls is a great and personal way to serve our community. Carrie Walsh

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  4. Empty bowls is a great cause and I think that it's cool that we get to use art to help raise awareness for a big issue and get FPD involved in helping the community. -Kailey Bohan

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  5. Being a part of a project like Empty Bowls is a great way to be reminded of the simple blessings in our lives that we take for granted everyday like a simple meal of soup and bread.
    - Jansyn Samples

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  6. Participating in empty bowls is a great way to give back to the community. Its also a great way to get people involved in giving back to the community because, a lot of people like the bowls we make and want to buy them.

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  7. Empty bowls is a way to not only feed the hungry people around us, but to give them a piece that is not only a bowl, its a story, a way to remember those who have helped you
    -Copeland

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  8. I think helping with empty bowls is a great way to give to our community and remind us of those who are less fortunate. -Bailey

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    1. I am just absolutely thrilled with your enthusiasm! I love how "into" it you are!Really dig deep this semester!

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  9. Empty Bowls provides individuals with not only a means to provide to those in need, but also the experience of sculpting and manipulating a ball of clay into something that, at times, can be far greater.
    -Paul

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  10. FPD should participate in Empty Bowls to fulfill its mission to change the world for God's glory and give those who are not a part of our own community a part of our prosperity.

    -Ben Hall

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  11. Participating in empty bowls allows us to recognize that there are others who don't have access the same access to food that we do, but also allows us to help spread that to others.
    Micah Creamer

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  12. I really enjoy being able to participate in such a caring, and generous organization. I feel honored just being a part of FPD's involvement with such charities, specifically 'Empty Bowls'. I absolutely love the idea of doing a project for this cause, and selling them for charity. May God Bless,
    - Gabriel Cristian Giron IV

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  13. I think empty bowls is a great way for us to give back to the not so fortunate people in our community.

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  14. FPD should participate in Empty Bowls because it is our role to help others that are less fortunate than us. A lot more people than we realize are struggling with hunger and we can come together to make a difference.
    Cassidy Pearson

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  15. I think that participating in empty bowls is a way for us to help the people who don't have as much as we do

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  16. Empty Bowls is helping around the world, but i would be interested to know what percent of the money made is given to soup kitchens, the founders of the brand, ect. We all need to help spread the word to help the less fortunate.

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  17. I like the fact that you can make bowls and then end up feeding hungry people. It's a very fun way of making sure kids can eat everyday.

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  18. Empty Bowls sounds like a great organization that helps people all across the world. I am glad that we are given the opportunity to participate in this and am proud to be apart of a cause that helps others all across the world.
    -Noah Takac

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  19. I've participated in Empty Bowls more than one time, and I have loved it. I love getting the opportunity to make a bowl for a special organization like this. I think that this is a great thing that our school is doing and it can really help the less fortunate. -Kennedy Cauley

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  20. Empty Bowls is a small thing that can make big difference in someone else's life. That's what FPD represents. We are a small part of the community dedicated to making a difference. A big one at that.

    -DEJA THARPE

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  21. we take for granted how we don't have to worry about our next meal as most of the world and even 1 in 8 american's do. Empty bowls helps us to understand how fortunate we are and allows us to help the less fortunate. -Jay Spivey

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  22. I think that it's great for us to participate in empty bowls because we can learn new skills and help other people at the same time.
    Cindy Fei

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  23. Empty bowls is a great opportunity for students to use their talents to serve an important cause. - Madisyn Earls

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  24. Empty Bowls is a great way to show we care, and to make a great contribution to the world.Help people who need help. Caroline Jia

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  25. Fpd's moto is to educate and equip students for Gods glory and I feel that participating in this organization resembles that statement perfectly!- Abbie Burns

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