What might this child’s life be like? Think of a time when you were really hungry. 1. What was the length of time that had

gone by since you had last eaten? 2. Did you know you were getting food soon? 3. How is your situation different than that of people who don’t

have ready access to food?4. When one uses the word hunger, what does it mean?5. What if you did not know when you would eat again? How

would you feel?6. Why are people hungry?

Objectives•You will create thrown & hand built bowls•You will learn how to apply decoration methods such as wax resist and slip trailing•You will critique your work and the work of others.•You will donate one or more pieces to Empty Bowls as a fundraiser for the Food Bank of the Rockies.

Essential Questions

•What is considered art?

•How do different cultures manifest the purposes of art?

•How do you problem-solve to create art?

•When is art criticism vital?

Empty Bowls ConceptSome artists use their art to speak about problems in society. Often visual artists use sign, symbol, or metaphor in artworks to create an awareness of the need for social change in the world around them. Social change requires individual and collective efforts and is most effective when individuals pool their energies for a common purpose. The Empty Bowls Project is one of those collective efforts.

The Original Empty Bowls ●Initiated by Michigan art teacher John Harton

●1990 – 1991 School Year

●Supports food related charities around the World.

● Millions of dollars raised to aid in the fight against hunger

● Donation of ceramic bowls.

● For minimum donation a meal is served.

● Guests choose a bowl to use.

● Bowl kept as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world.

Empty Bowls Fundraiser for the Hunger and Poverty in Colorado

11.2% of people in Colorado live in poverty. 13% of Colorado children live in poverty. (nccp.org) 1 in 7 households in Colorado are food insecure, or food insecure with hunger (USDA – 2011)

The number of children living in poverty has increased 85 percent since 2000, with more than 192,000 children living at or below the poverty level.

Empty Bowl Rubric

Concept: Assess and produce art with various materials and methods

Advanced Understanding of Standard 4

Meets Standard 3 Approaching Standard 2 Below Standard 1

Create works of art that speak to personal artistic opinion in response to cultural contexts.

Excellent visually pleasing shape and decoration. Rim is smooth enough to eat/drink out of. Not too thick. Considered the purpose of the bowls in creating the form and decoration. Completed a personal bowl and a soup bowl to donate to empty bowls that has excellent craftsmanship.

Visually pleasing shape and decoration. Rim is mostly smooth enough to eat/drink out of. Not too thick. Considered the purpose of the bowls in creating the form and decoration. Completed a personal bowl and a soup bowl to donate to empty bowls that has good craftsmanship.

Rim is mostly smooth enough to eat/drink out of. Not too thick. Considered the purpose of the bowls in creating the form and decoration. Completed a personal bowl and a soup bowl to donate to empty bowls that has average craftsmanship.

Rim is not smooth enough to eat/drink out of. Too thick. Did not consider the purpose of the bowls in creating the form and decoration. Did not create a personal bowl and/or a soup bowl to donate to empty bowls that has excellent craftsmanship.

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RequirementsGuiding Question: How do the ideas of poverty, charity, giving interact with function? Surface? Aesthetic expression of personal content?● Each student will be responsible for creating a bowl for

empty bowls, and one or more bowls for themselves.● Create 3 or more tests ● Bowls needs to be food safe. ● Finished bowls need to be of high quality.Slab Bowl

Aesthetic Aspects of Your Bowls● What kind of attitude or feeling do you want your bowls to have? How will

you use foot, rim, curve to establish your idea? For example, a bowl that expresses comfort would look different than one that conveys elegance.

● What is the function of your bowl, and what considerations are necessary in form for this? e.g. size, shape of curve (offering, enclosing/containing)? Mixing bowls meant to contain liquid contents during stirring have a different shape than serving bowls that are meant to invite the hand to select something from the bowl.

● What personal content/tone/attitude do you want to express in your bowls? Choose the personal content you want to be expressed in your bowls.

Technical Goals1. Smooth, continuous curves from the center to the

rim. 2. Even wall thickness.3. Effective foot trimming or treatment.4. Trimming should be done to create even wall

thickness and stable footing for your bowl. 5. Produce a bowl of reasonable weight for its size,

and a bottom that is about the same thickness as the walls.

6. Glazing: effective glaze application, including a clean foot.

7. Bowls should be functional for your desired purpose.

What technical aspects can you consider about a bowl?RIM

Bowl is functional consider:

•Is the rim sturdy?

•Are the edges sharp and prone to chipping?

•Are the edges of the rim nicely rounded off?

What technical aspects can you consider about a bowl?FOOT

Does the size of the foot make the bowl look larger or smaller by comparison?•How does it help the design?•How does it help the stability?

What technical aspects can you consider about a bowl?CONTOUR

A bowl is a container.

•Consider the inside and outside contours.

What technical aspects can you consider about a bowl?

PROPORTION

Do you want it deep or wide?•What do the proportions say about the bowl's function?

Empty Soup Bowl Design

RIM:Medium rim to prevent chipping

PROPORTION: Deep for stew or chili to keep it hot

FOOT:Cut out feet for visual lift

DECORATION:Orange and blue, complementary colors for contrast, stamp for texture