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This February we featured bowls and vessel making at Ed Malmgren's shop in Houston to support the Empty Bowls Initiative. Dave Koenig was the featured demonstrator and several members brought their forges and tools for all to share. We made a lot of nice looking bowls while we learned basics of vessel forming.
This event was similar to last year's demo Bowl and Vessel Making 2006 with more participation and without the rain!
Dave Koenig has provided a summary of what he demonstrated, showing progression from a found piece of scrap plate to a handsome vessel. Click Vessel Making to view or download (pdf).
Some excellent examples of what Dave Koenig has been making this year are presented at our page Bowling with Dave.
Please Join Local Artists and Craftspeople for Houston’s Third Annual Empty Bowls Event March 3, 2007.Tom Perry, the ceramic craftman who began this local effort, attended our demo and encouraged as well as thanked HABA for participating in this program.
The Empty Bowls Initiative is a grassroots effort by artists and craftspeople across the country to feed the hungry in their communities. The Houston Empty Bowls Committee along with the Houston Food Bank and the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft are seeking contributions of handmade bowls and artworks from local artists and craftspeople.
Seven of the 15 or 20 people who worked on or completed a vessel at the February HABA meeting donated one for Empty Bowls. The meeting was a huge success because so many people worked long and hard on at least one vessel. Some made more than one. Dave Koenig plans to take he donated vessels to the Craft Center next week. Vessels can be donated up to the time of the big event on March 3.
So, if your are finishing a vessel at home and would like to donate it to Empty Bowls, please take it to the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft at 4848 Main Street or get it to Dave before the 26th.
Eight HABA members contributed eleven vessels to Empty Bowls. Money raised from this program benefits the Houston Food Bank. See the hyperlinks for more information about Empty Bowls. Members made most of the vessels at the March HABA meeting. All the vessels except the set of four by Richard Boswell are made of carbon steel. Richard’s are made of stainless steel. A special thanks go the following HABA members for their donations:
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These web links may be of further interest to you....tools, techniques,bowls, plates, bells...
If you have some photos you would like to share, please send them in! Photos taken by Richard Boswell (who says he never takes enough and digital cameras work better when they are thawed out!) are presented on several pages to shorten your download times. Just click on these links.....
When & Where :
Saturday, February 17 :
The schedule looks like this for Saturday morning:
- 8:00 am : Sign in and setup
- 8:30 am : HABA Meeting and Announcements
- 9:00 am : Begin Demo
- 9:00 am : Begin Workshop
- 12 pm : Break for Lunch
- 1 pm : Continue Workshop
- 5 pm : Conclude
Where :
Components Etc.
8866 North Loop East
Houston, TX 77029
Directions
The shop is on the feeder road on the inside of East Loop 610, in North West corner at McCarty St. Components Etc. is the yellow building by a Citgo Station in the northwest corner of North Loop 610 East at McCarty. If you need to get in touch with Ed, call 713-673-3286.
What to Bring
Bring safety glasses with side shields. This is a requirement!
Bring your forges and tools. A number of forges will be available.
Plan to bring a lunch or eat at a local restaurant.
Bring a chair to sit in.
You do not have to be a member to attend our meetings! Bring a Guest!
Bring your Membership Dues if you want to work at a forge and are not a current Member !
Minors are welcome but must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
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