Bowl making parties In November

Who: Anyone doesn't mind making their hands dirty and help out the project.

(No clay experience needed, children are welcome!)

Where: Garden of Goods ceramic studio in Hope Sound

When: Nov., 2010, Wednesday (3nd, 10th, 17th) , 1-5pm. or Friday (5th, 12th, 19th), 4-8pm.

What: Bring nothing but a sense of humor, and a pinch of creativity. Just show up and have some fun.

If you want to sign up, please contact Petey Cox by phone: 772 225 7002 or email: Peteygc@aol.com

Just let her know the day or days you want to come.

Direction to Garden of Goods Studio: http://www.gardenofgoods.com/directions.html

Fifth Annual Lundin Kudo Empty Bowls Project

While we're working on the new poster,

here are a few changes from last year;

Sunday February 27th, 2011.

11 am - 3:00 pm

$20 donation person

St. Mary's Episcopal Church

Pittenger Center

701 East Ocean Blvd., Stuart

And this time, we will try our best not to run out of soup or bowl......

Mae Slaton Silent Auction

Young Mae

Mae's vessel

MAE

Mary Alice Rogan Slaton

1929-2009

Mae Slaton believed that artists should gather together to create and to share. She initiated the Empty Bowls Project in 2006 to celebrate the life and work of Lundin Kudo, ceramic artist and friend. Mae brought together ceramic artists, artists from other media and people who just like to play with clay. All who wished to contribute were welcome. A few “souper” bowls were also selected for a silent auction to raise additional funds to feed the hungry in Martin County.

In honor of Mae Slaton’s commitment to excellence as evidenced by her contributions to the Center for the Arts, Martin County Arts Council Exhibition Committee and Martin County Public Art Advisory Board, this silent auction is now the MAE SLATON SILENT AUCTION OF SOUPER BOWLS.

Mae brought art to every aspect of her life. We hope that these beautiful bowls will fill your life with joy and wonder, while helping to fill humbler bowls with sustenance.

Empty Bowls Day

Empty Bowls Day, Sunday, February 28, 2010 was an absolute blowout success! We had 350 bowls, twice as many as last year and sold almost every single one. We also had twice as much delicious locally donated soup and innumerable baskets of good bread from Publix. And we ran out of everything by noon anyway! Few glitches - line too slow - but all will be addressed next year. We also made twice as much money this year - way over $8,000 for St. Mary's Episcopal Soup Kitchen and the Treasure Coast Food Bank for other Martin County Soup Kitchens! So we are all happy as can be today and looking forward to making more beautiful bowls next year and involving our artists and restaurants and even more of our community in a great project. Click here for photos of the day on Thomas Winter's blog and here for more photos of the event.

Thank You List

THANK YOU!

TO OUR SPONSORING RESTAURANTS

& IN-KIND DONORS

Carrabba’s Italian Grill

1900 Fountainview Blvd., St. Lucie West

Conchy Joe’s Seafood

3945 NE Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach

Dolphin Bar & Shrimp House

1401 NE Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach

East Ocean Bistro

2661 SE Ocean Blvd., Stuart

Roosters Daytime Café

891 NE Jensen Beach Blvd., Jensen Beach

Publix Supermarkets

Tradition

Dale Hudson

Sunshine State Carnations

3403 SE Berry Ave., Palm City

Garden of Goods Gallery

12330 SE Dixie Hwy., Hobe Sound

THANK YOU!

to all the Potters, Artists, Teachers and Students. (If you cannot find your name, it would be our mistake. Please let us know.)

Art Students of Maria Miele, the Pine School

Art Students of Tracy Canada, Jensen Beach High School

Carlee Weston & Friends Pottery

Garden of Goods Gallery

Maria’s Clay Habit Studio

Treasure Coast Clay Art Guild

Alex Akerberg

Marianne Arcadapane-Todor

Buzzy August

Diane L. Ayres

Diane T. Ayres

Adam Balfour

Jane Ball

Ellen Bates

Gale Belanger

Judi Bettendorf

Joanne Biamonte

Mike Booth

Carol Boye

George Ann Braden

Suzanne Briley

Nylan Christensen

Judy Coffman

Petey Cox

Susan Cremin

Jen Dacota

Claudette Dalack

Cristina de la Vega

Garth Decker

Kendra Deltano

Jean Dugan

Karla Frederick

Aida Fry

Valerie Geever

Nina Gelardi

Howard Gibbons

Margaret Gray

Maggie Griner

Linda Hake

Susan Hansen

Duane Hatfield

Julie Hegedus

Jennifer Holmes

Liz Huggins-Thompson

Carol Hughes

Julia Kelly

Karen Kerwin

Chris Kling

Jackie Lanier

Justin Lambert

Cynthia Lay

Jane Lincoln

Lois Looby

Mary Makowske

Marlee Matheson

Gail McCarthy

Nedra Mead

Pat Mercier

Bev Migneault

Billye Miraglia

Hal Moore

Marilyn Moriarty

Susan Mottice

Jan Nimmo

Suzanne Osman

The Perez Family

Michael Plunkett

Linda & Heather Pollnow

Jussi & Olavi Poyhonen

Tom Prestopnik

Jerry Rose

Paula Rubino

Marcy Rutledge

Marilyn Ryan

Karen Sandlin

Shanna Scarpitti

Pat Scott

Kathy Sincerbeau

Brenda Susla

Joni Thieling

Carolyn Walsh

Ellen Wiest

Maura Wilder

May Wong

Leona Zegar

Paige and 4 kids ; Elisabeth, Caleb, Benjamin and Andrew

With all of your help, we made beautiful things happen.

Committee

The Empty Bowls Project Committee 2010 consists of the following local artists:

Diane Ayres - Chairwoman

Ellen Bates

Petey Cox

Georgia Malone

Carolyn Smith

May Wong

Leona Zegar

Significant contributions of time and effort have also been made by:

Garth Decker

Gail McCarthy

Jackie Lanier

Best party in town

Well, maybe it was a slow night elsewhere in Martin County, but the Empty Bowls Friday night painting party was hopping. It might have been the best fun in town! It seems many folks had such a good time at our previous painting parties, that they not only came back, but brought spouses and friends. May, Diane, Garth and Ellen worked at fever-pitch to get tables set up, bowls glazed, problems solved and questions answered but it sure was fun. And the bowls...! The bowls produced last night were bright, beautiful, fun and best of all many - a record number. Best of all, we expect to meet or exceed our goal of 250 bowls for the event.

So, painters one and all, thank you. It is truly heart-warming to see how enthusiastically the artists in Martin County (and beyond) have rallied to support the Empty Bowls Project in its efforts to feed hungry

people in our community.

Be sure to stop in at Garden of Goods where finished bowls will be on display until the event. We'll look forward to seeing you all at St. Mary's Episcopal on Sunday, February 28th from 10AM to 2PM. Be sure to get there early for the best selection of bowls, and don't forget, there will be some very special "souper" bowls selected for silent auction.

Thanks again, painters, for all your help.