Great Lakes Bowl
Oak leaves swirl around the interior of this bowl by way of the sgraffito technique. Green slip (a water and clay mix) was painted on the surface, then the negative space around the leaves was carved away to reveal the original white clay.
Height: 3”
Top Diameter: 9”
Bottom Diameter” 4-1/8”
Capacity: 44 oz
Half of the forestland in the eastern U.S. is comprised of oak trees. Oaks, like other trees, store carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen through the process of photosynthesis. The leaves of oak trees also absorb airborne pollutants, up to 10 pounds per tree per year. However, climate change, high deer populations and invasive species threaten oak ecosystems. Federal/state agencies and nongovernmental conservation organizations are working to sustain and restore these forests, as in the Great Lakes Region Joint Venture.
Oak leaves swirl around the interior of this bowl by way of the sgraffito technique. Green slip (a water and clay mix) was painted on the surface, then the negative space around the leaves was carved away to reveal the original white clay.
Height: 3”
Top Diameter: 9”
Bottom Diameter” 4-1/8”
Capacity: 44 oz
Half of the forestland in the eastern U.S. is comprised of oak trees. Oaks, like other trees, store carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen through the process of photosynthesis. The leaves of oak trees also absorb airborne pollutants, up to 10 pounds per tree per year. However, climate change, high deer populations and invasive species threaten oak ecosystems. Federal/state agencies and nongovernmental conservation organizations are working to sustain and restore these forests, as in the Great Lakes Region Joint Venture.
Oak leaves swirl around the interior of this bowl by way of the sgraffito technique. Green slip (a water and clay mix) was painted on the surface, then the negative space around the leaves was carved away to reveal the original white clay.
Height: 3”
Top Diameter: 9”
Bottom Diameter” 4-1/8”
Capacity: 44 oz
Half of the forestland in the eastern U.S. is comprised of oak trees. Oaks, like other trees, store carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen through the process of photosynthesis. The leaves of oak trees also absorb airborne pollutants, up to 10 pounds per tree per year. However, climate change, high deer populations and invasive species threaten oak ecosystems. Federal/state agencies and nongovernmental conservation organizations are working to sustain and restore these forests, as in the Great Lakes Region Joint Venture.