This textured, 'Broken Bowl' was made using earthenware clay. I crammed greaseproof paper inside the bowl after I'd coiled and shaped it. This left crinkles and indents, creases and interesting patterns which are unique. I worked over and over in one area (the broken piece) working it thinner and thinner, pulling the clay upwards and outwards until a crack appeared. As the clay dried the crack became much deeper - and after firing, deeper still. This crack is too wide to be "fixed" it is deep and noticeable; and it's a beautiful thing that can still be used as a vessel of some sort...no matter how broken we are, we are still beautiful and have a purpose!
