Patch.com published this great piece about Bowls for Food and food insecurity. Thank you Beth Dalbey for spreading the word and telling the story so well.
https://patch.com/massachusetts/brookline/bowls-food-lathe-artist-turns-his-attention-hunger
So many fans!
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir picked up the story from WCVB and added to it. The result? So many fans the web site went down again. Hopefully I have beefed it up enough to withstand all the enthusiasm. In case you missed it, you can watch the video here:
How do I get a bowl?
The response from recent press has been truly overwhelming and I am beyond humbled by the interest in my work. Before you write or try to get a bowl, Please read the Frequently Asked Questions to learn how it works.
- Find an available bowl. It will include a recommended donation amount. Add it to your cart and check out.
- Once checkout is complete, make a donation to the food bank or food pantry of your choice.
- The checkout process will include an email with instructions on where to send the receipt
Due to overwhelming demand I cannot take requests or reservations. If you would like to be notified of when new bowls are available, follow us on Facebook or join the newsletter here.
We’re in print!
Today’s Boston Globe included this great column by Ann Trieger Kurland. Thanks for telling the world about how they can help the hungry!
We’re on TV!
WCVB Boston came for a visit to talk to me about Bowls for Food and watch me turn a bowl. Thanks to Erika Tarantal and her team for a great story and for spreading the word of BFF. The response has been overwhelming, but worry not, I am turning new bowls!
https://www.wcvb.com/article/artist-supports-food-banks-by-turning-bowls/38687928
Just in time…
Just in time for the end of the year, I’ve released five new bowls. There are some more, but I am offering them to the people who gave me the trees they came from. It’s so nice to make something out of a tree that has meaning to someone.
Took a break
2021 has not been terribly productive for me when it comes to BFF. I had to spend some time on my main studio, including a renovation there, and some art projects. As the world reopened, I also spend a lot of time at kids sports. All of which kept me away from the lathe. I’m back with a small batch of four bowls. Thanks everyone.
What holiday?
Thanks to a big push and a matching donation, December became a very busy month here at BFF. I ended up making more than thirty bowls and you donated another $7,000 for the hungry, and all that is before the match, which was another $2,500!
I’m going to slow down production a little, as I need to recuperate and catch my breath. I’m also going to invest in a dust collector, as sawdust seems to be clogging everything around me, including my brain.
Fear not, however, as I will still be making more bowls. I have a lot more wood to turn, and there are a lot more hungry people out there.
That was fast!
I knew there were a lot of people waiting for me to post that batch of bowls, but I had no idea how quickly they would go. Sixteen bowls totalling $2,000 in donations were adopted within three hours of my posting about their availability.
If you didn’t manage to get one, I will be making bowls non stop for a couple of weeks. You can also make a request and I’ll let you know how much to donate in advance.
I am really moved by all the enthusiasm. It reaffirms what I have been working towards with this project.
Thanks again to everyone.
New Year Push
With so much attention in the last few weeks, I have been pushing very hard to produce a lot of bowls. The batch released today is the biggest yet, and I’m hoping to release at least another 20 before the end of the year.
Please note: When I publish a bowl for adoption it only has the first of three coats of finish. Bowls ordered now will not arrive by Christmas, and may not arrive by New Years Day.
Thanks you!
