Useful pottery sold in annual sale
Students willing to step away from The Hub or The Carousel Wednesday found themselves not only with some good food but a reusable take-home container.
The Utah State Ceramics Guild – ceramic majors, graduate students and faculty – held their annual Chili Bowl Sale Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The sale is one of the most popular fundraising events on campus.
“It’s a tradition every year,” said Cache Valley resident Jennifer Whiting. “I come just for the pottery.”
The sale was held outside the Taggart Student Center. For $7 students received a handcrafted bowl filled with homemade chili made by students in the Culinary Arts Club.
“I think it’s great,” said Associated Students of USU President Duke Di Stefano. “They provide a great service to students.”
There were more than 750 bowls ranging in different colors, sizes and shapes made for the event.
“I just think it’s really cool,” said Julianne Whitaker, a junior majoring in liberal arts. “It’s [done] by students and [also] you get to eat. You can pick one that represents your personality and the potter who made it.”
With more than 2,000 pounds of clay, each person made about 30 bowls, said Brian Taylor, a junior majoring in ceramics. All of the bowls are made and fired in the ceramic studio of the fine arts department weeks in advance. They are made out of stoneware clay with high-fire glazes.
The Chili Bowl Sale raises money to help fund the ceramic department by keeping the studio well-equipped and also by bringing many visiting artists from all over the world to USU’s campus, Taylor said.
In case you missed the event, the Utah State Ceramics Guild will hold their holiday sale Dec. 3 and 4. Just don’t expect any leftover chili.
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Meat and vegetarian chili filled these seven-dollar chili bowls. There were more than 750 bowls made out of stoneware clay with high-fire glazes. (Mike Sharp)