Chariots on Fire introduces: 

Bowls + Vessels

What is it about bowls and vessels that we find so special?  These objects live in multiple worlds; they are functional and beautiful, both.  In form, bowls and vessels offer an invitation for use—they ask that we reflect upon how we will make them purposeful.  The artists who make our bowls and vessels think about this: each piece is created to be held, to be filled, to be in service of our various needs.

We have so many bowls and vessels; we keep them everywhere!  Rarely do we assign them a fixed place—it’s more fun to move them around, to allow for and explore practically endless possibilities.

Almost effortlessly, our bowls transform into daily #essentials: they may be heaped with seasonal fruits or vegetables; or they may hold photos, letters, and other cherished memorabilia.  Often-times, they serve as simple catch-alls for life’s miscellanea.  We like to use our bowls to construct little clusters of things which, for us, carry meaning and sentiment.

Now let’s talk about vessels.  A vessel is perhaps less open than a bowl; it expresses a different kind of promise.  On its own, a vessel is sculptural; even before it is filled, there is beauty to its outer contours.  But a vessel also possesses an inherent utilitarianism: what will you pair it with to fulfill its usefulness?  We think of the vessel as a vehicle for discovery.  The addition of some element from nature, we believe, brings a vessel into its essential harmony: our vessels might bear blooms clipped from our garden, or clusters of branches we’ve collected while walking through the neighborhood.

How we use our bowls and vessels shifts and evolves across the different moments of our lives.  And in this way, our bowls and vessels come, too, to house our memories.  Of course, these items are equally beautiful on their own, too.