Prayer Bowls | Cheryl C. Williams
	Prayer Bowls 1993 stoneware, gold leaf, and acrylic paint; wheel-thrown and airbrushed 14 1/2 x 12 3/4 in.; 12 x 9 1/2 in.; 6 x 10 3/4 in. (36.8 x 32.4 cm; 30.5 x 24.1 cm; 15.2 x 27.3 cm) Lent by the White House, Gift of the artist Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor
White House Tour (Entrance Hall)
This trio of bowls reflects the potter's concern for simple forms executed in intense colors. For Williams, the contrast of the brilliant and luminous gold interior with the roughly textured exterior represents a metaphor for human nature. AUDIO (:28) || wav (300 KB)	Prayer Bowls (Detail)
Pot	Presence Clock #7