Student Tanner Halversen will Compete at Nationals Ceramic Exhibition

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Tanner Halversen, a senior at Maple Mountain High in Nebo School District, won state honors not on one, but two ceramic art pieces. His artistic pieces were selected from over 1,100 entries and 150 will go on to compete at Nationals. Tanner will travel to Houston, Texas to compete at the National Ceramic K-12 Exhibition.

Tanner has used his creative talent in helping support the Food and Care Coalition. He said, “MMHS has a history of supporting Bowls for Humanity, so I thought it would be a great senior service project. The work they do at the Food and Care Coalition is really important, and I am glad there is something that I can do to help.”

Tanner threw and glazed over 100 bowls. He created extras since not every piece makes it through the firing process. Tanner said, “I threw the bowls at home, and carefully loaded them in the back of the Suburban and transported them back to the school to complete the process. I tried to pick glazes that I knew were reliable and colors that would work well in someone’s home.” Tanner’s entire project took about 40 hours, approximately 25 minutes per bowl.

Heather Hogue with the Food and Care Coalition said, “My first reaction was surprise that this donation was by a high school student. The quality of work really surprised me. Tanner is very talented, and his work definitely stands out. When I looked at the pottery, I expected this to be from a college student or possibly even a professional. Tanner must have put a lot of work and creativity into these, and it really shows. He should be really proud of his work.”

This is the seventh annual Bowls for Humanity fundraiser. Artists from the community donate their poetry and Marvellous Catering donates soup. All the proceeds from the Bowls for Humanity go directly to services the Food and Care Coalition provide for the homeless and low-income of Utah County.

The Food and Care Coalition serve well over 100,000 meals to the homeless and low-income as well as provide hygiene products, showers, laundry facilities, computer labs, job search assistance, mental health services, and dental services.

“By supporting Bowls for Humanity, Tanner is really making a difference for those in need in Utah County,” stated Heather Hogue.

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