The Meal ideas

My inspiration comes from Older countryside french cooking and the artist Margaret Bohls. Bohls has functional pieces but with geometric and whimsical twist. They add a flare of drama and interest to otherwise normal tableware. These shapes and colors inspired me to create my designs as they fit my idea of fun and function.

(image from artaxis.org)











My other inspiration came from looking at French cookware that is commonly used to make rustic dishes. My mother went to culinary school quite a few years ago and learned how to use many of the equipment of classic French cuisine. I looked at examples for the names, and came upon Josie Walter. She has a book on clay cookware, and names like marmites, tians, and casserole came up.

(image from http://www.josiewalter.co.uk)














My whole life I have been around the food business. My grandfather and my mother worked in places like the Tacoma Dome, and other food establishments even before she went to culinary school. Food, and great tasting food at that, has always been a part of my life. My mother creates rustic, hearty yet flavorful dishes that my whole family enjoys. I want to create the same dishes and feelings she does, but with cookware that is unique and something no one else has, yet still be functional. I want to add points, and geometry to my pieces to make them whimsical, so that I feel inspired to cook as well as my mom does