Traditionally, a rich soup typically containing fish, clams, or corn with potatoes and onions. What came to mind instead was more of a mental chowder, which played a bit with the jibe “chowderhead” or head with thoughts jumbled like chowder. My head is constantly filled with diverse and favorite memories. I wanted the chowder I made to reflect those memories. Into the stew of my thoughts, I added the curiosity of a clockwork gear, various loved toys and parts of games my kids and I played with, a piece of sea glass and a shell from my beachcombing, and a piece of a car’s decorative type-badge to reflect my love of typography. The colorful dots and circles on the bowl rim are just for fun; I had this zesty handmade paper just waiting to be used.