<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36211020</id><updated>2012-02-13T13:10:43.269-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Artist Statement</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pateceramicsartiststatement.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36211020/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pateceramicsartiststatement.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Maggie Furtak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13018713442155815022</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36211020.post-116113113190208672</id><published>2011-05-18T13:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2012-02-13T13:10:43.281-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H3_gk7aLPuo/Tzl5pNGyCYI/AAAAAAAAAiM/0ZtqyVL8zrQ/s1600/DSC_0009_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H3_gk7aLPuo/Tzl5pNGyCYI/AAAAAAAAAiM/0ZtqyVL8zrQ/s200/DSC_0009_3.jpg" width="200" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;I was sucked into the pottery studio by the rhythm of the work, the thrill of getting filthy, and the living smell of the clay.  I love  that potting is equal parts physical work, intellectual work, and artistic work. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All of my glazes are non-toxic, lead-free, and food-safe. All pottery is dishwasher and microwave safe. Pieces can also be used for baking in the oven, but if your recipe will allow it, don't preheat. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A painting hanging on the wall is a lovely thing, but a favorite coffee mug is an entirely different animal. Handmade pottery is a way to add a little ritual every cup of tea. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;-Maggie Furtak&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aVHVmJeR_hI/TdQl_IwRP3I/AAAAAAAAAiA/YtffWUD0ETU/s1600/IMG_2744.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aVHVmJeR_hI/TdQl_IwRP3I/AAAAAAAAAiA/YtffWUD0ETU/s1600/IMG_2744.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/36211020-116113113190208672?l=pateceramicsartiststatement.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36211020/posts/default/116113113190208672'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36211020/posts/default/116113113190208672'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pateceramicsartiststatement.blogspot.com/2006/10/maggie-pate.html' title=''/><author><name>Maggie Furtak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13018713442155815022</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H3_gk7aLPuo/Tzl5pNGyCYI/AAAAAAAAAiM/0ZtqyVL8zrQ/s72-c/DSC_0009_3.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry></feed>
