{"id":3067,"date":"2020-07-01T09:17:56","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T16:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vivartists.com\/viva\/?page_id=3067"},"modified":"2024-10-29T08:59:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T15:59:19","slug":"marla-smith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vivartists.com\/viva\/artists\/marla-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Marla Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-100% su-column-centered\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-3056 .fg-image { width: 150px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-3056 { --fg-gutter: 10px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-default foogallery-lightbox-foobox fg-center fg-default fg-ready fg-light fg-border-thin fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-hover fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-3056\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 0; 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border-radius: 5px 35px 5px 35px; background: #AAD3FF; padding: 20px; width: 100%; height: 250px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 10px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 20px;\"><b>Marla Smith Contact Links<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 10px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><b>3 Potters Studio<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><a style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"mailto: &#x6d;&#x73;&#x74;&#x61;&#x68;&#x6f;&#x6d;&#x61;&#x35;&#x32;&#x40;&#x67;&#x6d;&#x61;&#x69;&#x6c;&#x2e;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x6d;\"> &#x6d;&#x73;&#x74;&#x61;&#104;&#111;ma5&#x32;&#x40;&#x67;&#x6d;&#97;&#105;l&#46;c&#x6f;&#x6d; <\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><a style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/marlasmithpottery.com\">marlasmithpottery.com<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><a style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/marlasmithpottery\">Instagram<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-2-3\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<h3>Marla Smith &#8211; Artist Statement<\/h3>\n<p>I use porcelain in a way that most potters would not. I make everyday ware that is as useful as wheel-thrown pots but not traditional in any way. What is traditional is the strength of porcelain and its clarity and how like canvas it is for true colors. While making my pots, I touch the clay constantly yet there are no fingerprints visible when fired and finished.  I also use a dark brown stoneware for serving and baking bowls and candle lanterns.  My husband, Jeff, is now making my imprint rollers of NW sea pals and air pals and geometric designs, which is new and exciting for me.<\/p>\n<p>My intent is that my hand-built pots of rolled-out porcelain and stoneware feel good when folks use them and live with them. And  maybe that folks wonder how they were put together and can get a sense of clay\u2019s qualities of plasticity and rock crystal strength.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":269,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3067","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Marla Smith | Vashon Island Visual Artists<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Marla Smith, Vashon Potter: &quot;I make everyday ware that is as useful as wheel-thrown pots but not traditional in any way.&quot;\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" 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