{"product_id":"salad-plate-flower-by-micheal-smith","title":"Lunch\/Dessert Plate - Flower by Micheal Smith","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeasures approximately 1\" tall x 8\" in diameter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandmade by Micheal Smith of Kansas City, Missouri.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the past forty years I have worked as a potter, producing a diverse line of functional stoneware and porcelain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI started with a four year apprenticeship, the traditional method for learning a potter's art. In that setting, I learned basic technique, discipline, endurance, and the skills for making a living as a potter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFunction is the starting point and context for my work. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy best work is completed through the act of its use. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen I am throwing, marking or altering pots, the process becomes like a dance - listening to the music of the wheel, creating and interacting with the rhythms, dancing on the edge of collapse. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen the last mark is made and the wheel stops, the pot, like a photograph, captures the dancer in motion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e strive to keep the movement alive in my work - allowing it to evolve as I participate in its creation, never losing the delight in creating pots that bring pleasure to everyday experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more of Micheal's work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=micheal+smith\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Micheal Smith","offers":[{"title":"Blairs Green and Yellow","offer_id":54717280223523,"sku":"G-30197","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Light Green","offer_id":54717280256291,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/files\/flower_form_dinnerware.jpg?v=1731526966","url":"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/products\/salad-plate-flower-by-micheal-smith","provider":"Outside the Lines Art Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}