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Clay is one of the oldest materials to have been used by man for artistic creativity. At the same time, it is flexible enough to allow for almost any modern conception. I have chosen it as tool to express myself, in an environment that is both ancient and new.
Lea Majaro-Mintz, 1988

Were I not taught that the baby emerges from the womb, I would have chosen to bring him out of a terra-cotta pot — for we like to knead and mold both.
Our forefathers were reburied in vessels of clay. It seems that they had perceived the existence of an intimate connection between man and clay that originates from earth.
Biologists have recently brought up a new theory, suggesting that clay contains the elements from which the first cell of life may have originated.
Lea Majaro-Mintz, 1988

*Art and Technology*
I am often amazed by the accomplishments of technology. Its range of performance is stunning. It cuts, blends, stimulates, heals, calculates all in a wink of an eye, with an efficiency and dexterity that the human hand cannot match.
And yet, within the sophisticated and proficient systems of technology one important element in our lives may be missing, the touch of the sensuous world. This is a world of subtle sensitivities evoked by natural materials and forms created by the vitality of the human hand, sensitivities evolved from within the subconscious and through the artist struggle to surmount doubts and insecurities.
Hence my attachment to clay for my artistic expression. I want a material that originates in the earth, that can be shaped by the direct touch of the hand, using no instruments, accessories, molds, or other intervening tools.
I remain devoted to a material that keeps the imprint of the fingers, that perpetuates the outward flow of sensitivities from harmonies within.
Lea Majaro-Mintz, 1983