<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[SARA VELEZ MALTA]]></title><description><![CDATA[SARA VELEZ MALTA]]></description><link>https://www.saravelezmalta.com/notasdoatelier</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:12:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.saravelezmalta.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A first closed series]]></title><description><![CDATA[From design to life - a series between geometry and painting. Today I'm closing a chapter in my studio work, the first one I feel I can close and that has reached a proper conclusion. (And surely this statement will come back to bite me in the ass in a few months when I decide that I still want to add something more after all!) BUT… I believe it’s time. I tend to keep many fronts open and it’s time to focus my attention on other ideas. Primarily because this is probably the oldest and the one...]]></description><link>https://www.saravelezmalta.com/en/post/a-first-closed-series</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a73432777eb06ce0e48da3e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:05:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3e33b7_ec1e1837f6824c32813ebcc31b002337~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_631,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Velez Malta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uma primeira série fechada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do esquema à vida - uma série entre o geométrico e a pintura Hoje fecho um capítulo do meu trabalho de atelier, o primeiro que sinto que posso fechar e que chegou a uma devida conclusão. (E seguramente está afirmação vai morder-me no rabo daqui a uns meses quando decidir que afinal ainda quero adicionar algo mais!) MAS… acredito que está na hora. Tenho tendência a manter muitas frentes em aberto e é altura de focar a minha atenção noutras ideias. Principalmente porque esta é provavelmente a...]]></description><link>https://www.saravelezmalta.com/post/uma-primeira-s%C3%A9rie-fechada</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a73415c5d7bc426a54a2a77</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:05:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3e33b7_ec1e1837f6824c32813ebcc31b002337~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_631,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Velez Malta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do I write?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why reflect on painting? I find it curious how in the early works I did, I can see the seeds of what I would later do. And I think this archaeology is fundamental to making sense of my own work time and time again. How curious is it that themes or interests, or choices, can intuitively emerge that reveal so much about us? And how can we bring these aspects to conscious awareness? That's why I use writing. Because I believe that much of what we do isn't available in our conscious brain. And if...]]></description><link>https://www.saravelezmalta.com/en/post/why-do-i-write</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7341101f4e75b2613a8292</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:56:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3e33b7_0a389e0749de4ff080cf1aba330aed70~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Velez Malta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Porque escrevo?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Porquê refletir sobre a pintura? Acho curioso como nos primeiros trabalhos que fiz consigo ver as sementes daquilo que vim a fazer depois. E acho que esta arqueologia é fundamental para vez após vez fazer sentido do meu próprio trabalho. Como é curioso que de forma intuitiva apareçam temas ou interesses, ou sejam feitas escolhas, que dizem tanto sobre nós? E como podemos trazer esses aspetos à consciência? É para isso que uso a escrita. Porque acredito que muito do que fazemos não está...]]></description><link>https://www.saravelezmalta.com/post/porque-escrevo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a73408bff87a46d33454407</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:56:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3e33b7_0a389e0749de4ff080cf1aba330aed70~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Velez Malta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do I paint?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why painting? Why oil? Why canvas? Why figure? It's easy to do an exercise. You have to make an X, this size, with this theme. It's difficult when we have to decide what to do ourselves. Not only because of the creative challenge, but also, at least for me, because they have to have a reason for existing. I blame my rational mind, which has haunted me in a way since childhood. It made me interested in decorative arts and crafts because, in a way, I saw a purpose in their existence. But it...]]></description><link>https://www.saravelezmalta.com/en/post/why-do-i-paint</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a733ff7b467b7d23615c5dc</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:53:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3e33b7_24f5736c9a24440bb97d8de51f1fdbcc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Velez Malta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Porque pinto?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Porquê pintura? Porquê óleo? Porquê tela? Porquê figura? É fácil fazer exercícios. Tens que fazer X, neste tamanho, com este tema. Difícil é quando temos que ser nós a decidir o que fazer. Não só pelo desafio criativo, mas também, pelo menos para mim, porque têm que ter razão de existir. Culpo a minha mente racional, que me assombra de certo modo desde a infância. Fez-me interessar pelas artes decorativas e artesanato porque de certa forma via função na sua existência. Mas não me satisfazia....]]></description><link>https://www.saravelezmalta.com/post/porque-pinto</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a733eafa6b03c80faf3e920</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:47:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3e33b7_24f5736c9a24440bb97d8de51f1fdbcc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Velez Malta</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>