When I first spotted the gorgeous creation above, I assumed it was some piece of precious antique Art Nouveau jewelry. I was mistaken. They are actually ceramic vessels created by sculptor and ceramicist Carol Long.
Long begins by forming deliberately imperfect cylinders on a potter’s wheel. Then she sits and looks at the piece until inspiration strikes her. She begins pushing out some sections and pulling in others. Then she uses slip trailing to further define her organic-looking shapes. Finally, Long adds glazes in complimentary hues to bring her designs to life.
“The relationship between the glazes that are inside the vectors, the shapes made by the slip trailing, are really important in how they’re divided and how they sit next to each other… I love the flowing lines, and I love the idea of framing a picture on my pots. A lot of times I have a focal point like an animal or insect and then I’ve framed it with other designs.”
– Carol Long
You can see all of Carol Long’s magnificent work on her website, in her Etsy shop, and on Instagram.
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March 9, 2022 at 6:04 am
Wow, amazing
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March 9, 2022 at 6:20 am
Beautiful!!
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March 10, 2022 at 12:30 am
They truly are!
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March 9, 2022 at 9:13 am
I have been trying and trying to figure out which one I liked the most and finally gave up. I like ALL of them — Hal
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March 10, 2022 at 12:31 am
Same here!
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March 9, 2022 at 9:47 am
Wow …they have an old world look to them. Beautiful
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March 10, 2022 at 12:31 am
I think they’re just magnificent!
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March 9, 2022 at 9:48 am
Ooooh! Art Nouveau is my favoritest style. Some of these go too far to the overly-decorative end of the spectrum for me, but they all have the wonderful flowing lines I love. Thanks for sharing!
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March 10, 2022 at 12:31 am
Art Nouveau never, ever gets old!
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March 9, 2022 at 10:30 am
I love all of these.
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March 10, 2022 at 12:32 am
Me, too! They make me feel all Gollumy!
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March 9, 2022 at 4:04 pm
What fabulous beauty.
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March 10, 2022 at 12:32 am
I’m glad you liked them!
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