California Ceramic Artist Alex Long Organic Modern Mutli-Glaze Vessel 2012

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This versatile 9.5-inch hand-thrown ceramic studio pottery pitcher was created in 2012 by the contemporary Southern Californian artist Alex Long, … Read more This versatile 9.5-inch hand-thrown ceramic studio pottery pitcher was created in 2012 by the contemporary Southern Californian artist Alex Long, in La Jolla, San Diego County. A true piece of dazzling ceramic art displays imaginative contemporary Mid-Century Modern Art-Deco drip-glaze aesthetics, transformed by a handcrafted, striking, exceptionally complex multi-tone metallic palette in pale green earth-like tones surrounding the base. The vessel is enveloped within its deep, umber-brown-glazed rim and trimmed with an organically twisted split handle, seamlessly flowing into a complex, cascading Volcanic arm formed during the intense heat of the kiln firing. A heavy, dark glaze melting and flowing over the pale celadon-green at the base reveals a dense, bubbly, frothy curtain of cascading rich textures and color. Long’s masterful kiln-fired techniques yield an incredibly high-gloss, fluid finish reminiscent of vintage pre-war European art pottery, successfully bridging into the 21st-century studio craft from the Southern-most, timeless California native mid-century decor. This ceramic speaks to its perfectly sophisticated styling as a sculptural Mid-Century Modern statement for Contemporary Craft, Arts & Crafts, or Eclectic and Ethnic interior design settings. See less