Carol Long -Art for Sale- Fundraiser

CAROL LONG 

All pieces in this exhibit were sold contact
Call or e-mail Brittany Novotny (620) 933-2787 bnovotny@vernonfilleyartmuseum.org with any questions

Thanks to the generosity of our guest artist, this exhibition has been organized as a fundraiser for the Filley Art Museum!
40% of sales are donated to the art museum (which can be tax deductible for those who purchase artwork during this show). Your contribution helps the Filley Museum accomplish our mission and serve our community. By purchasing artwork during this show you are donating funds that will go back to the community in the form of services that the art museum provides. Some of our programming includes school and educational tours, art classes, exhibits, lectures, and unique art based events.
Call 620.933.2787 or email info@vernonfilleyartmuseum.org for more information or inquiries on purchases. Please come visit us in person to see the full exhibition and experience the artwork personally while they are on display at The Filley! 40% of sales are donated to the art museum (which is tax deductible for those who purchase artwork during this show).  


 
The pieces below in this exhibition have been SOLD:

Carol Long: ARTIST STATEMENT
My work continues to evolve. Currently I use a white mid temperature clay body fired to cone 5 oxidation. Pieces are made by a variety of methods: such as throwing, slab work, extrusions, and hand building. Decorating with pulled handles, multiple attached pieces; textured with presses, slip trailing, stains and glazes.
I am inspired by botanical life and hidden aspects of nature. I emulate my inspirations with an elaborate flow of shape, line, and texture. My work begins with shape and form. Depth is added through texture. Intricate slip application and glazing brings organic unity to the finished piece.
BIOGRAPHY:
Carol Long draws influence from plant and animal life and is fascinated by the small complexities of the micro aspects of nature. Her work continues to evolve as she experiments with new ways of expressing the tiny beautiful intrinsic qualities of nature that we often take for granted.
Carol’s work has been featured at the Strecker-Nelson Gallery in Manhattan, Kansas. Her work can also be found at Bella Luz in Wichita, Kansas as well as the Courtyard Gallery in Lindsborg, Kansas. She has a booth each year at the Outdoor Living Show (formerly known as the Wichita Garden Show) in Wichita, Kansas. Her most recent work is always available on her website http://carollongpottery.com
Born in 1965, Carol Long was raised on a farm in Stafford County Kansas. The farm having been homesteaded in the 1880’s had by the time of her childhood matured with enormous trees and a thick shelterbelt. In these wooded areas Carol explored and found a connection with nature developing a total appreciation of plant and animal life. Her mother also had an interest in art and often took Carol to art museums. Carol often felt a need to express herself by bringing her imagination to life. She remembers as a child using one of her fathers cattle syringes filled with mud to draw structures in the driveway. In High School, Carol excelled in art. Her teacher Sheldon Ganstrom, who is now a prominent Raku artist, helped spark Carol’s interest in ceramics. She then moved on to Barton County Community College where she realized that she was always drawn to the ceramics lab. She has studied under Glenda Taylor, Linda Ganstrom, and Steve Dudek.
Carol has now taken on two apprentices Mark Freeman and Bambi Freeman. Carol is thrilled with the new energy in her studio and is looking forward to new venues and future expansion.