ONE OFF STUDIO POTTERY CAROL SMERALDO
Clay Artist, Potter
Painter, Educator
Nova Scotia, Canada
Clay Artist, Potter
Painter, Educator
Nova Scotia, Canada
Carol Smeraldo Pottery © 2011 All Rights reserved
Carol Smeraldo Pottery
Nova Scotia
Phone: 902- 434-1336
Web Site Re-Design
By One Off Studio
CATALOGUE:
RAKU
Item numbers ending with “R”
RAKU
Item numbers ending with “R”
CATALOGUE:
“A SYMBOLIC JOURNEY” Item numbers starting with SJ and AG
“A SYMBOLIC JOURNEY” Item numbers starting with SJ and AG
CATALOGUE:
PORCELAIN AND TRANSLUCENT PORCELAIN Item numbers 1001 onward
PORCELAIN AND TRANSLUCENT PORCELAIN Item numbers 1001 onward
CATALOGUE:
PASTEL PAINTINGS
Item numbers starting with “P”
PASTEL PAINTINGS
Item numbers starting with “P”
MURALS range from small 1-2’ to medium 2.5-6’ with 2 sections and large with 3-4 sections which can hang on the wall like a fine painting or be installed. They are subtle or colourful bas reliefs which can be abstract, expressionistic or impressionistic with a theme or story to tell. Most are made from porcelain BUT Raku murals are in the works.
Murals, Wall Pieces and 2 funnels-photos by J. Beveridge
WALL PIECES are smaller than murals and have a lower relief or are carved and stretched.
Many are mandalas which are round and provide a focal point and are especially dramatic when displayed in groups of 3, 5 or 7. Some are mask like.
Murals, Wall Pieces and 2 funnels-photos by J. Beveridge
WALL PIECES are smaller than murals and have a lower relief or are carved and stretched.
Many are mandalas which are round and provide a focal point and are especially dramatic when displayed in groups of 3, 5 or 7. Some are mask like.
HANGING WORKS GALLERY
ART IN MOTION are MOBILES inspired by the many aspects of the ocean. Ocean scuba diving and living near the sea all of her life are big influences on Carol Smeraldo’s work. Also, she saw a fantastic display of live exotic jelly fish in an aquarium in California. These creatures require special lighting to be visible in the water. Some look like tiny Easter bonnets trailing multi-coloured ribbons and others slowly float up and down with ethereal threads separating and entwining endlessly. Their beauty was breathtaking and has added more ocean inspirations!
Sea kelp growing off shore and washing onto Nova Scotia’s beaches in abundance is intriguing in a similar way as the jelly fish although it grows upward. These elements are like malleable, moving stalactites and stalagmites and much like thin sheets of raw, wet clay. The variety of forms and colours are wonderful.
Another source of inspiration comes from the myths and metaphors explained in the Curator’s Review of “A Symbolic Journey in Porcelain, Part 1.
These porcelain and glass mobiles catch light, reflect light and shadows and are dynamic placed in an entry way, at the end of a hallway or in a high stairwell or wherever a dramatic affect is wanted. There is one hanging from Carol’s second floor balcony which makes a lovely subtle sound when rustled by the soft movement of air.
Sea kelp growing off shore and washing onto Nova Scotia’s beaches in abundance is intriguing in a similar way as the jelly fish although it grows upward. These elements are like malleable, moving stalactites and stalagmites and much like thin sheets of raw, wet clay. The variety of forms and colours are wonderful.
Another source of inspiration comes from the myths and metaphors explained in the Curator’s Review of “A Symbolic Journey in Porcelain, Part 1.
These porcelain and glass mobiles catch light, reflect light and shadows and are dynamic placed in an entry way, at the end of a hallway or in a high stairwell or wherever a dramatic affect is wanted. There is one hanging from Carol’s second floor balcony which makes a lovely subtle sound when rustled by the soft movement of air.
Funnel forms can be used as planters or dramatic sculptures.
Photo Credits
SJI 4,35 ,63 by R. Ian .Folinsbee
SJI 30 by H. Merklinger
AG 77 by K. Stegemann
SJI 4,35 ,63 by R. Ian .Folinsbee
SJI 30 by H. Merklinger
AG 77 by K. Stegemann
There are 2 Slide Shows
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(to far right of thumbnails)
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(to far right of thumbnails)
ALLOW TIME FOR THE SLIDE SHOWS TO LOAD
SJI 5 RECEIVING 1
SJI 29 HOPE OF CONNECTION 2
SJI 36 RECEIVING
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