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So thrilled to have been invited to exhibit her one-of-a-kind porcelain at LUXUREA this year. Meet the artist and add a unique piece to your home collection or pick the perfect gift for your loved one, or yourself, you deserve it! LUXUREA, the International Luxury Lifestyle Showcase is an invitation-only event held at the Beverly Wilshire Beverly Hills, California December 9, 2018. "The LUXUREA™ Luxury Lifestyle Living Showcase and Experience is for discerning guests who enjoy and savor the best of the best, and those who demand nothing less." Register to attend the event starting September 24th Denver-based artist Carolyn
Barlock’s love of art began when her grandmother took her to the Colorado Institute of Art (now the Art Institute of Colorado) for summer drawing classes when she was 9 years old. Her grandmother, an artist herself who painted on porcelain, recognized the talent in her granddaughter. “She was the grandmother that always had watercolors, paints, and stuff to draw with,” Barlock remembers. “She encouraged all her grandchildren in art, but I was the only one who ever took it up.” After receiving her associate’s degree in 1967, Barlock began working in porcelain. At first she painted scenes and portraits on her pieces, but she then moved into using techniques of ancient porcelain decoration and enameled art inspired by works from the Chinese Ming dynasty. “If you look in history museums, the one thing that always impresses me about porcelain is its lasting quality,” she says. For the last few decades she has focused on the use of 22-karat Florentine gold and ancient Persian lusters on her works, earning international recognition. “I love art that will stand the test of time and span generations, whether it’s sculpture, paintings, porcelain, or beadwork,” she says. “That’s what I love about porcelain—it’s not only useable and functional but lasting in quality and beauty.” --Joe Kovack
Featured in the December 2014 issue of Southwest Art magazine–click below to purchase: Southwest Art December 2014 print issue or digital download Or subscribe to Southwest Art and never miss a story!
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