ian carty ceramics

New dragon vase

Dragon vases made to replicate the texture of dragon skin, each vase is fired multiple times in a frantic and exciting fast firing Flash of copper and traces of turquoise with green and blues can be seen Each one is never the same making each a one of a kind This technique is very difficult to master and taking time to develop is really rewarding, I like to push the limits and find new and exciting ways to finish my work Magic ceramic finish made by hand on the pottery wheel This is one of my favourite pieces photos really don't show full beauty I also will be making dragon pots with butterflies on the lids Irish art and ceramics Ian Carty Sligo Ireland while working I decided not to sculpt a dragon on the ceramic piece but to leave the piece to be enchanted by the users, are to find your own means, some pieces i see Dragons in flight above a landscape

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the children of lir THE CHILDREN OF LIR: AN IRISH LEGEND There was a time in ancient Ireland when the people believed in magic and in druids and spells. These were the days of the Tuatha De Danann tribe, the Goddess Danu and of Lir, the lord of the sea. Lir's wife, Eva, had given him four beautiful children. The two eldest, Fionnuala and Aodh, went swimming in a small lake. But these were no ordinary swimmers! They possessed gills for breathing and webbed feet as they were, after all, the offspring of 'the ruler of the land beneath the waves'. They met a messenger who told them that they were wanted by their father. They went home immediately only to find their father disturbed. 'What is wrong father?' they enquired 'Your mother has given birth to twins' he replied '....and has gone off to rest' 'What do you mean father?' they asked Lir explained that this was what humans called 'death' but that since they we...

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