SVETA LONG’S ARTISTIC TECHNIQUES ARE A UNIQUE CRAFT IN THEMSELVES. SHE DRAWS INTRICATE LINES, FLOWERS, FACES, AND MERMAIDS THAT CATCH THE LIGHT TO SHIMMER ON VASES, PLATES, FABRICS, AND EGGS. SHE INCORPORATES A VARIETY OF OBJECTS TO DEPICT HER ABSTRACT WORLD.
Sveta Long takes us into an imaginative world of play and craftsmanship with her elegantly patterned ceramics featuring shimmering tones and bold textures. Using paints and lacquer, Long draws intricate lines, flowers, faces, and mermaids that catch the light on vases, plates, fabrics, and eggs. She also incorporates a variety of objects to depict her abstract world.
The artist draws her inspiration from the works of Faberge, Erte, Moser, and Mukha, and the Art Deco movement. Long likes to refer to herself as a “Faberge wannabe” and tries to live up to the legacy left by artists who came before her by combining ancient techniques with a well-defined, innovative visual language. Her passion lies in decorating objects to add an artistic touch, and the mix of materials and approaches she employs gives her unique pieces an alluring appeal. Brightly colored surfaces contrast with the radiant metallic patterns she incorporates and add new dimension to otherwise ordinary objects. In addition, a level of playfulness makes those combinations thought- provoking and engaging.
A native of the USSR, Long moved to North Carolina to marry her late husband Tom, whom she met in St. Petersburg . After his passing, she found comfort in her passion for art.
Sveta’s inspiring love story starts in St. Petersburg on an August night in 1991. During a break from her work as a flight attendant on the Moscow to St. Petersburg flight, she decided to go see the ballet “Swan Lake.” A native of the town of Norilsk Sveta, she met Tom Long, a native of Thomasville, N.C., during his cruise from Finland.
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