[Art]Over the course of her lengthy career, Belgian Artist Marie Laureys' vision of what constitutes a vessel— and wherein lies its potential— has been refined into an effervescent series of forms reminiscent of gently-gaping heart valves, clouds, sand dunes, and rippling waves fashioned of paper-thin stoneware. The undulating vessels, which Laureys has called “metaphors for feelings,” have reached their remarkably organic state of being through meticulous turns around and around the potter’s wheel, followed by sculptural warping resulting in a striking visual effect.#ValeryDemure #ObjetdEmotion #jewellery #ValerysValentine #ValentinesGiftGuide #Luxury #finejewellery #designerjewellery #jewellerycollector #inspiration #MarieLaurey