(UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, ALL POTTERY IS IN OUR TUCSON STORE)
A first glance his striking bowl by Than Tsideh (Eric Fender) looks like a Dia de los Muertos image, but look closer. It’s comprised of traditional Pueblo imagery: dragonfly, star, lightning, bird, cloud and prayer feather motifs all came together to create this unique piece of clay art, which is inset with ten pieces of turquoise. The photo at right is to show the reverse of the bowl. Just over 3.5 inches high and 12” in diameter. $1,800. (SANTA FE)
An exceptional (in both pattern -a Pueblo dance scene) and size) vessel by Lois Gutierrez and Derek de la Cruz from Santa Clara Pueblo. Approximately 15 by 14 inches. $3600.
BISON, by Jane Baca and Star Tafoya, Mother and daughter from Santa Clara Pueblo. Jane (1919-2011) was a sister to the famed painter, Pablita Velarde. 2.5 by 4.25 inches $220.
Sgrafitto redware with Avanyu (water serpent) motif by Haungooah (Art Cody) (1943 – 1985) Kiowa married in at Santa Clara pueblo. 3 by 3.75 inches. $450.
Ryan Roller created this one-of-a-kind lidded redware jar with an Avanyu (Water Serpent) pattern carved into the base and added a sculpture of the avanyu on the lid, In a first for him, he added a blue-green stone, found while elk hunting, for the horn and then carved and painted a piece of walnut for the water issuing from it’s mouth. (Also something unique, as most potter have lightning issuing from its mouth. A terrific work in clay! $1000.
Two images of a small redware that features and Avanyu by Anita Suazo. 3 inches tall and 3.5 inches wide. $125. Ryan Roller of Santa Clara Pueblo made this striking ‘barb-wire’ design blackware jar, 4 by 5.25 inches. $600.
Eric Fender (Than Tsideh/Sun Bird) of Santa Clara Pueblo created this matte black on polished black jar with an Avanyu motif plus sun, clouds and dragonflies. 4.5 inches high and 4 inches across. $700.
This jar was made by Sharon Naranjo-Garcia of Santa Clara Pueblo. 9 by 6 inches. $875.
A 12” tall San Juan ‘wedding’ vase that dates somewhere around 1900. It had the original price tag on the bottom: $2.75 Due to inflation over the past 100+ years….. its current market value is $1275.
The turtle in the photos above was made by Ryan Roller. It measures 6.5 inches long and 3.5 inches high, $600.
This unsigned Santa Clara was made in the 1950s. It is 7 inches wide and 3.5 inches tall. $220.
A canteen form by renowned potter Ron Suazo, employing a special firing, sgrafitto carving of a feather motif and bear paws, with turquoise inlays. 3.5 inches high and 4.5 inches across. $360.
A blackware vase by Minnie Vigil (Santa Clara-Pojoaque) who is best known for her polychrome ware. This was made about 20-25 years ago as Minnie, now 89, makes very little pottery anymore. 6.5 inches high. $400.
< This polychrome dish was made by the well-regarded potter, Belen Tapia (1914-1999). It measures 5.75 by just over 1 inches. SOLD.
