2023-13 Early career Tawa bowl by Jean Sahme

2023-13 Early career Tawa bowl by Jean Sahme

Kachina Design

The opening ranges from 8.5” to 9.1875″ The design on this bowl is simple but striking.  Of the close to 600 pots in this collection, only one other caries the image of Tawa, the Creator (2017-07) .  The six sets of chevrons on the rim of bowl 2023-13 are unique...
2022-04 Tile with maiden balancing a pot on her head

2022-04 Tile with maiden balancing a pot on her head

Tile

Framed in a doorway, this smiling woman balances a very large Hopi pot on her head.  Born in 1948, Jean began making pottery when she was about 17 had a long and productive pottery-making career, including this tile.  She was named an “Arizona Living...
2019-17 Large batwing seedjar

2019-17 Large batwing seedjar

Bat Wing Design

This is a conceptually simple pot with a powerful, elegant presence.  This collection has a number of pots with this “batwing” design (see Category list), but often the design seems casual, routine and does not intrigue my eye. An exception is the batwing...