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This collection contains one of the earliest pots made by Les (1994-09), which seems quite traditional in both form and design. His work grows from his Tewa-Hopi and Zuni heritage, but as his career evolved both the forms of his clay vessels and his decoration of them...
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This seedpot is exuberance. Abstract forms in black, red, white and grey swirl over its surface forming a dramatic crazy quilt. There are elements of Hopi design here, but the influence of Miro predominates. A pot that encourages you to smile while you dance to is...
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Hopi is a matriarchal society. This is a clay tile by an artist of paternal Hopi descent who grew up at Zuni, currently lives at Zuni, and was trained as a potter at Hopi by Dextra Quotskuyva Nampeyo, the leading Hopi-Tewa potter of her generation. It is made of...
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This pot has a unique shape and a realistic design crafted to fit that shape.. More than any other pot in the collection, form and design work together to create an explicit visual story. I’m enchanted; Les does not remember making the pot. Les is a...
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Photographs courtesy of King Galleries. Click on image to enlarge. The techniques used to make this jar are traditional: organic and mineral paints and an outdoor, dung firing. The end cap designs are monochromatic and formal, inherently conservative in color and...
