This is an engaging, beautiful jar. For all its beauty, it is also a jar of contradictions; from their interaction […]
Folk Art Bird Design
2015-01 Corn birds dancing jar
Corn, of course, is integral to Hopi life. Prayers and dance are offered to the gods so that they will […]
2014-12 Canteen in the form of the face of a Hummingbird Katchina
The height includes 0.75” that shows of the separate ceramic bottle stopper. The width includes two 1.25” handles, The depth […]
2014-02 Seedpot with Hummingbird and Flowers
While pot 2014-02 is termed a “seedpot,” its form is totally impractical with only a pinhole for an opening, the […]
2013-07 Three Bird Jar
The shape of this jar is a typical Nampeyo family form, with a short neck, a wide shoulder used for […]
2012-24 White-Slipped Polychrome Jar with Parrots
This is an especially graceful vase that is both extraordinarily thin and well-formed, with an elegant polychromatic design that beautifully […]
2012-21 Five Hummingbird Bowl
If there is a continuum from “fine” to “folk” art, this bowl is closest to the “folk” end than any […]
2011-28 Large Flying Birds Seedjar
This is a Hopi pot, made of Hopi clay using Sikyatki Revival form and techniques and made at First Mesa […]
2010-24 Four-Bird Seedpot with Rain
This pot is uniform and thin with a beautiful shape painted with four Sikyatki-derived birds. The narrow base flairs out […]
2010-18 Vase with folk hummingbirds and flowers
This vase has a graceful, flower-like shape with a base of about 3 inches, widening out to a maximum width […]