2007-13 Jar with Two Birds Fishing
Repeated twice on the vase is an image that appears to be a bird hunting a fish. The design is unusual for several reasons. First, it is uncluttered and without framing lines or design elements—other than the bird and fish. Second, it is narrative, which makes it...
2007-11 Flat-Topped Seedjar with Sikyatki Birds – Cracked
Of the 600+ pots in this collection, this pot has the highest width-to-height ratio: 3.854, the width is almost 4 times greater than the height. The extraordinary flat shape of this pot is very difficult to form and (perhaps) as a result, the pot cracked when fired....
2007-01 Bowl with Wagnerian Flying Creatures
The parade of three flying creatures is not evenly spaced, nor are they identical. This is a spirited, folk-art pot that makes me smile. Patricia, the younger sister of Juanita Healing (see the Artist List), was born on St. Patrick’s Day in 1919, and she learned to...
2006-12 Bowl with Incurved Rim – Folk Bird and Exterior Design
This Hopi-Tewa shallow bowl has an incurving rim, a single folk art bird interior design, and a four-element exterior design, repeated twice. The bowl is not particularly well made; it is slightly asymmetrical and has an uneven rim. Nevertheless, this is a compelling...
