Effigy, Folk Art Other Animal Design
It seems that large bear bank 2012-15 has given birth to cub 2017-02. My pots do not usually team up together, but these two bears are even cuter together than their considerable individual appeal. While unsigned, this small bear is unmistakably also by Louise Rose...
Folk Art Other Animal Design
Daisy seems to have invented small “ant pots” like 2015-07 and related an engaging story that made them attractive to buyers. Barbara Kramer relates this story, having been told it (I think) by Daisy, though the citation is not clear: “Long ago, (Grandmother...
Folk Art Other Animal Design
Small pots painted with ant images seem to have been the invention of Daisy Hooee Nampeyo who correctly believed that they and their story would appeal to tourists. See 2015-07 for the story as told by Grandmother Nampeyo to children and an example of this style pot...
Folk Art Other Animal Design
This form was outdoor fired, which left a dark residue in pathches on the surface of the skillet, a pattern typical of Navajo pottery. After firing, the sausage and eggs appear to have been painted with acrylic paint and then the pan was coated with strained hot...
Folk Art Other Animal Design
This pot is exceptionally thin-walled and therefore light, as if formed on a potter’s wheel. A slight variation in form can be felt inside the bowl, the only visible indication that it was coil-formed. As detailed in the description for jar 2013-01, Nathan only formed...
Folk Art Other Animal Design
While this is an unusual shape for a Hopi pot, it is also simply formed by cutting out a flat square of clay and raising the four corners. The pot fired evenly, without much blushing. The interior design is folk art, not fine art. What would ya call these creatures?...
