2022-07 Large modern petroglyph tile

2022-07 Large modern petroglyph tile

Tile

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...
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...
2021-14 Dramatic butterfly tile

2021-14 Dramatic butterfly tile

Folk Art Butterfly Design, Tile

This collection has more than two dozen pots carrying images of butterflies.  (See “Category” list.)  Its easy to love these flying flowers, but in addition, butterflies at Hopi are a sign that rain has fallen, the desert is blooming and there is hope for...