2023-06  “Form #1” abstract sclupture

2023-06 “Form #1” abstract sclupture

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...
2023-05  Damaged pot with abstract design

2023-05 Damaged pot with abstract design

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...
2022-16c Bisque-fired ram

2022-16c Bisque-fired ram

This is the last of three catalog entries about this group of pottery. Each begins with the same introduction. Carrying almost no design except for burn marks, with only subtle suggestions of form, this small grouping of effigies stands in stark contrast to the 11...
2022-16b Bisque-fired ewe

2022-16b Bisque-fired ewe

This is the second of three catalog entries about this group of pottery. Each begins with the same introduction. Carrying almost no design except for burn marks, with only subtle suggestions of form, this small grouping of effigies stands in stark contrast to the 11...
2022-14 Large vase with a flock of abstract birds

2022-14 Large vase with a flock of abstract birds

  This vase displays a mural of abstract birds, Hopi messengers to the gods.  For me those birds also carry substantial emotions. This is the last pot I bought directly from Rachael, who was gravely ill. I was able to visit her at her ancestral home in Polacca on...
2022-12  Eleven-pot necklace with silver beads

2022-12 Eleven-pot necklace with silver beads

  The necklace has an overall length of 32 inches. The two ladles + two pipes average 0.532 “ h X 0.855” w X 2.0” long. The  four jars average 0.969″ h X 1.00” w. The two canteens average 1.25” h X 1.50” w X 0.875” deep. The pendant is 0.75” h X 1.50” w....