2021-19 Hopi sandal napkin ring
This sandal is pure kitsch, and like all great kitsch it makes me smile: especially those little toe prints. Obviously it is tourist art and I don’t know if it was peddled with a purpose. I think of it as a napkin ring. Well-formed and carefully painted, it...
2021-18 Small seedpot with gliding birds
The design on this jar has a large impact, but its detail is minuscule. Without a reference point a viewer might guess this perfectly formed and painted jar to be many times its actual size. It’s a gem of pure beauty and joy: birds gliding with energy in an...
2021-17 Bowl with migration design & interior blue corn mark
Variations of the fine-line migration design on bowl 2021-17 are widely available in the market and are the most the commonly painted design by members of the Nampeyo family. The artist’s mark on this bowl identifies its maker as Lena Charlie. These two...
