2025-02   Three katsinas carved plate

2025-02 Three katsinas carved plate

Katsinas are powerful spirits that bring instruction and blessings to the people at Hopi.  The inventive tripartite carving on this plate highlights this power.  This plate is kiln-fired and thus lacks the blushing given by an outdoor dung firing.  I am not...
2024-10: Effigy figure of female dancer with tabula

2024-10: Effigy figure of female dancer with tabula

  The body of the dancer is 1.625″ deep. The base of the figure is roughly 2-inches square. While the first two items by Darlene that entered this collection are jars (1988-02 and 1989-02), she has become better known for her tiles (2016-04, 2021-14) and...
2024-07  A crack(ed) pot playing tricks

2024-07 A crack(ed) pot playing tricks

This  jar must be carefully examined before it is understood.  Obviously it was  broken into two pieces and is damaged.  Surprisingly the form remains elegant and the design is almost unaffected by this damage.   Linear elements create patterns of...