2017-09 Two-potter eagle-tail seed jar
This one pot had two makers, two lives, several owners, and is an example of persistent beauty, a modern rendition of Nampeyo’s more casual eagle-tail jar 2005-16. As on Nampeyo’s jar, the design on 2017-09 is enlivened by 1) the contrast between...
2017-08 Water-seeking migration bowl
Some Hopi pots are spectacular because of the intricacy of their design. This bowl is spectacular because of its simplicity. The walls of the bowl are substantial and even and the bowl has a flat bottom. When tapped with a finger, the resulting high-pitch sound...
2017-07 “Desert Sunrise” Tawa plaque
This plaque is a simplified representation of Tawa, the Hopi sun god. Compared to other Begaye pots, the design is strikingly simple, though powerfully kind. It is easy to smile in response, as when I gaze at a statue of the Buddha. More poignant are Nathan’s...
