2021-19 Hopi sandal napkin ring

2021-19 Hopi sandal napkin ring

Effigy, Kitsch

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

2021-18 Small seedpot with gliding birds

Folk Art Bird Design

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...