Photos by Jannelle Weakly
"Large Waterjar with Rainbow Band"
by Judy Tafoya, Santa Clara Pueblo / Tewa
Description: Traditional native clays, hand coiled, stone burnished, fired outdoors.
About this Award: Awarded to acknowledge excellence in quality, this award is selected by the ASM Director. Any medium is eligible.
Juror's
Comments:
Hartman Lomawaima: This pottery harkens back to some of the earliest pottery that had little or no design elements, but were utilitarian. This was called a water jar—which is a kind of replica of earlier water jars that kept water cool because of the natural condensation. I really appreciate the work that was involved with the has high polish. Clearly some of the polish was done with gourds initially and then also with river stone; and that's a lot of work. And I like the walls. The walls are not as thick as some I've seen and they weigh a tons. Of course I didn't pick it up but it looks like the walls are uniform. For the size and kind of pot I think they're the right thickness of wall.
Judy Tafoya