“Seed Pot #1”
by Carolyn Concho, Acoma Pueblo
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Description: Traditional handmade seed pot. All natural clay mined at Acoma Pueblo; all natural vegetal and mineral paints from vicinity of Acoma Pueblo.
About this Award: Awarded to acknowledge excellence in non-vessel ceramics.
Jurors’ Comments:
Martin Kim: This was the unanimous choice although there was some interest in a similar vessel that had an all-butterfly motif, “Seed Pot #2”. The selection of these seed pots that had no real opening we thought removed them from the vessel category and made them eligible for this award. This one had a great deal of visual complexity: well-balanced, well-handled and the relief elements added enormous aesthetic value to it too.
Susan Folwell: Actually I think I just like the animals and the variety, the comic character of the relief figures and the variety, here. It’s charming and really well done. Just the handling of the relief on the pot is really well done. It was a hard choice between the butterflies and the one with variations of rabbits and lizards and butterflies. But this you can see how the artist chose to handle… whether it be the ear that’s uplifted or the snout of the lizard or just the whole body of the ladybug. It’s just really well done.
Mark Bahti: It was a close one with “Seed Pot #2” because there was a certain rhythm going on there with all the butterflies’ right wing up and turning. But this one’s the one just because of the diversity of critters on there.