Serving Bowl with Ladle
by Karen Kahe Charley, Hopi
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Description: Traditional Hopi pottery made of different colored native clays and painted with native paint made from tansy mustard. Traditionally fired.
About this Award: This award is also called the “passion award.” Each judge selects one piece after all other awards have been decided. The Judge’s Choice Awards are designed to bring recognition to a work that each judge, independently, feels is outstanding. These pieces may have been overlooked due to the limited number of awards or because they fell outside other award categories.
Juror’s Comments:
Rachel Sahmie: The beautiful finish; the pottery was polished on the inside also, and the marks of the traditional firing, the beauty of the pot and the different shades of the red; the bowl is just beautiful, and the ladle — very traditional.