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“Crystal Fire”
by Larry Yazzie, Navajo
Description: Sculpture of honeycomb calcite with limestone base.
About this Award: Awarded for high quality in craftsmanship in sculpture or carving.
Jurors’ Comments:
Bruce Bernstein: The thing about sculpture is that the stone speaks. Every sculptor will talk about how the stone “got” your work. You really can’t override who the stone is. We felt that with the white lines of the calcite and the luminous quality of the upper portion vs. the less translucent aspect of the bottom, the sculptor really paid attention, and heard what the stone was saying as he was carving it.
Anthony Lovato: The rest of the sculptures on the table we’ve seen before. This stands out as something different. There’s good use of color. The shape is, I’m guessing, close to the shape of the natural stone, and it looks like he already saw what he was going to carve.
Pam Lujan-Hauer: I love the luminous properties and that it’s carved crystal. The veins are really pretty. He utilized the stone itself in determining what shape to make it. It’s really nice.
Larry Yazzie