The Indian Arts Research Center, part of the School for Advanced Research, recently acquired two works in pottery by Zuni potter, Timothy Edaakie. Crafted with clay and paint, the pieces include a water bowl and a stew jar, each with gorgeous designs. Edaakie created both works during his time as IARC’s 2019 Rollin and Mary Ella King Native Artist Fellow. The fellowship, one of three which IARC awards yearly, allows Native artists to take full advantage of the resources on campus including the library, archives and collections.
Timothy Edaakie (Zuni), Stew bowl, 2019, clay, paints, 5 x 127⁄10”. SAR.2020-2-1. Photo by Addison Doty. Courtesy School for Advanced Research.
“These two new acquisitions, which were created by our Rollin and Mary Ella King Native Artist Fellow Tim Edaakie while he was in residence at SAR in late 2019, are beautiful examples of how an artist can be inspired by the past while simultaneously carrying art and culture into the future in new and interesting ways,” says Elysia Poon, Indian Arts Research Center director, School for Advanced Research.
Timothy Edaakie (Zuni), Water jar, 2019, clay, paints, 96/10 x 10¼”. SAR.2020-2-2. Photo by Addison Doty. Courtesy School for Advanced Research.
Having begun making art in high school, Edaakie has continuously refined his use of traditional Zuni techniques and materials as he grows as an artist. One of the artist’s goals is to bring back specific traditional pottery methods, forms and designs that are no longer being used in the Pueblo, namely the shift between Matsaki and Ashiwi styles.
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