King Galleries in Santa Fe, New Mexico, will host an exhibition of established and younger artists from August 20 to 22 in conjunction with Santa Fe Indian Market. Between 1 and 5 p.m., on August 20, Celebrate will offer the opportunity to meet some of the most innovative and creative artists.
Susan Folwell (Santa Clara), Rabbit Stew, native clay, acrylic and underglaze
Al Qöyawayma (Hopi), Seven Kivas, architectural jar, native clay
Attending will be Russell Sanchez, Chris Youngblood, Jennifer Tafoya, Jared Tso, Daniel Begay, Juan de la Cruz, Susan Folwell, Robert Patricio, Tammy Garcia, Autumn Borts-Medlock, Nathan Youngblood, Steve Lucas, Les Namingha, Jason Takala, Al Qöyawayma, Rainy Naha and Stephanie Tafoya.
Folwell (Santa Clara) chose the painting Rabbit Hunter by the Taos Society of Artists member Oscar E. Berninghaus as the theme for her multi-part piece Rabbit Stew. Her representation of the painting appears within a bowl and a rabbit appears in the bowl of a spoon. The pieces are accompanied by two drops of “spilled” stew modeled and fired in clay.
On left: Rainy Naha (Hopi-Tewa), Remember the Past, native clay, native clay slips
On right: Jason Takala (Hopi). Galaxy, sterling silver double overlay seedpot with coral
Jennifer Tafoya (Santa Clara), native clay, native clay slips
Russell Sanchez (San Ildefonso) and Chris Youngblood (Santa Clara), two pots, native clay, native fired
Qöyawayma (Hopi) creates two different styles of pottery, one with carved designs and colored slips and one that incorporates three-dimensional images of the Southwest nestled within traditional coiled and stone polished bodies. Qöyawayma says, “My clay creations reflect the Southwest environment’s aesthetic influences and values passed down through our family. Form, textures, contrasts, shadow, the softness of desert color hues are foremost in my work. Oral history and research provide me with themes that continually emerge, which identifies who we were and is a profound pursuit.”
Pots by Juan de la Cruz (Santa Clara), Al Qöyawayma (Hopi) and Les Namingha (Hopi-Tewa/Zuni).
Pots by Les Namingha (Hopi-Tewa/Zuni) and Autumn Borts-Medlock (Santa Clara)
Naha (Hopi-Tewa) follows in a long line of Hopi potters including her grandmother, Paqua Naha. “Paqua” means “frog” and she signed her works with a drawing of a frog. She was known as “Frogwoman.” Naha’s mother’s name was “Featherwoman.” She signs her pots with a representation of a feather and adds her own name. One of her traditionally made, thin-walled pots won Best of Pottery at Indian Market.
Tammy Garcia (Santa Clara), Pueblo Parrots, Native clay, Native clay slips
Nathan Youngblood (Santa Clara), tri-color storage jar
Another Hopi artist, silversmith Takala, has created a sterling silver double overlay seedpot with coral. Incorporating traditional Hopi designs, he says, “I take my direction from the silver. In a sense, it talks to me.”
King Galleries
August 20-22, 2021
130 Lincoln Avenue, Suite D, Santa Fe, NM 87501
(480) 440-3912, www.kinggalleries.com
Powered by Froala Editor
