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Corn
Maiden Kachina
~ Blackware Clay Sculpture |
Gary Gutierrez of Santa Clara Pueblo produced this deeply polished blackware figurative pottery of a Corn Maiden. It is a beautiful piece of sculpture with a graceful, flowing form plus matte and highly polished surfaces. Gary is the son of Dorothy and Paul Gutierrez who produce the great little blackware storytellers on the next page. His work is a blend of the tradition and the contemporary and stands well as contemporary Native American art. He has won first and second place at Indian Market on several occasions as well as Best of Division in figurative pottery. He has been published in Gregory Schaaf's "Southern Pueblo Pottery"; Rick Dillingham's "Fourteen Pueblo Families"; Lillian Peaster's "Pueblo Pottery Families"; "Storytellers and Other Figurative Pottery" by Douglas Congdon-Martin;and "Southwest Pottery: Anasazi to Zuni" by Hayes and Blom. His work continues to gain in recognition, popularity and value. Gary was awarded First Place in the Figures Category at the 2003 and 2004 SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market. This highly refined sculpture measures 7 inches tall by 3.25 inches wide with exact carving, sculpting and deepest blackware polish. Your price $495 ~ Item #NA109
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