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Sanchez, Russell – 9″ Long Brown-and-Red Old Style Mountain Lion with 5 Lone Mountain Turquoise
9" long x 3.5"h
$ 15,000.00
Russell Sanchez continues to be one of the true innovators in Pueblo pottery. Each piece is perfectly coil-built, stone polished, and etched. This is one of Russell’s few mountain lion clay figure. Mountain lions always have their tail up on the back. This is an “old style”, more classic Mountain Lion figure. It is polished red on the front and brown on the back. There are six rows of hei-shi beads separating the front and back of the piece. The back has bird designs. The front has additional designs. The mountain lion figure has five pieces of Lone Mountain Turquoise, along with two smaller pieces of turquoise for the eyes. It is a visually striking piece in color, design, and size. The Mountain Lion is signed on the bottom.
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Russell Sanchez continues to be one of the true innovators in Pueblo pottery. Each piece is perfectly coil-built, stone polished, and etched. This is one of Russell’s few mountain lion clay figure. Mountain lions always have their tail up on the back. This is an “old style”, more classic Mountain Lion figure. It is polished red on the front and brown on the back. There are six rows of hei-shi beads separating the front and back of the piece. The back has bird designs. The front has additional designs. The mountain lion figure has five pieces of Lone Mountain Turquoise, along with two smaller pieces of turquoise for the eyes. It is a visually striking piece in color, design, and size. The Mountain Lion is signed on the bottom.
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Russell Sanchez
Russell Sanchez (b. 1963) continues to be one of the master innovators in Pueblo pottery. He creates each piece perfectly hand-coiled, stone polished, then etched, inlaid, designed, and fired with traditional Native American pottery methods. Russell learned to make pottery from his great-aunt, noted potter and pottery matriarch Rose Gonzales (1900-1989.) He started making pottery at the early age of 12 years old on the San Ildefonso Pueblo.
Russell has received numerous awards and recognition for his pottery throughout his career, including such distinctions as 'Best of Division' at both the Santa Fe Indian Market and the Heard Indian Market. In 2007, Native Peoples Magazine presented Russell's art in the feature article of the Fall issue. In 2011, Russell was awarded the exclusive 'Tony Da Award' for Pottery in Santa Fe. Russell recently received the 'New Mexico Governor's Award for Excellence in Art 2017. In 2019, he won "Best of Pottery" at Santa Fe Indian Market. At the same time, he was involved in a major exhibition of historic San Ildefonso pottery at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe, NM. In 2022, he won Best of Pottery and Best of Show at the Santa Fe Indian Market. His work remains on a continued path of excellence and creativity.
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