Jeff Suina works in clay and multi-media.  Each piece is made from native clay and painted with mineral clays for the design.  This is one of his creative sculptural pieces. The jar is slab-built to create the flat sides. The piece is entitled “Orion”.   The jar has numerous angles to create the shape.

Jeff said of this piece:

Celestial in origin, it is the constellation Orion that inspires this work of art.  Each edge of the shape corresponds to the placement of stars that make up the pattern. The overall form is complemented by smaller winglets and triangles that complete the design, as well as traditional and contemporary Cochiti Pueblo designs. 

The scale and dynamic motion in this form is exceptional.  Take a closer look at the painted designs.  They are all variations of classic Cochiti sun, rain, and lightning designs.  Jeff has used the angles of the shape to match the lines of the imagery across the surface.  The contrasting positive and negative spaces are visually striking to the eye.  The piece is signed, “Jeff Suina”.