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Vigil, Charlotte and Doug- Red Jar with Flower Designs (1980s)
5"w x 4"h
$ 200.00
Doug Vigil (b. 1954) makes pottery with his wife, Charlotte. Doug is a son of noted potters Albert (1927-2009) and Josephine (1927-2001) Vigil. He is a grandson of painter Romando Vigil, one of the members of the San Ildefonso School of Watercolor artists. He is a great-nephew of Maria Martinez. Doug and Charlotte learned to make pottery from Albert & Josephine and began making pottery in 1977. Today, they are one of the few San Ildefonso potters making pieces in the classic matte-on-red style. The piece is highly polished red and then painted with a tan clay slip. The bowl has four flowers patterns painted around the body. It was traditionally fired. It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Doug & Charlotte Vigil”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.
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Doug Vigil (b. 1954) makes pottery with his wife, Charlotte. Doug is a son of noted potters Albert (1927-2009) and Josephine (1927-2001) Vigil. He is a grandson of painter Romando Vigil, one of the members of the San Ildefonso School of Watercolor artists. He is a great-nephew of Maria Martinez. Doug and Charlotte learned to make pottery from Albert & Josephine and began making pottery in 1977. Today, they are one of the few San Ildefonso potters making pieces in the classic matte-on-red style. The piece is highly polished red and then painted with a tan clay slip. The bowl has four flowers patterns painted around the body. It was traditionally fired. It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Doug & Charlotte Vigil”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.