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Folwell, Jody – Carved Jar with Pueblo Wall Designs
5"w x 4.5"h
$ 975.00
Jody Folwell is known for her creative pottery shapes and designs. This jar has an asymmetric shape with a sloping rim. The piece is carved with a “pueblo wall” design. They are a series of small squares that swirl around the jar. Below are a geometric carved mesa design and finally at the base, the Folwell family “x’s”. Jody said the jar was meant to be “read” from the base to the rim, from the sky to the buildings. It is highlighted with various clay slips for color. Jody began to create pieces that were unique shapes, only partially or unpolished, and then still traditionally fired. They are creative and stand the test of time! The bowl is signed, “Jody” on the bottom. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.
“For the asymmetrical shape, I early on thought about how everything was so symmetrical in the Indian world. How far can I go to make a change? It was a little tiny change of not having everything so symmetrical. Once that became a part of Pueblo tradition, I went on to something else. With the half-polished areas, again, being very observant of other cultures and their artwork. I had seen a bamboo pottery show where only part of the vessel was polished. I called these the Japanese Volcanic pieces.” Jody Folwell, Spoken Through Clay
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Brand:Folwell, Jody (b. 1942)
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Jody Folwell is known for her creative pottery shapes and designs. This jar has an asymmetric shape with a sloping rim. The piece is polished tan above the shoulder and red below the shoulder. Above the shoulder, the jar is incised with clouds, mountains, and lighting designs. Below the shoulder, the jar has waves and a tiny fish near the base! The inciseds areas are textured in contrast to the polished surfaces. While today, this style may not seem “revolutionary” in Pueblo pottery, in the 1970s, it was a major deviation from classic forms, colors, and designs. Jody began to create pieces that were unique shapes, only partially polished, and then still traditionally fired. They are creative and stand the test of time! The bowl is signed, “Jody” on the bottom. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.
“For the asymmetrical shape, I early on thought about how everything was so symmetrical in the Indian world. How far can I go to make a change? It was a little tiny change of not having everything so symmetrical. Once that became a part of Pueblo tradition, I went on to something else. With the half-polished areas, again, being very observant of other cultures and their artwork. I had seen a bamboo pottery show where only part of the vessel was polished. I called these the Japanese Volcanic pieces.” Jody Folwell, Spoken Through Clay
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Folwell, Jody (b. 1942)