Lewis, Sharon – Large Seedpot with 6 Mimbres Lizards, Fish, Bird, and Geometrics
$ 300.00
Sharon Lewis has developed her own very distinctive style of painted design. Her pieces are beautifully formed, thin-walled, and then tightly painted. This large seedpot has five Mimbres lizards on one half. The other half has a Mimbres bird and fish along with geometric designs. There are classic fine-line, snow, and bird wing patterns as well. It is a very complex piece. The black is from bee-weed, and the coloration is from various clay slips. The seedpot is signed on the bottom, “S. Lewis”.
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Sharon Lewis has developed her own very distinctive style of painted design. Her pieces are beautifully formed, thin-walled, and then tightly painted. This large seedpot has five Mimbres lizards on one half. The other half has a Mimbres bird and fish along with geometric designs. There are classic fine-line, snow, and bird wing patterns as well. It is a very complex piece. The black is from bee-weed and the colortion is from various clay slips.. The seedpot is signed on the bottom, “S. Lewis”.
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Lewis, Sharon
Sharon Lewis is married to Bernard Lewis and she is from a family of well-known potters, including sisters-in-law Carolyn Concho, Marilyn Henderson and Rebecca Lucario. Sharon has developed her own very distinctive style of design. Her pieces are beautifully formed, thin walled and then tightly painted. Sharon has won numerous awards for her pottery and has been featured in books on both Pueblo and Acoma pottery.