Koopee, Jacob – Multi-Color Bowl with Swirling Sikyatki Birds (1999)
$ 2,500.00
This is an intricately painted bowl by Jacob Koopee. The piece is coil-built and stone-polished. It is painted with bee-weed (black) and various colors of clay slips. The bowl is round and thin-walled. There are two sides with swirling birds and checkerboard designs. Separating them are larger birds with extended tails. The thin lines and swirling patterns are a classic of his imagery. The bowl is painted with bee-weed (black) and highlighted with dark red and mauve clay slips. It was around 1999 that Jacob began using the mauve colored clay as an additional coloration to his pottery designs. The bowl was traditionally fired to create the blushes on the surface. It is signed on the bottom with his hallmark Flute Player. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
“I have been making pottery for about six years now (starting in 1990). I am well noted for making enormous pieces. I also put a lot of kachinas on my pottery. My passion of art in pottery has made me realize the importance of sharing it with others. Mainly with the younger generation. I collect my own materials, I make my own clay, mold my pots (hand-coiled), make my own paint (from wild mustard), paint with yucca brushes, and fire with sheep manure. I will continue this tradition and keep the children and grown-ups educated on the undying art of pottery, just like my grandmothers did!!” Jacob Koopee, Jr,, Spoken Through Clay
“I have been making pottery for about six years now (starting in 1990). I am well noted for making enormous pieces. I also put a lot of kachinas on my pottery. My passion of art in pottery has made me realize the importance of sharing it with others. Mainly with the younger generation. I collect my own materials, I make my own clay, mold my pots (hand-coiled), make my own paint (from wild mustard), paint with yucca brushes, and fire with sheep manure. I will continue this tradition and keep the children and grown-ups educated on the undying art of pottery, just like my grandmothers did!!” Jacob Koopee, Jr,, Spoken Through Clay
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This is an intricately painted bowl by Jacob Koopee. The piece is coil-built and stone-polished. It is painted with bee-weed (black) and various colors of clay slips. The bowl is round and thin-walled. There are two sides with swirling birds and checkerboard designs. Separating them are larger birds with extended tails. The thin lines and swirling patterns are a classic of his imagery. The bowl is painted with bee-weed (black) and highlighted with dark red and mauve clay slips. It was around 1999 that Jacob began using the mauve colored clay as an additional coloration to his pottery designs. The bowl was traditionally fired to create the blushes on the surface. It is signed on the bottom with his hallmark Flute Player. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
“I have been making pottery for about six years now (starting in 1990). I am well noted for making enormous pieces. I also put a lot of kachinas on my pottery. My passion of art in pottery has made me realize the importance of sharing it with others. Mainly with the younger generation. I collect my own materials, I make my own clay, mold my pots (hand-coiled), make my own paint (from wild mustard), paint with yucca brushes, and fire with sheep manure. I will continue this tradition and keep the children and grown-ups educated on the undying art of pottery, just like my grandmothers did!!” Jacob Koopee, Jr,, Spoken Through Clay
