Youngblood, Nancy -Four Direction Oval Bowl with 72 Carved Sections
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Youngblood, Nancy -Four Direction Oval Bowl with 72 Carved Sections

6" long x 4"w x 5"h

$ 6,500.00

This is a complex and elegant oval jar by Nancy Youngblood.  It combines a variety of her melon designs into one piece. The jar is coil-built and fully carved.  On each side are four sections of melon ribs that are VERY deeply carved into the piece.  There are two sections of 8 “s” swirl ribs on each side, and two sections of 10 slant swirl ribs. The oval jar has a total of 72 ribs carved into the clay to create the visually dynamic design.  Each rib is highly polished, and the piece was traditionally fired to a glassy black.  This is the first time we have had a small version of this style, as they are so time-intensive to create.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Nancy Youngblood”.

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This is a complex and elegant oval jar by Nancy Youngblood.  It combines a variety of her melon designs into one piece. The jar is coil-built and fully carved.  On each side are two sections of melon ribs.  VERY deeply carved into the piece.  There are 8 “s” swirl ribs on each side, and 10 slant swirl ribs. The oval jar has a total of 36 ribs carved into the clay to create the visually dynamic design.  Each rib is highly polished and the piece was traditionally fired to a glassy black.  This is the first time we have had a small version of this style, as they are so time intensive to create.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Nancy Youngblood”.  The last three photos are of the jar in the firing.

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Youngblood, Nancy (b. 1955)

Nancy Youngblood

Nancy Youngblood

Nancy Youngblood is Mela Youngblood's daughter and Margaret Tafoya's granddaughter.  She was inspired to make the swirl melon bowls when she saw one made by her great-uncle Camilio Tafoya.  Each piece is coil-built, carved, stone polished, and native-fired.  Nancy is focused on the artistry of her pottery and the traditions of Santa Clara Pueblo and her family. When Nancy Youngblood began making pottery, she started with miniatures, creating intricate and tightly carved designs.  Her melon ribbed vessels are among her best-known forms.  There are a variety of styles, including straight ribs, swirl ribs, and "s" swirl ribs.  Each variation required different techniques.  Nancy also creates "free form" designs, which allow her to use the melon rib concept of abstract designs. In 1989, she won "Best of Show" at Santa Fe Indian Market.  This was a testament to the quality and integrity of her pottery art.  Ten years earlier, Margaret Tafoya, her grandmother, also won "Best of Show." Today, Nancy Youngblood continues this fantastic legacy.  Her sons, Christopher, Sergio, and Joseph, worked with the clay.  It is essential to her that each of them learns the techniques and cultural importance of the clay.  Nancy's pottery can be found in museums worldwide.  She has also been featured in numerous books, including "Crafted to Perfection," "Born of Fire," and "The Art of Clay."  She won "Best of Pottery" at the 2015 Santa Fe Indian Market for a large jar with melon ribs and a horse design.  In 2018, she won "Best of Pottery" at Santa Fe Indian Market for a swirl water jar.
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