Daubs, Dennis – Large Jar with Sun and Feather Designs (1980s)
$ 450.00
Dennis Daubs (b. 1960) is known for his intricately incised pottery. He is both Jemez and San Ildefonso. His mother is Gerry Gachupin, sister Patricia Daubs, and brother was Steve Daubs. Each piece is coil-built, stone-polished, and the imagery is etched into the surface of the clay. This is one of the lager pieces we have seen of his work. The entire piece is fully polished red. The is a large sun design etched on one side. It is surrounded by a feather pattern. The back half of the jar has an additional feather pattern and a cloud design. The designs are highlighted with additional white and black clay slips. It is signed, “Dennis Daubs”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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Dennis Daubs (b. 1960) is known for his intricately incised pottery. He is both Jemez and San Ildefonso. His mother is Gerry Gachupin, sister Patricia Daubs, and brother was Steve Daubs. Each piece is coil-built, stone-polished, and the imagery is etched into the surface of the clay. This is one of the lager pieces we have seen of his work. The entire piece is fully polished red. The is a large sun design etched on one side. It is surrounded by a feather pattern. The back half of the jar has an additional feather pattern and a cloud design. The designs are highlighted with additional white and black clay slips. It is signed, “Dennis Daubs”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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Daubs, Dennis (b. 1960)
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Dennis Daubs, "Oboweya" is half Jemez and half San Ildefonso. His mother is Gerry Gauchupin, his sister is Patricia Daubs and his brother Steve Daubs. He was inspired to make pottery from his great grandmother Maria Sanchez and his grandmother Elvira Gachupin.
Dennis specializes in the handmade sgraffito red or black polished pottery. He mixes, hand coils, shapes, etches, fires and polishes his own pottery using traditional techniques.