Youngblood, Joseph – “River’s Bounty” Avanyu and Melon Bowl
$ 4,200.00
Joseph Youngblood is the youngest son of noted potter Nancy Youngblood and a great-grandson of Margret Tafoya. He learned to make pottery from his mother, so his technical skills are exceptional. Each piece is coil-built, carved, stone polished, and native-fired outdoors. This bowl is deeply carved with an avanyu encirling the shoulder. The avanyu is carved with a fluid design and highly polished. The rim and base are carved melon ribs that are rounded on the top and swirling at the base. They are slipped with mica. It was traditionally fired to silvery black coloration. It is signed on the bottom, “Joseph Youngblood”. Joseph continues to make creative and thoughtful works in clay.
“Our tradition is in the clay. Traditional pottery is doing the process yourself, including digging the clay, respecting our ancestors, and thanking the earth for providing the clay for us. The Pueblo pottery from a century ago is timeless and can remain an important source of inspiration in the future.” Joseph Lugo, “Future in Clay”, 2022
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