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Curran, Ursula – Mini Jar with Cloud and Plant Designs
1,5"w x 1.5"h
$ 300.00
Ursula Curran is a daughter of noted potter Dolores Curran and Alvin Curran. She is named after her grandmother, noted potter Ursulita Naranjo. Ursula is known for her intricately painted miniature pottery. This jar is fully polished red on the rim and the base. The center is incised with cloud and plant designs. Not only does it take multiple layers of clay to paint the designs, but all the design work must be done before firing. The jar is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Ursula Curran”.
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Brand:Curran, Ursula (b.1979)
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Ursula Curran is a daughter of noted potter Dolores Curran and Alvin Curran. She is named after her grandmother, noted potter Ursulita Naranjo. Ursula is known for her intricately painted miniature pottery. This jar is fully polished red on the rim and the base. The center is incised with cloud and plant designs. Not only does it take multiple layers of clay to paint the designs, but all the design work must be done before firing. The jar is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Ursula Curran”.
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Ursula Curran, Okkay Owingeh (San Juan) Pueblo, is the Daughter of Dolores Curran and the late Alvin Curran. Her mother, Dolores is originally from Santa Clara Pueblo.
Like her mother and father, Ursula's fine line painting over polished stone clay gives a wonderful juxtaposition of the patterns, which seem to give the designs a three-dimensional appearance.
Ursula began making pottery at the age of 21. She learned the art of pottery making from her Mother Dolores, and some instruction from her Father Alvin. She occasionally does work with her brother Dwight.
Ursula has said; "Someday I hope to become a master potter, but I also hope to go back to school to study criminal profiling. I have high hope for my artwork." She credits her mother with helping guide her in her art as well as her life. We are pleased to carry Ursula's work as a continuation of the wonderful pottery innovations developed by her parents.
