Diaz, Tina – Red Jar with Avanyu

4.5"w x 6.75"h

$ 700.00

Tina Diaz has skillfully created her own unique style of carving pottery.  She is a daughter of Mary Cain. This jar is carved around the shoulder with a stylized avanyu (water serpent) design.  Like much of her pottery, there is a striking flow of the design and the use of negative space to draw the eye across the surface of the piece.  The area surrounding the carved designs has been slipped with the traditional cream-colored clay slip.  Today, few potters use the clay in the background as it is difficult to apply.  The remainder of the jar is highly polished and fired a deep red coloraiton.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Tina Diaz”.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.