Folwell, Jody – Black and Red Jar with Asymmetric Rim

9.5"w x 8.5"h

$ 2,500.00

Jody Folwell is known for her creative pottery shapes and designs.  This jar is one of her classic shapes with a wide shoulder and an asymmetric rim.  Jody created this style where the jar is stone polished just past the neck, and the remainder is matte. The piece is traditionally fired.  The use of cow manure creates dark coloration on the rim and speckling on the side.  It is signed on the bottom, “Jody”.   It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.

“For the asymmetrical shape, I early on thought about how everything was so symmetrical in the Indian world. How far can I go to make a change?  It was a little tiny change of not having everything so symmetrical. Once that became a part of Pueblo tradition, I went on to something else. With the half-polished areas, again, being very observant of other cultures and their artwork. I had seen a bamboo pottery show where only part of the vessel was polished. I called these the Japanese Volcanic pieces.”  Jody Folwell, Spoken Through Clay