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Garcia, Jason – Polychrome Jar with Butterflies and Butterfly Dancer

5"w x 7.5"h

$ 1,800.00

Brands:Garcia, Jason (b. 1973)

This jar by Jason Garcia is coil built and painted with native clay slips.  It is a very intricate piece. On one side is a Pueblo style butterfly dancer.  She is surrounded by numerous butterflies.  As the jar is turned there are a variety of different butterflies.  They are each painted with natural clay slips.  The entire jar is painted before it is fired.  The jar is signed on the bottom, “Okuu Pin” which is Jason’s name in Tewa and means “Turtle Mountain”.

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Garcia, Jason (b. 1973)

Jason Garcia

Jason Garcia (b.1973) is a son of noted potter Gloria "Goldenrod" Garcia and the nephew of Minnie Vigil, Thelma Talachy, Lois Gutierrez, and Tina Garcia. He has won numerous prestigious awards for his tiles at Santa Fe Indian Market, the Heard Museum Market. He has been featured in books and magazine articles on Native pottery. In 2007 he was a Dubin Fellowship recipient at the School of American Research in Santa Fe. Jason's innovative style and artwork continue to make him one of the young leaders in Pueblo art. In 2016 he won "Best of Paintings" at Santa Fe Indian Market. Subscribe to New Additions for this artist