Lucas, Steve – Large Awatovi Design Jar

12.5"w x 7"h

$ 4,800.00

This is the first time Steve Lucas has created this dynamic design on his pottery. He is one of the leading Hopi-Tewa potters working today.  Each piece is coil built, stone polished, painted with native clay slips and bee-weed (black) and traditionally fired.  Steve has won “Best of Show” at Santa Fe Indian Market and his work remains some of the most refined and creative.  This large jar has an amazing design inspired by the famous “Awatovi” jar by his aunt, Dextra Quotskuyva.  Here the jar has sloping sides and a very intricately painted design.  The geometric, butterfly and moth designs are all interwoven.  Note as well all the colors used in the clay slips!  Amazing!  The jar was traditionally fired and the last photo shows the jar when it came out of the firing!  The jar has a dynamic coloration from the firing.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “S. Lucas” and a mudhead (koyemsi) and an ear of corn (corn clan).  Spectacular!