Moquino, Jennifer Tafoya – Turtle with Dragonflies
2.5" long
$ 280.00
Jennifer Moquino is known for her clay vessels and also her amazing animal figures. This turtle is fired black. It is fully polished on its back. There is a feather pattern along with rain clouds, lighting, and dragonflies. Note how the design spirals out from the center of the piece with a bear paw in the center and then a bird head flowing into the dragonflies and then finally the lighting. For a small piece, it is wonderfully complex. All the various colors are derived from natural clay slips. Jennifer continues to be one of the leading innovative potters working today!
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Artist
Tafoya, Jennifer (b. 1977)
Jennifer Tafoya
Jennifer Tafoya (Moquino) is a daughter of Ray and Emily Tafoya. The use of realism in their imagery has revitalized the style of sgraffito pottery originated by Joseph Lonewolf in the 1970s. Jennifer has won numerous awards for her pottery and is featured in books such as "Talking with the Clay," "Crafted to Perfection" and "Breaking the Mold." Jennifer has also been featured in recent magazine articles in "Native Peoples Magazine" and "Southwest Art Magazine" and won "Best of Pottery" for a collaborative jar at the 2013 Heard Indian Market Guild. She has continued to be an award-winning potter at Santa Fe Indian Market and the Heard Indian Market. Jennifer uses the Native American traditional methods, of hand-coiled pottery, then shaping, polishing, and traditionally fired before applying scraffito. She then paints natural ore colors and slips to her designs. She collects and processes all of her pottery materials from natural sources.