This jar is a simple but creative design by Les Namingha.  The jar has a wide shoulder and a sloping side. The top is painted with a series of interlocking moths that start small in size at the mouth and get larger by the shoulder.  They are painted gray on a black background.  The bottom is black and very smooth to the touch.  The slivery paint for the moths almost feels like their reflection in the sparse light of the night.  It is simple, but creative.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Les Namingha  2021”. 

Les says of his pieces which have layering:

“The concept of layering is inherent in our mortal journey. As time moves forward, our memories become layered. Some memories remain vibrant, others faint or hazy. Yet others, obscure or even hidden. Likewise, our experiences, words, works, emotions, prayers, and songs build up in layers creating our existence. In turn, our social interactions become exercises in layering. We see this in evidence with street art or graffiti writing where layers of thought and a desire to express a “proof of existence” create tapestries of color and marks. Blending, covering, harmonizing, dissonance, disappearing. This concept of layering is the idea behind Urban Polychrome and other works in the Urban Series.”  Les Namingha