Patricio, Robert – Jar with Plant, Rain and Star Designs

9.25"w x 8"h

$ 1,400.00

This is a classic Acoma jar by Robert Patricio. This jar a round body and a short neck.  There are large sections on either side with flower patterns.  The flowers are surrounded by rain and leaf designs. The leaves near the rim are tightly painted with hachure lines.  As the jar is turned there is a star pattern surrounded by clouds.  The jar is painted with black bee-weed on a white clay surface creating a modernist appearance.  It is signed on the bottom, “R.  M.  Patricio”.  The jar is a striking extension of his artistry in clay and continuing the amazing Acoma legacy. 

Robert said recently of his pottery:

““The pottery inspires me to keep going.  Keeping the tradition alive in making pottery, that’s how we were brought up.  Our ancestors started making pottery.  It’s amazing what comes of a piece of clay. When you come to Acoma it’s peacuful and quite.  When you look a piece of pottery, you see the same peacefulness.”   Robert Patricio, 2020