Sanchez, Russell – Deep Red Jar with Bird Medallions and Gourd Indentions
$ 4,400.00
This is a striking jar by Russell Sanchez. The jar is a deep red coloration, which is a slip which he has rediscovered and it is the same deep coloration as the slip used at San Ildefonso in the 1920-30’s. The red is used on the sides of the jar and there are gourd indentions on each side. The front and back of the neck also has a carved feather pattern with each feather carved at an angle. This style is inspired by the feather pattern usually painted on the pottery. On the sides of the jar are two medallions. They each have an old style San Ildefonso bird. They are surrounded by two rows of jet and turquoise hei-shi beads. Russell said the use of the black beads was to provide the historic connection to the traditional “black-on-red” pottery of San Ildefonso, as well as Tony Da’s use of the black clay slip on his work after 1977. They are a beautiful complement to the black mica used on the carved feathers! Note as well that the neck of the jar is square while the body is round. Russell said this was his attempt to modernize this classic shape. The bottom of the jar has the classic indention of traditional San Ildefonso water jars. It’s exciting how Russell uses these historic elements to keep them alive on his contemporary pottery. It is signed on the bottom in the clay, ‘Russell”.
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This is a striking jar by Russell Sanchez. The jar is a deep red coloration, which is a slip which he has rediscovered and it is the same deep coloration as the slip used at San Ildefonso in the 1920-30’s. The red is used on the sides of the jar. The neck also has a carved feather pattern with each feather carved at an angle. This style is inspired by the feather pattern usually painted on the pottery. On the sides of the jar are two medallions. They each have an old style San Ildefonso bird with a single inset piece of turquoise. One of the birds has its head turned back while the other is facing forward. Surrounding each of the medallions are two bands of black (jet) hei-shi beads. They are a beautiful complement to the black mica used on the carved feathers! Note as well that the neck of the jar is square while the body is round. Russell said this was his attempt to modernize this classic shape. The bottom of the jar has the classic indention of traditional San Ildefonso water jars. It’s exciting how Russell uses these historic elements to keep them alive on his contemporary pottery. It is signed on the bottom in the clay, ‘Russell”.
To read more about Russell Sanchez and his “Contemporizing The Pueblo Pottery Past”, Click Here.
