Sarracino, Myron – Jar with Swirl Designs and Mountain Rim

7"w x 8"h

$ 375.00

Myron Sarracino is one of the few Laguna potters working today.  He learned to make pottery from Gladys Paquin and creates pieces that are thin-walled and tightly painted. This large jar has a round shoulder and elongated neck.  The design on the jar is inspired by the Tularosa pottery of the 1150-1325 era (see last photo).  The Tularosa swirls are around the shoulder of the jar and filled in with thin lines.  Around the neck is a classic triangular pattern.  It gives the jar a very modernist appearance..  Note on the rim that there is a  painted “spirit line”, which is where the “spirit” of the painter is able to leave the piece and it is also a tribute to the potters who came before.  It is seen on much older Acoma and Laguna pottery.  The jar is signed on the bottom, “Myron Sarracino”.