Sarracino, Myron – Mesa Sunrise Jar with Checkerboard Rim

7"w x 7"h

$ 325.00

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 jar has a high shoulder and a more classic “olla” shape. The design has a sunrise pattern painted with a red clay slip around the shoulder of the jar. The “step” pattern is the mesa with the sun rising behind. There are plant designs along the upper shoulder and a checkerboard pattern around the neck.  The cloud swirls are painted with additional fine-line rain patterns.   The jar is a nice balance of form and design.  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.