Scott, Rain – “Blending Traditions” Origami Bowl
$ 2,800.00
Rain Scott is the son of jeweler Raynard Scott (Navajo) and a descendant of Marie Z. Chino of Acoma. He says that growing up in Arizona, he wanted to learn to make pottery but didn’t have anyone to teach him. In 2011 he began working with origami, the art of creating objects with folded paper. From 2013 to 2018 he experimented with the art form and in 2018 made his first vessel, an Acoma jar. He calls his style, “contemporary indigenous origami”. This piece is entitled, “Blending Traditions”. Rain says that he used black, white, and copper 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of paper to make the design. Each full sheet is folded to make each section! This bowl has a high shoulder and uses three different colors of paper. Raid said of this piece
“One is the water wave design seen on Acoma pots and O’odham baskets alike. The five triangular wave designs create a five pointed flower in the negative space that evokes the squash blossom design seen in Akimel O’odham baskets. My older sister’s husband and their children hail from the Gila River Indian Community and Acoma Pueblo. This design pays homage to my family and how indigenous traditions are shared through unification.”
Believe it or not, there are thousands of pieces of paper used to make this jar! The piece is signed on the bottom, “Rain Scott”. It’s exciting to have such innovative work in the gallery. Most recently, Rain’s indigenous origami has been featured in First American Art magazine and Native Art Magazine.
“I call my work contemporary origami pottery. I came up with them as I wanted to learn to make traditional pottery. I never had a teacher to show me how to get the clay or slips. I was always creative with paper. I started out with swans and then one day wanted to see how I could make a vase. It took a lot of experimentation”. Rain Scott
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Rain Scott is the son of jeweler Raynard Scott (Navajo) and a descendant of Marie Z. Chino of Acoma. He says that growing up in Arizona, he wanted to learn to make pottery but didn’t have anyone to teach him. In 2011 he began working with origami, the art of creating objects with folded paper. From 2013 to 2018 he experimented with the art form and in 2018 made his first vessel, an Acoma jar. He calls his style, “contemporary indigenous origami”. This piece is entitled, “Blending Traditions”. Rain says that he used black, white, and copper 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of paper to make the design. Each full sheet is folded to make each section! This bowl has a high shoulder and uses three different colors of paper. Raid said of this piece
“One is the water wave design seen on Acoma pots and O’odham baskets alike. The five triangular wave designs create a five pointed flower in the negative space that evokes the squash blossom design seen in Akimel O’odham baskets. My older sister’s husband and their children hail from the Gila River Indian Community and Acoma Pueblo. This design pays homage to my family and how indigenous traditions are shared through unification.”
Believe it or not, there are thousands of pieces of paper used to make this jar! The piece is signed on the bottom, “Rain Scott”. It’s exciting to have such innovative work in the gallery. Most recently, Rain’s indigenous origami has been featured in First American Art magazine and Native Art Magazine.
“I call my work contemporary origami pottery. I came up with them as I wanted to learn to make traditional pottery. I never had a teacher to show me how to get the clay or slips. I was always creative with paper. I started out with swans and then one day wanted to see how I could make a vase. It took a lot of experimentation”. Rain Scott
is one of his larger pieces. “Opus Number Seven: Honoring the Past”. It has four different birds representing the different matriarchs: the grandmother, the mother, the daughter, and the grandchild (the future). Combines three different styles of Pueblo pottery. The body is San Ildefonso and their large ollas. The parrot designs are Acoma. The triangular spaces on the sides are inspired by Hopi-Tewa designs. The sunray pattern on the inside/outside is something Rain said he created to help make the round shape of the vessel. You can see the “sunray” design looking down into the jar! Rain says this jar has about 6000 pieces of paper to make the vessel. WOW! The piece has two ribbons from the 2020 Heard Indian Market.
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Scott, Rain (b. 1998)
Rain Scott is half Navajo and half Acoma. Growing up, he would watch his father, Navajo silversmith Raynard Scott, make countless jewelry pieces out of silver, turquoise, and other precious gemstones. His upbringing sparked a passion for art, taking a particular interest in painting and still life drawing. In 2011, he developed a new interest in Japanese origami art and traditional Acoma Pueblo ceramics. For the next couple of years, he tried and failed to find a teacher to teach him the traditional art form of Acoma pottery. Instead of giving up on his aspirations, he called upon his talent for origami art and knowledge of conventional Acoma pottery designs. As a result, he created an entirely new style of Native American art.
From 2013 to 2018, Rain experimented with his newfound artform. He sculpted simple peacock and swan forms, ultimately winning a youth award in the 2014 Heard Museum student art show. In 2018, he cut his first contemporary origami vessel in the shape of a white corrugated Acoma pot with a rounded shoulder and a short neck and finished with a simple black rim. Thus, his art form was born.
Since 2018, Rain Scott has combined the traditional Acoma Pueblo pottery designs with individually cut and folded origami modules into an art form that he calls “contemporary Indigenous origami.” The thick, sturdy walls and corrugated texture of his origami pottery make every piece pleasing to the eye and gratifying to touch. He pushes the boundaries further with every art piece he creates, incorporating new designs, shapes, colors, and components, including parrot feathers, turquoise, and natural sinew. Rain Scott’s creations have been awarded many awards at juried art shows in the Southwest, including the 2020 Alan Houser Innovation Award at the Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market.