Scott, Rain – “Bright Future” Origami Star Shaped Bowl

11.25"w x 8"h

$ 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”.  Each piece is made from thick paper and creates a corrugated texture.  This piece is entitled, “Bright Future”.  Rain says that he uses individual black or white 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of paper to make the design.  Each full sheet is folded to make each section! The idea for a star bowl is both striking and complicated.  He draws inspiration from the classic black-and-white pottery of Acoma Pueblo.  Rain said he wanted to have a star in the center and then he had to plan 5 to 8 rows out as he was making it.  Note as well that there are five points to the star, which is much more complicated than making four points, and keeping it round. One of the past pics is the piece in the gallery with light shining down on it and the shadows that are created!  There are thousands of pieces of paper used to make this jar, each hand folded. 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

“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