Scott, Rain – “Star” Infinity Rim Origami Bowl
$ 2,750.00
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 “Star”. The piece uses 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of white and black paper to make the design. Each full sheet is folded to make each section! This bowl has a round shape and an inturned rim. The design is a black-and-white star. Rain says that when he made this piece, he was inspired by the infinity rim bowls created by Frederica Antonio. “I had a chance to meet her at the SWAIA winter market and showed her this piece, and she loved my interpretation of her work. She is amazing”. Believe it or not, thousands of pieces of paper were 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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