Setalla, Stetson – Large Tile with Eagle Tail Design

6.5" x 8"

$ 200.00

Stetson Setalla is a son of noted potter Pauline Setalla and the brother of Dee Setalla and Gwen Setalla.  This large tile is fully polished.  It has an eagle tail design along with cloud and rain designs.  It is a complex painted tile with additional colors of red clay to accent the design. The black is bee-weed and there are strong blushes from the firing. It is signed on the back. Interestingly, the first time I met Stetson was through the famous photographer Jerry Jacka, around 1998.  Jerry was photographing Stetson’s pottery for is book on Hopi art and asked Stetson to stay until I arrived so I could see his pottery!  Definitely a talented potter from the very beginning.