Jeff Suina works in clay and multi-media.  Each piece is made from native clay and painted with mineral clays for the design.  This is one of his creative sculptural pieces. The jar is slab-built to create the flat sides. The piece is entitled “Temple“.   The piece is among his most angular, with squares shapes folded into more squares.  There is even a little “window” cut into one of the flat sides!  Take a closer look at the painted designs.  They are all variations of classic Cochiti sun, rain, and lightning designs.

Jeff said of this piece:

Robust and concise, Temple is one of my most recent explorations in geometric design where the final outcome is architectural. I looked to my 3D modeling background as inspiration to join 2 primitive solid shapes into one majestic vessel that looks futuristic and ancient at the same time. If you look closely you can make out an opening that appears window-like and adds to an already amazing work.

Jeff has used the angles of the shape to match the lines of the imagery across the surface.  The contrasting positive and negative spaces are visually striking to the eye.  The piece is signed, “Jeff Suina”.