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Tafoya, Jennifer - Turtle with Feather and Bear Paw Designs

Tafoya, Jennifer – Turtle with Feather and Bear Paw Designs

Name: Tafoya, Jennifer - Turtle with Feather and Bear Paw Designs
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2.25" long

$ 400.00

Jennifer Tafoya is known for her clay vessels and also her amazing animal figures. This turtle is fired black. It is fully polished on its back. There is a feather pattern along with cloud and rain designs. In the center is a bear paw. All the various colors are derived from natural clay slips. It is signed on the bottom, “JT”. Jennifer continues to be one of the leading innovative potters working today!

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Categories: "Of Earth and Air" Clay works by Jennifer Tafoya & Chris Youngblood, Contemporary Pottery, Miniatures, Santa Clara Pueblo Tag: Jennifer Tafoya

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Jennifer Tafoya is known for her clay vessels and also her amazing animal figures. This turtle is fired black. It is fully polished on its back. There is a feather pattern along six dragonflies. There is remarkable detail for the size of the piece! All the various colors are derived from natural clay slips. Jennifer continues to be one of the leading innovative potters working today!

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Jennifer Tafoya

Jennifer Tafoya is the daughter of Ray and Emily Tafoya. The use of realism in their imagery has revitalized the style of sgraffito pottery originated by Joseph Lonewolf in the 1970s. Jennifer has won numerous awards for her pottery and is featured in books such as "Talking with the Clay," "Crafted to Perfection," and "Breaking the Mold." Jennifer has also been featured in recent magazine articles in "Native Peoples Magazine" and "Southwest Art Magazine" and won "Best of Pottery" for a collaborative jar at the 2013 Heard Indian Market Guild. She has continued to be an award-winning potter at Santa Fe Indian Market's 'Best of Show 2023.' Jennifer uses the Native American traditional hand-coiled pottery methods, then shapes, polishes, and is traditionally fired before applying scraffito. She then paints natural ore colors and slips them into her designs. She collects and processes all of her pottery materials from natural sources.