Artist Media Series
Living Artists
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$ 18,000.00
This is a large double-shoulder water jar by Margaret Tafoya. The jar is coil-built, carved, stone polished, and traditionally fired black. The jar is an unusual combination of shape and carved designs. There is a double shoulder or “rainbow ridge” on the jar. Around the body of the jar is a deeply carved avanyu. What is unusual is that typically, on a jar with a double shoulder, there would be no carving. However, the complement of the carved band and the rounded shoulder is visually striking. The jar is highly polished and fired a deep black coloration. It is signed, “Margaret Tafoya” on the bottom in the clay. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. There is a hole near the base where it was originally made to be a lamp.
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This is a large double-shoulder water jar by Margaret Tafoya. The jar is coil-built, carved, stone polished, and traditionally fired black. The jar is an unusual combination of shape and carved designs. There is a double shoulder or “rainbow ridge” on the jar. Around the body of the jar is a deeply carved avanyu. What is unusual is that typically, on a jar with a double shoulder, there would be no carving. However, the complement of the carved band and the rounded shoulder is visually striking. The jar is highly polished and fired a deep black coloration. It is signed, “Margaret Tafoya” on the bottom in the clay. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. There is a hole near the base where it was originally made to be a lamp.
Artist Media Series
Living Artists
The book, "Born of Fire," follows her life and art over many decades. It is also the only book to identify her pottery by the decade produced using the variations in her signature. This book is the first complete biography of Margaret Tafoya's life. It is divided into decades, giving the reader a deeper understanding of her life and pottery over nearly 100 years. There are new biographies on Virginia Ebelacker, Richard Ebelacker, Lee Tafoya, Linda Tafoya, Jennie Trammel, Mela Youngblood, Nathan Youngblood, Nancy Youngblood, Toni Roller, Jeff Roller, LuAnn Tafoya, Daryl Whitegeese, Mary Ester Archuleta, and Shirley Tafoya. The photography of the pottery in this book is exceptional. Throughout the book, personal narratives by family members and family photographs create a wonderful sense of her humanity and artistic accomplishments.