Talachy, Joe & Thelma – Large Polychrome Bowl with Lightning Designs

8.5"w x 5.75"h

$ 775.00

Joe Talachy (b. 1943) and Thelma Talachy (b. 1942) are two of the few potters from Pojoaque Pueblo in New Mexico.  Thelma is a sister of Minnie Vigil, Lois Gutierrez, and Gloria Garcia.  Their daughter, Melissa Talachy, is also a well-known potter.  Each piece is coil-built and painted with natural clay slips.  This large bowl has a sharp shoulder and sloping sides.  It is intricately painted with six different colors of clay!  The bowl has complex lightning, rain, and cloud patterns encircling the piece. It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Joe & Thelma Talachy”.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.