Tso, Jr., Damon – 8.5″ Tall Jar with Corn Handles and Wave Designs
$ 800.00
Damon Tso, Jr., is a self-taught potter. He began making pottery in 2003 and each piece is coil-built and made from clay that he sources from near his home in Buffalo Springs, New Mexico. This jar has a low shoulder and an elongated neck. It is thin-walled and has an elegant form. There are two sculptural ears of corn has the handles on the jar. Check out the detail on each of the ears of corn! Near the base there is his carved wave design. There are ELEVEN rows of waves encircling the piece. The jar was traditionally fired. It is signed, “Damon Tso, Jr.” on the bottom.
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Damon Tso, Jr., is a self-taught potter. He began making pottery in 2003 and each piece is coil-built and made from clay that he sources from near his home in Buffalo Springs, New Mexico. This jar has a high shoulder and an elongated neck. It is thin-walled and has an elegant form. There are two sculptural ears of corn has the handles on the jar. Note around the shoulder the larger diamond shapes. Note the texture, as they were scraped with a corn cob, reminiscent of older-style Navajo pottery. If you look closely the texture goes in opposite directions in each of the shapes. The jar was traditionally fired and then covered with pinon-pitch after the firing. It is signed, “Damon Tso, Jr.” on the bottom.
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Tso, Jr., Damon (b. 1968)
Damon Tso, Jr, (Dine) began making pottery around 2003. He is a cousin of Lucy McKelvy, but he is mostly self-taught. He uses local, native clay to coil-build his pottery. Each piece is traditionally fired and usually has pinon-pitch on the exterior. He has won numerous awards for his pottery over the years.