This is a round bowl by Lorraine Williams. The piece is coil-built, incised, and traditionally fired.  The bowl has seven rows of triangular corrugation.  Below that are incised stars.  This is one of the few pieces that we have had by Lorraine that has a lid!  The lid is in the shape of a bear and also has a star on its back.  The designs are painted red and black to accentuate the patterns and then traditionally fired to create the surface coloration.  After the piece is fired it is covered in pinon-pitch.  The pitch is a reminder of the historic Navajo pottery when it was utilitarian.  The bowl is signed on the bottom in the clay, “LW, Lorraine Williams”.  Lorraine has won numerous awards for her pottery and has been featured in books such as “A Legacy of Generations”.  This piece has a ribbon from the 1994 Museum of Northern Arizona Navajo pottery show.

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Williams, Lorraine (1955-2024)

Lorraine Williams

Lorraine Williams (1955-2024) is one of the great innovators among Navajo potters. Lorraine married George Williams in 1977. George is the son of Rose Williams, one of the best-known Navajo potters. Lorraine was adept at making beads and sand paintings, and she was a weaver. "But when I married George, I saw pottery with new eyes." Her new eyes led to Lorraine's beginning with clay about 1980. Ultimately, Lorraine would make the largest pots produced at Navajo today.  She has created her own unique pottery style incised with traditional rug and Navajo designs, then painted and native fired. After the piece is fired, it is covered in pine pitch, typical of all traditional Navajo pottery harkening back to when it was utilitarian. Lorraine has won numerous awards for her pottery and has been featured in books such as "A Legacy of Generations."

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