Year Flower, Lucy – Bowl with Impressed Cloud Designs (1973)

4"w x 2.75"h

$ 250.00

Lucy Year Flower was a daughter-in-law of Camilio Tafoya and a sister-in-law of Joseph Lonewolf and Grace Medicine Flower. She began making pottery in the early 1970’s and was known for her flowing carved designs.  This is an early piece of her pottery from 1973.  It is unusual in design with a wind pattern which is lightly impressed into the clay. The entire surface is fully polished, so the wind design has a very subtle appearance on the surface.  It is an interesting variation on classic Santa Clara carved pottery.  The bowl is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  It is signed, “Lucy Year Flower” on the bottom.