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Youngblood, Christopher – Red Oval “S Swirl”12 Rib Melon Bowl
5.5" long x 3.5"w x 3.75"h
$ 3,300.00
This unique bowl by Christopher Youngblood combines modern and classic imagery. This bowl is a unique shape with an oval form. The shape is difficult to make, but works nicely for carving the melon ribs to extends across the surface at different angles. Each rib is deeply carved into the clay, and then polished. Each of the twelve ribs extends from the rim to the base, creating an “S” shape. After the carving, the bowl is stone polished to achieve a high shine. The bowl was traditionally fired a deep red coloration. It is signed on the bottom, “Chris Youngblood”.
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This unique bowl by Christopher Youngblood combines modern and classic imagery. This bowl is a unique shape with an oval form. The shape is difficult to make, but works nicely for carving the melon ribs to extends across the surface at different angles. Each rib is deeply carved into the clay, and then polished. Each of the twelve ribs extends from the rim to the base, creating an “S” shape. After the carving, the bowl is stone polished to achieve a high shine. The bowl was traditionally fired a deep red coloration. It is signed on the bottom, “Chris Youngblood”.
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Youngblood, Christopher (b. 1989)
Chris Youngblood
Chris Youngblood is Margaret Tafoya's great-grandson and Nancy Youngblood's son. His mother, Nancy, taught him to make pottery. He won the "Best of Class - Youth Award" at Santa Fe Indian Market and the prestigious "Best of Pottery" in 2014. In the 2010 Native People's Magazine, he was featured as one of the "Generation Next Emerging Potters" and recently featured in Native Art Magazine in 2016 as one of the "Three Potters Under 30" to watch. In addition, his "Best of Pottery" jar was featured in the book "Spoken Through Clay."
Chris Youngblood says that he focuses on each piece, taking the time to work on the shape and stone polish the surface to a high shine, often polishing it several times to get it right. Chris comes to the clay focused on expanding his illustrious family's technical and artistic boundaries. His manipulation of the clay surface through his technically inspired imagery expands the art in new directions.