HOPI INDIAN POTTERY " SURFACE KACHINA " PLATE BY AWARD WINNING STETSON SETALLA
Item History & Price
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WELCOME TO "DAVES HOPI ART" FEATURING THE FINEST IN HOPI ART DIRECT FROM THE HOPI RESERVATION
I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING TO THE HOPI RESERVATION FOR OVER 23 YEARS, AND HAVE MADE MANY FRIENDS WITH THE AMAZING HOPI ARTISTS....MY MISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO HELP PR...OMOTE THEIR WORK, AND AT THE SAME TIME HELP THEM TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES.....I AM A SMALL "NOT FOR PROFIT" BUSINESS, AND DO IT MOSTLY FOR THE ADVENTURE AND EXCITEMENT OF SHARING THESE BEAUTIFUL PIECES OF ART... I TAKE PRIDE IN THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT I HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE YEARS, WHILE CONTINUING TO HELP NEW "UP-AND-COMING" ARTISTS MAKE THEIR WAY.... FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME REGARDING ANY REQUESTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE CONCERNING POTTERY, OR KACHINA CARVINGS!
THE GORGEOUS POTTERY FEATURED HERE IS AN AMAZING EXAMPLE OF THE NATURAL TALENT POSSESSED BY STETSON SETALLA FROM FIRST MESA.....STETSON IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING ARTIST WHO HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN POTTERY SINCE THE 1980'S. HE WAS TAUGHT THE FINE DETAILS OF TRADITIONAL POTTERY BY HIS MOTHER, THE LATE PAULINE SETALLA. HE IS A BROTHER TO GWEN SETALLA, DEE SETALLA, AND AGNES NASHONGHOYA SETALLA...WHO ARE ALL ACCOMPLISHED POTTERS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT.
THIS BEAUTIFUL ONE-OF-A-KIND, "CORNMEAL" POTTERY BOWL WAS HAND COILED, FROM HAND MILLED CLAY DUG FROM THE SURROUNDING AREAS, HAND POLISHED USING A STONE, YUCCA BRUSH PAINTED WITH NATURAL PIGMENTS MADE FROM THE MUSTARD PLANT, AND "SHEEP DUNG" FIRED, AS IS ALL TRADITIONAL HOPI POTTERY...THE SPOTS ON THE SURFACE ARE NATURALLY OCCURRING FROM THE FIRING PROCESS, AND NOT FLAWS....
THE SIZE IS 6.5" WIDE, AND SLIGHTLY DISHED, WITH EXCEPTIONAL NATURAL FIRE CLOUDS, AND A WARM BLUSH FINISH.....GALLERY PRICING FOR AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE SUCH AS THIS WOULD BE WELL OVER 300.00 !!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THE HOPI ARTS!! PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE...!!
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I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING TO THE HOPI RESERVATION FOR OVER 23 YEARS, AND HAVE MADE MANY FRIENDS WITH THE AMAZING HOPI ARTISTS....MY MISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO HELP PR...OMOTE THEIR WORK, AND AT THE SAME TIME HELP THEM TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES.....I AM A SMALL "NOT FOR PROFIT" BUSINESS, AND DO IT MOSTLY FOR THE ADVENTURE AND EXCITEMENT OF SHARING THESE BEAUTIFUL PIECES OF ART... I TAKE PRIDE IN THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT I HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE YEARS, WHILE CONTINUING TO HELP NEW "UP-AND-COMING" ARTISTS MAKE THEIR WAY.... FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME REGARDING ANY REQUESTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE CONCERNING POTTERY, OR KACHINA CARVINGS!
THE GORGEOUS POTTERY FEATURED HERE IS AN AMAZING EXAMPLE OF THE NATURAL TALENT POSSESSED BY STETSON SETALLA FROM FIRST MESA.....STETSON IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING ARTIST WHO HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN POTTERY SINCE THE 1980'S. HE WAS TAUGHT THE FINE DETAILS OF TRADITIONAL POTTERY BY HIS MOTHER, THE LATE PAULINE SETALLA. HE IS A BROTHER TO GWEN SETALLA, DEE SETALLA, AND AGNES NASHONGHOYA SETALLA...WHO ARE ALL ACCOMPLISHED POTTERS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT.
THIS BEAUTIFUL ONE-OF-A-KIND, "CORNMEAL" POTTERY BOWL WAS HAND COILED, FROM HAND MILLED CLAY DUG FROM THE SURROUNDING AREAS, HAND POLISHED USING A STONE, YUCCA BRUSH PAINTED WITH NATURAL PIGMENTS MADE FROM THE MUSTARD PLANT, AND "SHEEP DUNG" FIRED, AS IS ALL TRADITIONAL HOPI POTTERY...THE SPOTS ON THE SURFACE ARE NATURALLY OCCURRING FROM THE FIRING PROCESS, AND NOT FLAWS....
THE SIZE IS 6.5" WIDE, AND SLIGHTLY DISHED, WITH EXCEPTIONAL NATURAL FIRE CLOUDS, AND A WARM BLUSH FINISH.....GALLERY PRICING FOR AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE SUCH AS THIS WOULD BE WELL OVER 300.00 !!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THE HOPI ARTS!! PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE...!!
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