Dolores Curran #020408

$1,200.00

Every piece we acquire from Dolores is unique and one of a kind. Her designs change, as she strives to have the design work fit the shape of her pots. Every detail is placed on the piece for a reason. Dolores explained to me, “My designs are representing bird on rainbows with rain patterns next to the birds. Along the center is a step design followed by a feather bustle with stars etched out. Below are waves which represent water.” Dolores has carved the lid to fit tightly with an effigy bear on top. The polished bear sits on a micaceous disc and cloud designs are on both sides of the lip. Dolores has polished the top of the pot a deep red, and has continued that work on the bottom of the jar. Excellent symmetry! It is an extremely beautiful new creation from Dolores.

3″ wide by 3 1/2″ high (with lid)

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Dolores Curran

Santa Clara

Dolores Curran was born in 1954 into the Santa Clara Pueblo. Around 1977, she married Alvin Curran (deceased) and moved to San Juan. She made her first piece of pottery at age nine! Using the traditional methods of pottery making she learned from her grandmother, Dolores went on to develop her own style of contemporary hand polished, painted, and carved pottery. Known for her miniatures, she is one of the most precise etchers and painters we know. Dolores is a traditionalist. She breaks down the clumps of clay to form a fine powder form and hand mixes water with volcanic ash. Once the clay is mixed to a fine medium she then builds her pottery by using the coiling method. When the pots are dried, she then sands down the rough edges for a smooth finish. Then the painting process begins. Using paint from natural vegetation, she intricately designs her pots with numerous Pueblo symbols. Often, she uses the themes of avanyu clouds, feathers, bears, trees, rain, and mountains. She signs her work: Dolores Curran SCP. Her daughter, Ursula, and her sister, Geri Naranjo, are also talented potters, also specializing in miniatures.

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