Dolores Curran #020409

$1,275.00

This hand coiled and traditionally fired red polychrome lidded jar is spectacular. The shape alone is so beautiful. Narrow at the bottom, moving up to a wide shoulder, then a tall neck that is capped off by a tight fitting stem lid. Polished red stem set against the mica bottom. The varying shades of red, tan, terra cotta make for a stunning color combination. Dolores is always so helpful to me in terms of discussing her design work. She explains, “Feathers surround the top with cloud, rain, and step design. Below is the avanyu (serpent) with cloud designs followed with birds among the evergreen trees. There are also rainbows with step design, a flower bustle and more evergreen tree under the rainbows. Cloud designs are also painted on the polished area. It really is a masterful piece of art. We are so honored to work with Dolores. What a marvelous person as well as a magnificent potter.

4 ¼” high by 3 ¾” wide

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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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