Harrison Begay Jr. #020406

$1,100.00

This new bowl is hand coiled and traditionally fired outdoors. This is a first for Harrison. He has deeply carved a raven on the front of the bowl. The raven is so special in the Native culture. He is thought to be a protector spirit and a sacred being in the Ghost Dance. Many think of him as a creature of metamorphosis and symbolizes change/transformation. When I discussed the raven with him, Harrison explained that he really likes the raven because he thinks of it as a very intelligent bird.

Harrison has beautifully made the opening of this piece square. The top of the bowl and its lip are highly polished, so it acts as a lovely border behind the raven and the three other panels. The three other sides are fully carved with various geometric designs, stars, four directions, spirals, and stairsteps. Harrison feels so strongly about the “polishing skill” and has been working diligently and his pieces reflect that workmanship. The formation of this entire bowl is marvelous.

5” high by 5” wide

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Harrison Begay Jr.

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Harrison Begay Jr. was born in 1961. He was raised in the small Navajo community of Jeddito, near Keams Canyon, Arizona. While he was in college, he studied to be a painter. After college he turned to pottery, as an art form, and began to enter his pieces in numerous shows, winning major awards from the ’80s until the present. He is viewed as an innovator of Native American traditionally made pottery. Many years ago, he married a Santa Clara woman and learned the New Mexico pueblo style of pottery from his mother-in-law. Years later, his pottery shows deep clean carving and includes black, red and brown-fired pots. He now focusses on petroglyph patterns, geometric designs, and Navajo imagery. His son Daniel has become an acclaimed potter as well.

Harrison is one of those potters that never rests on his laurels. He continues to try new forms, shapes and designs. His firings are magnificent, often with various areas of gun metal showing. It is always a pleasure watching artists grow and evolve, and Harrison is one of those.

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