Harrison Begay Jr. #083202

$1,900.00

This new jar is hand coiled, deeply carved, and traditionally fired outdoors. It is different from anything we have had from Harrison. The form and shape, the pointed angled edges, the squared off sides and top make for a visually pleasing creation. Everything about it is appealing.

Harrison was explaining to me that on this specific piece, the polishing was so tedious around the sharp edges because he had to be so careful that those edges did not break. He said, “I really like the challenge, having to go out of the box.”

One side features a dragonfly with its wings dotted. Harrison has skillfully texturized the wings for added aesthetic beauty. There are spirals, waves, curves, sun rays, and other lovely geometric components. Harrison does a terrific job of balancing his polished areas with the black matte areas. I really like how the round opening, that emerges from the square, flat top is polished, setting off the matte carved work. Very creative and unique, this is a truly wonderful new work of art from Harrison. We continue to be thrilled with the way he continues to challenge himself with form and design.
5 1/2″ high by 5 1/2″ 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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