Harrison Begay Jr. #83205

$1,500.00

Over the years of working with Harrison, (almost 30 years now!) there are certain designs and shapes that I particularly admire. When he does a deep carved black jar – with all geometrics, he let’s me know about it. Here it is…simple, elegant, beautifully carved, and polished – it all really works. On this new piece Harrison has polished the opening, and matched the polishing on the two central bands, and then again on the bottom. This lends to the very symmetrical appearance of the jar. A lovely contrast between the high polish and the matte areas is visually very appealing. The shape is wonderful with the opening lining up with the bottom and rounding out so gently in the middle. Great work!

6 ½” high by 6” 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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