Paula Estevan #083220

$1,200.00

Traditional pottery of Acoma is strongly recognized for fluted rims, thin walls, and geometric design. Acoma pottery is made using a slate-like clay found within the hills surrounding the Pueblo. Working with Paula is a real pleasure. It is exciting to chat with her about certain shapes, and about which designs will fit those various forms. This hand coiled vase is painted with natural pigments.

This new vase has a beautiful pie crust scalloped lip, slipped with black paint. Her pottery is hand-coiled to near-perfect shape and painted with incredible designs of remarkable complexity. Her pieces can truly be called eye dazzlers. This red/white/black piece is painted to exhibit such a high level of skill. Notice how well Paula can make the design stretch out on the vase – tiny triangles at the top graduating in size to the larger triangles on the body of the jar. You can see what an expert painter she is. Traditional and modern at the same time. Her work is fabulous.

Signed on the bottom: P Estevan, Acoma NM ‘23
6 ½” high by 8” wide

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Paula Estevan

Paula Estevan is just getting better and better as a potter, and a painter. Her painting is so precise and dazzling. Paula Estevan was born in 1967 and has been making pottery since 1986. Paula has over 20 years experience and her work exhibits such a very high degree of accomplishment. She is the daughter of Patsy Estevan- Mike. Her aunt is Marcia Estevan. She is a self-taught potter. She was inspired by her great grandmother, the well known potter, Mary Chino. Paula’s work is included in “Southern Pueblo Pottery: 2000 Artist Biographies” by Gregory Schaaf and “Pueblo and Navajo Contemporary Pottery” by Berger & Schiffer. Paula’s pots are exceptional examples of Acoma pottery. Her walls are remarkably thin.They are painted with native clay slips and bee-weed. She is known for selecting an Acoma design element and repeating it in a tight progressive pattern across the entire surface of the pot. This often creates creating an eye dazzling design. We are so pleased to have her work exhibited in our gallery.

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