Preston Duwyenie #90307

$3,400.00

EXCEPTIONAL! I think this tall jar is so strong feeling. Modern and traditional at the same time, it is magnificently shaped and designed. Traditionally coiled, and fired, it is elegance personified. Here is Preston’s personal description of the “Palhikmana”:

“As with all the Shifting Sands Series, the work is about land and water…The land is the body of clay and silver represents water. The imagery of the Water Drinking Maiden is clearly depicted on the tall vessel that itself contains the preciousness of water.
In the Pueblos of the Southwest there are certain dances where the women wear this elaborated headdress known as a “tablita” i.e. “Shalako” and “Butterfly Maiden” which I am alluding to with the silver pieces. The largest ingot is the headdress, the other two are the torso and legs.
The pot is hand built with micaceous clay that I mined from the Northern part of New Mexico. The pot is built using a coil method. It is fired in a traditional manner using cedar wood. The silver is cuttlefish bone casting, using sterling silver”

I appreciate Preston giving us this information; it so enriches the experience.

20” high by 4 ½” wide

Categories: , Artist:

Preston Duwyenie

Hopi

Preston is an accomplished artist in several medias – ceramics, metalwork, jewelry, and painting. His pottery often combines traditional techniques with contemporary shapes. Preston has said, “I want to establish cultural innovations offering alternatives in artist expression with experimentation in various techniques and media.”

His Hopi name is Lomaiquilvaa–Carried in Beauty. This name was given to him after a relative had carried the sleeping boy home late at night following his initiation ceremony. How appropriate that name has become his hallmark. Born in Hotevilla, the third of three mesas on which the Hopi people have lived for centuries, Duwyenie grew up with beauty all around him. “Everyone has an art. My mother was a basket weaver, my father a Katsina carver. You grow up learning how to make art.”

For inquiries or to place on order
Please fill out this contact form, or call the gallery at 303-321-1071

    We accept VISA, AMERICAN EXPRESS, DISCOVER, MASTER CARD, personal checks, and money orders.
    LAY AWAY plans are available. (1/4 of the total as a down payment, followed by mutually determined monthly payments).