Russell Sanchez #020401

$4,800.00

This new lidded jar by Russell is hand coiled, polished red and fired outdoors. It is stunning. The central medallion features a bas relief type raised red bear. He created a recess and then the bear domes out of it. The deep red color he achieves on the bear, and the background of the jar and the matching lid is fantastic. Texturizing behind the bear makes the medallion even more beautiful. Then adding a black matte border is wonderful. Embedded in the center of the bear is large Kingman turquoise cabochon. (A cabochon is a gem or bead cut in convex form and highly polished but not faceted) He repeated that by adding the same stone on the top of the tight fitting stem lid.

It is so time consuming adding the dots from turquoise and hematite. Forty bright turquoise dots are embedded on the circular border above the carved center medallion. Those dots are bordered by incredibly Superfine 2mm hematite Heishi. The bear’s eye compliments that stone. The entire piece is polished to a high sheen, which makes the turquoise even more aesthetically gorgeous. Twenty more Hematite dots are placed on the rim of the lid. The entire piece is a magnificent piece of art.

5 ½” high by 3 ½” wide

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Russell Sanchez

San Ildefonso

Russell Sanchez was born at the San Ildefonso Pueblo. He has continued to live there all his life. Russell started making pottery at a very young age. If you could see his pots from when he was thirteen or so – you would be able to tell that a great talent was emerging! Russell was greatly influenced by his aunt, Rose Gonzales, and was futher encouraged by Dora Tse Pe. Like Russell, Dora is also a perfectionist. But Russell is really a self-taught potter. His incising, carving, and polishing techniques are all his own – developed and evolving over many years of hard work.

His work is widely accepted by serious collectors of some of the finest Native American pottery made today. He often introduces different materials into the clay while styaing within the traditional construction and firing techniques of pueblo pottery. Russell has won numerous awards and honors in juried shows every year since 1978. He has works in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institute, the Millicent Rogers Museum, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (Santa Fe) and the Museum of Natural History (Los Angeles). It is an honor to work closely with Russell, and represent him in our gallery.

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