Thanks. Amazing pottery on this thread. I love all the bird designs. You have quite a collection!
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So beautiful, thanks for sharing all of it! I remember your Robert Tenorio piece, because I recognized it as his style. We have a big bowl by Vicky Tenorio who is related to him. I googled it, but I can’t remember exactly how; I think he might be her uncle.
We love pottery too, but only have about six pieces, and every one of them is special to us. The one from my mom is not signed, but I had had someone at Garland’s Rugs in downtown Sedona look at some photos. When I told mom what they thought it could be worth she almost put it away. I told her don’t!! It was meant to be enjoyed! Besides she had it out for literally decades with kids and a German Shepherd in the house 
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I believe Vicki Tenorio is Vicki Calabasa (married name?). And you are likely correct about a relative of Robert…seems they’re all related in some way 
. Although years ago I made the assumption that potter Thomas Tenorio must be related to Robert, although their pottery is wholly different. Nope!!!…not related. I still have the first piece of then “Santo Domingo” pottery I bought…it was and is the only piece I have by Thomas Tenorio.
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Yes you are correct - that is her married name. I must admit, I’m pretty much at pottery where I used to be with jewelry. I know very few artists; I just buy what I fall in love with. But I was familiar with Robert Tenorio, because I had admired his pieces online; I think I first saw his work when I was googling Vicky Tenorio. Her bowl was the first piece we ever purchased. Our other big older Santo Domingo bowl (we bought it from a gentleman in Old Town ABQ years ago who only had vintage/antique items) is unsigned.
I display it on our '60s cherry dining room table that was my parents, with a teak bowl that my mom bought back in the late '50s (sorry no birds).
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That’s a great old dough bowl, and a wonderful standard SD design. Looks to be done by a superb potter! You’ve probably noticed that Kewa pottery designs are pretty limited. It is a very conservative pueblo (at least it used to be) not allowing experimentation in design. When I was there, we had to be off the pueblo land before sunset…unlike most pueblos, no non-natives allowed after sunset!
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Thanks! It’s very heavy, and it was the most we had ever paid for anything like that. But my husband in particular loved it. I did not know that bowl was called a “dough” bowl! I’m constantly learning new things on here.
Wait, was the teak bowl what you meant is a dough bowl? I’m confused…
No, sorry, it’s not your Tenorio piece, it’s the large shallow open bowl next to the teak bowl. In the past these bowls were used to mix and knead dough. Here’s acouple of mine (by Robert)…I love yours…I’d have purchased it; despite the mild paint loss, the design is wonderful and it’s so well executed! Probably more than you want to know, but FYI, the black paint is a vegetal paint made by crushing and boiling down Rocky Mountain Bee plant to a thick paint consistency. Your hubby has good taste!
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Thank you! I think I will correct my post
And you didn’t give me too much info, I love learning! I think the paint loss is due to the age - gives it personality.
A late entry, but wearing it today refreshed my memory! Magpie pin that I added a pendant adapter to, leapt at me from a case at Cameron last summer (one of Those cases). The second pic was shared by fellow forum member @Bmpdvm to add context 
Quickly became a favorite piece!
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OMG! I was directed to this thread by @Ziacat and have drooled over the posts. Thank you! What incredible resources y’all are!!! Now I know I’ll be on the lookout for NA examples of roadrunners and hummingbirds. As a cyclist in Texas, I love watching the roadrunners up close in my ramblings. And our hummingbird garden plants are very popular with the little warriors.
So here are my paltry 3 birds (so far):
- Harrison Bitsue cuff
- Sunshine Reeves t-bird ring
- An old thunderbird that my grandfather used as a watch fob, according to my grandmother. He served as a biologist for the Dept. of the Interior in Northern Arizona in the '20s and '30s, died in 1940. So he has some stories to tell if given the opportunity.
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Thanks for adding these to the thread! I absolutely love birds. Love all three, and it’s always so special having things that belonged to our family members.
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@Cicadalady , those are all exquisite pieces. The Bitsue cuff is incredibly appealing, I love the little rosette/asterisk decoration on the ring, and to have a watch fob owned by your granddad is beyond wonderful. How precious to have that little connection to him through a shared passion!
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All outstanding examples. The watch fob is especially endearing!
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@Cicadalady your bird collection is small but mighty! Those are all killer examples. I would definitely buy that Harrison Bitsue cuff, and how special to have your grandfather’s watch fob. I’m always looking out for good examples of these old Harvey Era/tourist style birds.
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