@tepowell Oh, I totally missed seeing the red Koshare, lol. I like that one, too. Your Koshare kitty was beautiful. I luv tuxedo cats - I’ve had 2 myself.
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We were just in Cherokee, NC and picked up this carved vase by Joel Queen. He is a 9th generation potter from the Bigmeat family. My mother collected some Bigmeat pieces years ago (see the vase below with 2 openings, wedding style.) We were excited to see this new take on an old pottery tradition.
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I haven’t been buying much jewelry. I’ve been in a funk due to son’s health..hopefully he will fully recover. Also, I sell sterling jewelry that I have bought, mainly keep the NA items and sell the rest. Too many returns because people don’t read carefully or they change their mind. Very frustrating. But some pottery did catch my eye and I really wanted to get it since the piece was made by Reycita Cosen. I already have her Santa Clara pitcher. Now I have a bowl adorned with two bears…and her signature avanyu.
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@nanc9354 I’m sorry to hear about your son. I hope that he gets well soon. Your new bowl is just wonderful! A very eye-catching design. I was wondering if perhaps the two animals could be foxes? Or, maybe wolves/coyotes?
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Oh I’m so sorry your son is not well. That must be frustrating and scary. Sending prayers your way!
That bowl is gorgeous, and so unique. We only have one Santa Clara pot, and it also has an avanyu, but no beasties. Yours also remind me of foxes 
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Thank you for your prayers and concern @Patina and @Ziacat . I also thought it was a fox…that’s what it look like. But similar ones on-line said they were bears. 
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I found this little pot yesterday at a thrift store. Based on some quick research I found out that it was made by Irma David, a notable Hopi potter
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It’s beautiful, I love that! And as a bonus that was my mom’s first name, Irma. Even spelled the same with an “I” 
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“Irma” is a good name, I agree!
It’s very well made, so I claimed it right away. I always feel fortunate to find treasures in the thrift store.
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Two pots added on our latest western trip… the white pot is by Carolyn Concho, Acoma, and is about 5" wide. The brown one is by Dean Haungooah, Santa Clara, and is maybe 3" tall.
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Absolutely amazing pottery! And your hubby gets an A+ IMO 
Is the second pot brown? I haven’t seen it that color often, but I really like it.
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That’s in Durango, right? We’ve stayed in Durango a couple times, but I never actually shopped at that store. I’ll have to check it out next time I’m out there.
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Good for you!! You picked up 2 stylistically different, but very nice pieces! And from one of my favorite galleries in that area! Carolyn is part of a well known, award winning family of Acoma Potters. She and her sisters (Rebecca Lucario and Diane Lewis) are know for this style of geometric design with mimbres style birds and animals. They also do some fabulous miniatures. I haven’t heard of Dean Haungooah, but like the incised polished brown style…especially with the stylized Avanyu (water serpent)! Thanks for sharing!
Just FYI, I’ll share a miniature pitcher by Carolyn’s sister, Diane Lewis. I purchased it at Market acouple days ago. It’s 1.75” x 1.75”.
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Thanks @bmpdvm. We have some tiny seedpots of Diane Lewis’. My daughter bought a small piece of Carolyn Concho’s a few years ago, this is our first piece of hers. The lady at Andrea Fisher said this is a few years older, as her style is a bit different on newer things. The Santa Clara pot is so different from other things we’ve seen…love it 
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Even though I had been warned that the tour at Sky City, Acoma wasn’t the best place to purchase a piece of pottery, I still wanted to get something small to be reminded of such a unique and beautiful place. There were only three vendors, and during the tour they let you look for a moment, but then afterwards you could go back. I think there were only a few vendors out, because the tour group we were in consisted mostly of local Acoma who were in training to be future guides. We went back to talk to a gentleman who was just setting up when we got there, and I hadn’t seen his pottery yet. I definitely lucked out! His name is Brian Delorme, and he had a few wonderful pieces for sale. We didn’t want to spend a lot on something large (blame that on my jewelry, and not having much shelf space at home anymore), but I bought a little tiny seed pot.
Here’s a screenshot of him from the Pueblo Cultural Center store in Albuquerque.
I praised Sky City in my other thread, but I would highly recommend anyone who is out that way to make the time to go, and take the tour. The drive back alone is worth it.
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very nice! we did the same when we visited years ago, small purchases to remember our visit and support the potters. I’d love to get back, last time we were close they were still not doing tours because of the pandemic.
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I was wondering if it would be closed, because they had torrential rains the day before, and I had seen earlier in the year they had closed due to similar weather. I called the day before and in the morning, and no one answered, but we decided to try it anyway; at least to drive back, and go through the museum. But, yay, they were open. There were only about three other non Acoma on the tour, so were able to chat with the locals, and get some extra insight to Sky City.
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I don’t really have any pottery, but I guess this (sort of) counts. Christmas ornament by Loren Wallowingbull of Jemez pueblo. We have a pueblo nativity scene too; maybe I’ll get a picture of it when it’s not all packed up. And a few other spherical ornaments including one from Acoma. I dream of getting a Maria Martinez and a Diego Romero, but I probably spend enough on jewelry and I don’t know where I would put them.
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What a beautiful little ornament! Yes, please show us your Nativity when you eventually have it out. I would love to have one of those, but we have a Nativity made by my husband’s uncle who was a priest, and passed away about 15 years ago. It’s beautiful, and I don’t think we’ll ever replace it, but maybe we need a backup
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