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- 22-0041 Miniature Small Apple Blossom Sgrafitto Redware Pottery with Turtle motif Carving
22-0041 Miniature Small Apple Blossom Sgrafitto Redware Pottery with Turtle motif Carving
Late 20th / Early 21st Century
Size: 1 1/4" H x 1 1 1/4" D
From a Private Colorado Collection
Excellent Condition
A superior work with extreme detail overall.
Rosemary Apple Blossom Lonewolf (1954- ) is a potter from Santa Clara Pueblo. As a daughter of Joseph Lonewolf, she works in the style of her dad and her aunt, Grace Medicine Flower. Lonewolf attended St. Mary's High School in Colorado Springs, CO, Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO, and Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ. She began creating pottery in 1972, under the tutelage of her father. Her works have been featured in prominent publications, and she has received many notable awards for her work.
Sgraffito Carving: A method of pottery design known as sgraffito carving is relatively new in pueblo pottery traditions. Rather than deep carving, as is more traditional at Santa Clara Pueblo, sgraffito is achieved by scraping the vessel with a sharp instrument to achieve a shallow depth. The pottery is formed in the traditional coil method, slipped with a watery clay and stone polished before the sgraffito carving commences.