Santa Clara Pueblo Black Carved Bowl by Marie Suazo [SOLD]

Many potters at Santa Clara Pueblo produce black carved pottery but few achieve the deep cuts into the pottery wall that Suazo does. Additionally, to offset the design, she faintly outlines the edges of the cuts with a thin matte black line. Such a simple outline of the design greatly enhances its visual impact.

Suazo’s siblings, all of whom are potters as well, are Carol Velarde, Ivan Gutierrez, Doris Tenorio, Earl Gutierrez and Tony Gutierrez, Jr. All of them are children of potter Teresa Gutierrez.

Suazo has been a consistent award winner at Santa Fe Indian Market since 1990 and she has been referenced and published in numerous books and articles. She is a very accomplished potter and this black carved bowl is testimony to that.

The design on the bowl is that of the Avanyu (water serpent) presented on many Santa Clara and San Ildefonso pottery items, but Suazo’s outlining of the design with a matte line sets hers apart from others.

Condition: The bowl is in original excellent condition

Provenance: ex. coll. Florida pottery collectors