Matte Painted Polychrome Jar [SOLD]

The combination of multiple colors and matte finish achieved by Lois and Derek de la Cruz results in a soft palette and pleasing visual sensation.  They collect different colors of clay and minerals from nature which provides them with a wide-ranging palette for their painted designs. Precision in application of the painted design is a hallmark of this couple.

Lois is a daughter of Petra Gutierrez and sister to Gloria (Goldenrod) Garcia, Thelma Talachy, Lupita Gutierrez, and Minnie Vigil, all of whom are outstanding potters as well. Lois and Derek started working together in 1970.  The jar is co-signed Lois-Derek.

The overall design concept on this jar is "rain."  There are rain clouds dropping rain at the mid-body of the jar and clouds and lightning on the shoulder.  Rainbows arch over the body designs.

Condition:  the jar is in very good condition.

Provenance: from the collection of Katherine H. Rust

Recommended Reading: Pueblo Indian Pottery: 750 Artist Biographies by Gregory Schaaf