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I doubt there is anyone who is not aware of just how talented Russell Sanchez is as an artist.  He has been compared to other potters of earlier periods but his work is not like any others.  He combines designs and vessel shapes of traditional Tewa Pueblos and enhances those shapes with slips and designs not traditionally used. This Southwest Indian Pottery jar is a vessel shape seen in works by other San Ildefonso Pueblo potters such as Maria Martinez and Rose Gonzales, but the comparison to these famous matriarch potters ends there. 

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