Steve Lucas
Awatovi Revolt
8" D
x 4 1/4" H
Steve Lucas is the great -grandson
of Nampeyo, grandson of Rachel Namingha Nampeyo and brother of
Karen Lucas. He is recognized as one of the premier Hopi potters
of today for his outstanding and innovative art work.
He consistently wins blue
ribbons and this year he won best of pottery at the Santa Fe
Indian Market. His works are created in the traditional ways
of Hopi potters and of his great-great grandmother Nampeyo.
Steve uses all natural clays
to hand coil his pottery, natural pigments to create designs
and outdoor firing to give his art the wonderful blush that adds
much so beauty.
Most of his designs are based
on old Sikyatki shards that he studies for inspiration. Steve's
work is precise, finely detailed, nearly perfect in symmetry.
In this high and strong shouldered
jar, Steve incorporates subtle imagery relating the the revolt
at the village of Awatovi at Antelope Mesa and its subsequent
ruin. The village was overtaken by warriors from the traditional
villages at First and Second Mesa who opposed the acceptance
of Christianity.
Highly polished, this pieces
simply shines as it rests on a very delicate foot.
Steve has signed with his
hallmark mudhead, or koyemsi, along with an ear of corn
for his great-grandmother, Nampeyo.
