Southwest
"Monument Valley Memory" Mr. Dreher's attention to detail is amazing. His use of color and negative space create a lovely setting for the structures to be placed. The size of this piece is 30 inches by 25 inches framed and 21 inches by 16 1/2 inches unframed.
"Spirit Rage" is one of Mr. Dreher's recent creations. The sky on this piece depicts an approaching storm. Framed this piece measures 36 inches by 30 inches and unframed 24 inches by 20 inches.
"Ire of the Sun God" by Albert Dreher is made of an oil wash process. The piece is framed on a coated sheet metal. Framed the piece measures 36 inches by 29 inches and unframed measures 29 inches by 19 inches.
Bobby Johnson is a Navajo artist who painted in Farmington, New Mexico in the late 1980's. In 1987 Johnson entered his work in the Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial and came out with nine awards. An original article about the artist is included with this painting dating from September, 1987. The image measures 7 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches.
Painting on Masonite in an oil and sand painting technique. The image measures 5 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches.
The rich dark chocolate brown in this weaving is stunning. The dark and lighter brown work well together with the solid classic black border.
Hopi Coil Plaque Basket with the Sunface design. Measures 11 1/2 inches in diameter and the condition is excellent. The original tag remains and is dated 6/72.
Anasazi Replica Ceramics- Very large Mesa Verde Black-on-White Bowl. This gorgeous replica of a very large Mesa Verde bowl is an amazing collection of design elements. The original is from a private collection and is from the period of Pueblo III. It was excavated in the La Plata Valley. The Olla is 13 inches wide by 6 1/4 inches high.
"Pony Express"- In April 1860 the original fast mail service began it's short history and had messages carried by horseback riders. They relayed across the prairies, plains, deserts, and mountains of the Western United States. It reduced the time for mail to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to around ten days. This hand patinated bronze is #16 of 20 and the original clay was carved in 1990.
Navajo artist Kirk Smith comes from a family with fine traditional jewelery making techniques. Featured is a size 10 1/2 ring, with a 1 1/4 inch focal of a square turquoise surrounded by oval turquoise cabochons that are bezel set in sterling silver.
"Journeyman"-Scraffito is the delicate incising or carving of a design on to the surface of clay. Norman does his unique, one of a kind, original works in clay. He considers the clay to be his canvas. Norman signs and titles all of his carved pottery on the bottom of the vessel. Layers of detail, layers of carving and layers of imagination. This is the style of artist Norman Lansing. The flowing design on the pot leads the viewer from one scene in to the next. Figurative, abstract, traditional, the imagery is all connected.
