Rebecca Lucario
Acoma
Fineline Plate
(stand
included)
5 3/4"
Diameter
Rebecca Lucario is recognized
as one of the finest Acoma potters working today. Her pottery
is thin and graceful and her designs are flawlessly executed.
She is a consistent winner at Indian Market.
Rebecca Lucario grew up in
the Yellow Corn Clan at Acoma. She learned traditional pottery-making
techniques from her maternal grandmother, Delores S. Sanchez
(ca.1902-1991). "My grandmother let me play with the clay
they used to plaster their adobe house," Lucario says. "We
made little animal figures and pinch pots with red clay. I still
have two pots that I made at the age of eight. One is a flower
plate; the other a vase with lines. She never let us play with
her clay, because clay is very sacred."
Rebecca was just featured
in Native People's Magazine in an article by Greg Schaaf, entitled
"Art from the Earth - Four Master Potters." He writes,
"While Lucario was originally noted for traditional Acoma-style
pottery, she experimented with Mimbres Revival- style pottery
featuring pictorial animal and insect designs, and she is now
best known for finely detailed optical "eyedazzler"
patterns.
The hardest to make are her
plates, which measure up to 30 inches in diameter. She explains,
"The secret to making plates is to not make them too thin
or too thick. You also have to knead the clay well to get out
all the air bubbles."
One of her amazing plates
was featured on the cover of the 2002 catalog for the highly
acclaimed Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation touring exhibit
organized by the American Craft Museum of New York City. She
gasped when she learned that they created a giant banner with
her pottery design, unfurled at the opening of the exhibit. "The
recognition kind of snuck up on me," she says humbly.
Rebecca is known for her fine
symmetry and detailed yucca brush painting on plates of all sizes.
This piece is an exquisite example of her work.
