Dennis Daubs
Jemez
Butterfly
Journey
3 1/2"
H x 4" D
This is a terrific example
of the work of Dennis Daubs. The size of this small seedpot gives
the design a perfect sense of balance. We particularly liked
the way Dennis overlapped the border circle around the butterfly
on top of the feather-fan rim.
Looking at a piece like this,
it's hard to believe that it's all done by hand.
Dennis Daubs, “Oboweya”
(Early morning runner before the kachina dance), was born in
1960. He is half Jemez and half San Ildefonso, member of the
Eagle Clan. Dennis was inspired to make pottery from his Great
Grandmother Maria Sanchez and his Grandmother Elvira Gachupin.
At the age of 18 he started gathering his own clay and experimenting
with pottery making.
Dennis specializes in the
handmade sgraffito red or black polished pottery. He mixes his
own clay, hand coils, shapes, etches, fires, and polishes his
own pottery, the traditional way, outdoors. His sgraffito etchings
usually include a detailed etched kachina dancer, animals or
various shapes of geometrical designs on the different shapes
of pots he coils.
Dennis stated that “I
use a different design on every piece of pottery that I make
and each one is a challenging and rewarding one to complete.”
Dennis signs his pottery as: Dennis Daubs, Jemez Pueblo. He is
also a distant relative to the famous Maria Martinez.
Dennis is related to the following
artists: Gerry Gachupin (mother), Patricia Daubs (sister), and
the late, Steve Daubs (brother).
Awards:
-Santa Fe Indian Market
-Eighth Northern Art Show
-Las Vegas Art Show
-New Mexico State Fair
-Other awards won too numerous to list
Publications:
-Southern Pueblo Pottery 2,000 Artist Biographies
-Southwestern Pottery Anasazi to Zuni
-Miniature Arts of the Southwest
