Shard Pot by Daryl Candelaria, San Felipe Pueblo

Shard Pot by Daryl Candelaria, San Felipe Puebloclay, pigment8 1/4" high by 7 1/4" diameter Daryl Candelaria is one of the few potters from San Felipe Pueblo. He learned to make pottery from his mother, Sara Candelaria. Sara learned to make pottery from her mother, Juanita Toledo (Jemez), who worked with Evelyn Vigil to revive Pecos pottery. Daryl studied the pottery at the School for Advanced Research, to better understand the pottery of San Felipe Pueblo. Daryl’s extensive research forms the inspiration for what he calls his “shard” pottery. His distinctive technique involves depicting numerous individual pottery designs from different pueblos and Native cultures on a single pot. The clay between individual designs is then deeply carved to create the appearance of a pot composed of separate “shards.” Design elements range from pre-contact to contemporary motifs.  Daryl created a drawing that accompanies this beautiful jar letting the viewer know where each shard design comes from.  D