Paquin, Gladys – Four Color Water Jar with Double Rainbow (1996)

Gladys Paquin was one of the great revivalist potters of Laguna Pueblo.  Each piece was coil built, painted with bee-weed (black) and native clay slips and traditionally fired.  This jar is a classic olla shape and a smaller version of her larger jars. It also has her most famous design, which his the double rainbow.  The rainbow is painted with orange and red clay.  Below the rainbow are flowers and above the rainbow are clouds.  It is a complex and fully designed jar.  The contrasting colorations across the surface creat a striking complexity for this piece.  The jar is signed on the bottom, “Gladys Sratyu’we Paquin”.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.