Sharing my items is a great way to learn about the Native story. My goal is to meet and connect with you in a way that promotes our mutual interest in beautiful objects created by those who came well before us.
I discovered an object so beautiful, so intriguing, that it changed my life. It’s an early Navajo blanket dating to the first half of the 19th century. I saw the blue first. It’s an Yves Klein sort of blue, so pure and saturated I can’t easily turn away from it. The design, an arrangement of […]
Happy New Year to you all! Thank you for your support in this first year of my Gallery. Here’s a video of my end of year statement.
Harvard Peabody Museum In early November I was in Boston for the Skinner Auction and made a point to visit the Peabody Museum at Harvard in Cambridge. I was excited to visit the main floor exhibit of historic Native American Indian art – they have one of the most amazing collection of early material rarely […]
This bowl, which has shell tempered clay and measures 4″ tall and 9″ diameter, is considered to be a rare example of a piece of complete pottery from the Scott County Pueblo, El Cuartelejo, in Western Kansas. While there are no papers documenting this bowl from these ruins, evidence is strong for this consideration due […]
It is very rare to come across a Pueblo drum as early as this one. It came to me recently directly from a Pueblo person who had had it some time before getting it from another Pueblo person. While dating these drums is not easy, I feel safe in saying that it is likely mid […]
I will have a booth at the Jackson Hole Fine Art Fair opening this Sept. 12 and going through Sept 15. While this show will be mostly contemporary and Western art, I will be a booth dedicated to Navajo, Pueblo and Rio Grande textiles as well as a small grouping of fine historic Southwest pottery. […]
Transformational Object When I find an object that grabs me to my core, I know that a new path in my life is going to open up. I can feel the energy pulling me into an unknown space. I’ve been doing this collecting long enough to see the pattern. Buying is the easy part – […]
Well, maybe not great, but for my 15 ft by 15 ft gallery, it’s about as great as I can get. The totem borders the left side and topped by a Hopi tableta, centered by the classic Navajo child’s size blanket and then framed to the right by the Navajo cradleboards on the top and […]
This buffalo headdress measures 32″ x 20″ x 10″ as shown on its stand. This headdress has wonderful age to it and is in prime condition with no restoration. Considering its wear, the age is assumed to be the last quarter of the 19th century. The interior support for the head is old, thick commercial […]
I will be at the Antique American Indian Art Show at El Museo in the Railyards in Santa Fe starting this Tuesday Evening for the opening night party. I will be showing an assortment of items from my gallery at 28 Burro Alley also in Santa Fe. If you’re in town, then I hope you […]
