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Melissa Johnson and Jerome Begay
Navajo
Melissa Johnson and Jerome Begay are Navajo potters who usually collaborate on their projects. Jerome is from Monticello, Utah and is a member of the Reed People Clan. Born in 1972 he essentially taught himself to make pottery and appeared in the marketplace in the early 1990s.
Melissa is from the Kayenta area, a member of the Tobacco People Clan. She's been making pottery since the late 1990s.
Navajo melon jar with fire clouds
5.75 in H by 5 in Dia
Large Navajo melon seedpot with fire clouds
6.75 in H by 5.75 in Dia
Swirl carved jar with fire clouds and pine pitch coating
9 in H by 8 in Dia
A brown jar with a long neck and vertical ribs
7.5 in H by 6.5 in Dia
Tall brown melon jar decorated with fire clouds
6 in H by 4.25 in Dia
Brown jar with a carved ridge and fire clouds
7.5 in H by 7.5 in Dia
Red melon jar with fire clouds carved with a swirl melon design
6.75 in H by 6 in Dia
Brown wedding vase with a twisted handle, fire clouds and pine pitch coating
7.5 in H by 5 in Dia
Carved red melon jar with fire clouds
4.5 in H by 5.25 in Dia
Red Navajo jar with carved swirl lines and fire clouds
7.25 in H by 4.75 in Dia
Fire clouds on a spiral-carved melon jar
4.75 in H by 4.75 in Dia
Carved red melon jar with fire clouds and coated in pine pitch
4 in H by 4.5 in Dia
Brown jar with fire clouds carved into a melon shape
4 in H by 4.75 in Dia
Brown spiral-carved melon jar with fire clouds
4.25 in H by 5.25 in Dia
4.5 in H by 4.75 in Dia