Ryan Roller

Santa Clara Pueblo

"I am a seventh generation native potter from Santa Clara Pueblo. My family creates pottery the same way my ancestors did over a thousand years ago. These traditional deep carved, stone burnished pieces are not made with a wheel nor are they fired in a temp. controlled kiln. We hand coil our pots, using experience to obtain symmetry and we fire outside in a bonfire. Its called vacuum induction firing by the scientific community. All clay is dug from a vein that runs throughout the Jemez Mts. These pieces are not glazed, but rubbed to a mirror finish with a stone." - Photo and quote taken from Ryan's page on rtist.com.

Geometric designs carved into a brown jar

Brown jar carved with a geometric design
11.25 in H by 7 in Dia

Geometric designs carved into a brown jar with sienna base

Burnished brown jar with a sienna vase carved with geometric designs
12.5 in H by 6.25 in Dia

Geometric design carved into a polished black jar

Polished black jar carved with a geometric design
7.75 in H by 5 in Dia

Brown jar carved with geometric designs

Polished brown jar carved with geometric designs
4.5 in H by 5.5 in Dia

Rainbow, cloud and geometric design carved into a large black jar

Large black jar decorated with a carved rainbow, cloud and geometric design
16.25 in H by 9 in Dia

Tall black jar with bear paw imprints and carved with a geometric design

Bear paw imprints on a tall black jar carved with a geometric design
20.5 in H by 13.5 in Dia

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