Lidded San Ildefonso Pueblo Pottery by Russell Sanchez

This beautiful piece of San Ildefonso Pueblo pottery, by award-winning artist Russell Sanchez, combines both highly polished black and green, fine etchings, inset turquoise stones and hei-shi beads (Russell only uses the finest hei-shi beads hand-made by the Calabaza family of Santo Domingo Pueblo), and a lovely sculpted and polished lid.  One of the most talented, innovative, and respected pottery and clay artists of today, Russell Sanchez is a master of combining different techniques to create unique and wonderful pieces of art… including this stunner!  Russell Sanchez’s deep passion and fine precision truly come through in each piece!   Please watch the quick video.