Dog Stack with Ibex and Frog was created by a local artist of the Ozarks, John Tygart. Educated in the Fine Arts at Crowder College and Missouri State University, Tygart went on to work at the Springfield Art Museum, teaching ceramics to members of the Springfield community. In 1987, he and his wife Jacqueline opened a sculpture and pottery studio in … [Read more...] about Dog Stack with Ibex and Frog: Researched, Conserved, and Restored by Whitney Mosley
Storyteller figures are popular collector’s items that are made by potters from a variety of different pueblos of the American Southwest. Helen Cordero of the Cochiti Pueblo has been credited with originating the concept and design of the storyteller figure. The seated form of the storyteller was inspired by the “Singing Mother” effigy—the figure of a seated mother with a … [Read more...] about Jemez Culture Storyteller Figure: Researched, Conserved, and Restored by Whitney Mosley