Original bronze sculpture by Kim Seyesnem, celebrating the spirit of Hopi culture through elegant, handcrafted forms that honor nature and ancestral traditions.

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Bronze sculpture To The Springs by Kim Obrzut.

Hopi culture depends on everyone doing their part; no one person or his or her role is anymore important than any other. Collecting water at the springs can bring a lot of the community together; it is a time of relaxation, a time to catch up on the latest, to see friends and clan relations that may have messages or important advise to be passed on. The women bring their canteens or water jars to be filled for the house or garden.

Sedentary people of the Southwest have been making pottery for two thousand years. The origins of pottery came from Mexico and developed through mud-lined basketry enabling food to be stored and water to be boiled rendering vegetables easier to eat and digest. Mothers and Grandmothers pass on their designs and skills for generations. No greater craftsmanship is found elsewhere in a period comparable to the Neolithic of Native prehistory. In 1821 the Santa Fe trail opened and market demand encouraged the polished yellow styles of 200 years earlier, known as the ''Sikyatki Revival'' and has remained the dominate Hopi style since the beginning of the 20th century. Elements from a thousand years earlier can reappear in today's finest pieces. Widespread collecting of Pueblo pottery began in 1876 with Fred Harvey and the Santa Fe, Atchison, Topeka railways (now the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe).

To The Springs

<ul>
 <li>To The Springs by Kim Obrzut: 22.5"H x 9"W x 8"D</li>
 <li>Exquisite Bronze Artistry</li>
 <li>Water Collection Tradition</li>
 <li>Ancestral Pottery Heritage</li>
 <li>Sikyatki Revival Inspiration</li>
</ul>

To The Springs is an original bronze sculpture by Hopi artist Kim Seyesnem Obrzut, created in the studio and offered here directly from the artist.In Hopi life, the walk to the springs is more than a chore. Women gather with their water jars and canteens, share news, and pass along messages and advice between clans. Kim captures that quiet moment of community in bronze: a woman balancing a polished water jar painted in the Sikyatki Revival style, the golden Hopi pottery tradition that returned in the late 1800s and still defines the finest Hopi work today.The jar itself is a tribute to the mothers and grandmothers who have handed down pottery designs for generations, a craft rooted in two thousand years of Pueblo history in the Southwest.About the piece:<ul><li>Medium: cast bronze, available in Red or Stone patina</li><li>Size: 22.5" H x 9" W x 8" D</li><li>Original Native American fine art by Kim Seyesnem Obrzut (Kim Obrzut)</li><li>Ships free; all sales final</li></ul>Collectors of Hopi art, Southwestern bronze sculpture, and Native American fine art will find To The Springs a centerpiece that carries real cultural meaning. Explore more original bronze sculptures by Kim Seyesnem Obrzut in the collection.

<ul><li>"To The Springs" original bronze sculpture by Hopi artist Kim Seyesnem Obrzut</li><li>22.5" H x 9" W x 8" D, limited edition in Red and Stone patinas</li><li>A Hopi woman carrying a Sikyatki-style water jar to the village springs</li><li>Collector-quality Native American bronze, free shipping</li></ul>

Bronze sculpture Summer by Kim Obrzut.

Since ancient times Hopi women have worn their hair in a style that reveals their marital status. In July with the Niman ceremony all the new brides from the entire year climb out of the kivas to be recognized and celebrated. Each bride now wears her hair in the "married woman hairstyle" that is twisted and wrapped on each side in wool. She will now modestly and humbly walk into adulthood as a patron of a matriarchal society.

The Hopi have lived where what is considered the oldest continually inhabited settlement in North America. This two-thousand-year-old prehistoric culture is based on an agricultural foundation that practices dry farming techniques. The land supports a variety of plants adapted to extremely dry areas. The Chili appeared in the sixteenth and seventeenth century from Mexico and Central and South America before Spanish contact. A number of permanent springs in the area provide the people with drinking water but not enough to irrigate the fields. Hopi women follow the foottrails below the Mesa to gather water from the natural springs below walking past the small walled plots of gardens where Chili and onions are grown.

The chili pepper is one of several plants with a name that comes from a Native American language. "Chili" comes from the Aztec Indian name for the plant.

Summer

<ul>
 <li>Summer by Kim Obrzut dimensions: 11.5"H x 10"W x 11.5"D</li>
 <li>Hopi Cultural Celebration</li>
 <li>Exquisite Bronze Artistry</li>
 <li>Marital Status Symbolism</li>
 <li>Chili Pepper Inspiration</li>
</ul>

Bronze sculpture Summer by Kim Seyesnem Obrzut captures the quiet pride of a Hopi bride stepping into adulthood. Each July, the Niman ceremony honors the new brides of the year as they emerge from the kiva wearing the married woman hairstyle — hair twisted and wrapped on each side in wool — to be recognized before the community.Cast in bronze and finished by the artist's own hand, this piece reflects the matriarchal heart of Hopi society, where women tend the chili and onion gardens below the mesa and carry water from the natural springs along foottrails walked for generations.About the piece<ul><li>Subject: a Hopi bride at the Niman ceremony</li><li>Medium: hand-cast bronze, 11.5" H x 10" W x 11.5" D</li><li>Story: marital status, adulthood, and the chili pepper of the Southwest</li><li>A collector-quality original by Kim Seyesnem Obrzut</li></ul>

<ul><li>"Summer" original bronze sculpture by Hopi artist Kim Seyesnem Obrzut</li><li>11.5" H x 10" W x 11.5" D</li><li>Celebrates Hopi brides and the July Niman ceremony</li><li>Collector-quality Native American bronze, free shipping</li></ul>

Bronze sculpture Sister by Kim Obrzut.

A bond between sisters is unlike any other. It may even be the longest relationship of your life. No one will ever be as close as sisters, not even mother and daughter. Sharing the same blood is what makes the connection unbreakable. The butterfly sitting in between the sisters represents this connection. No matter how much time passes or how much distance comes between sisters, they will have a bond unlike any other relationship.

Sisters

<ul>
 <li>Sisters by Kim Obrzut dimensions:  7.5"H x 7.5"W x</li>
 <li>Embracing Sisterly Bond</li>
 <li>Exquisite Bronze Artistry</li>
 <li>Unbreakable Relationship</li>
 <li>Timeless Family Unity</li>
</ul>

Bronze sculpture Sisters by Kim Seyesnem Obrzut honors the longest relationship many of us will ever know. A bond between sisters may outlast even that of mother and daughter — shared blood making the connection unbreakable.A butterfly rests between the two figures, a quiet emblem of that tie: no matter how much time passes or distance grows, the bond holds. Cast in bronze by the artist, this piece is a heartfelt tribute to family unity.About the piece<ul><li>Subject: two sisters with a butterfly</li><li>Medium: hand-cast bronze, 7.5" H x 7.5" W</li><li>Story: sisterly bond, shared blood, timeless family unity</li><li>A collector-quality original by Kim Seyesnem Obrzut</li></ul>

<ul><li>"Sisters" original bronze sculpture by Hopi artist Kim Seyesnem Obrzut</li><li>7.5" H x 7.5" W</li><li>Two sisters joined by a butterfly symbol of unbreakable bond</li><li>Collector-quality Native American bronze, free shipping</li></ul>

Polimana by Kim Obrzut bronze sculpture.

"Polimana" translates as Butterfly Girl in Hopi.  A young girl initiated in the Hopi way wears her hair in the traditional style of a Butterfly Whorl. This style of hair shows her availability for marriage. The whorls represent butterfly wings.

The butterfly is celebrated for its beauty and its contribution in pollinating plant life. The pollen eaters signify rain and the abundance of the coming crops that we depend on for survival. The butterfly figure is prominent in prehistoric Hopi pottery and are frequently mentioned in mythological tales.

She has no face, which symbolizes the egalitarian society of the Hopi people. She represents a people, not an individual. The Hopi thought is: One Mind, one Body and one Spirit.

Polimana

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 <li>Polimana by Kim Obrzut dimensions: 25"H x 9.5"W x 8.5"D</li>
 <li>Hopi Butterfly Whorl hairstyle</li>
 <li>Bronze Artistry</li>
 <li>Mythological Significance</li>
</ul>

Bronze sculpture Polimana by Kim Seyesnem Obrzut — "Polimana" translates as Butterfly Girl in Hopi. A young girl initiated in the Hopi way wears her hair in the traditional Butterfly Whorl style, the whorls representing butterfly wings and signaling her availability for marriage.The butterfly is celebrated for its beauty and its role in pollinating plant life. The pollen eaters signify rain and the abundance of the coming crops the Hopi depend on for survival. The faceless figure symbolizes the egalitarian society of the Hopi — she represents a people, not an individual: One Mind, one Body, one Spirit.About the piece<ul><li>Subject: Polimana, the Butterfly Girl</li><li>Medium: hand-cast bronze, 25" H x 9.5" W x 8.5" D</li><li>Story: Butterfly Whorl hairstyle, Hopi initiation, rain and harvest</li><li>A collector-quality original by Kim Seyesnem Obrzut</li></ul>

<ul><li>"Polimana" original bronze sculpture by Hopi artist Kim Seyesnem Obrzut</li><li>25" H x 9.5" W x 8.5" D</li><li>"Butterfly Girl" in the traditional Butterfly Whorl hairstyle</li><li>Collector-quality Native American bronze, free shipping</li></ul>

Peaches by Kim Obrzut.

Her hair is in the traditional hairstyle called the "Hopi Whorl." When you see this hairstyle it means she is a maiden, available for marriage.

The Spanish introduced peaches to the Hopi mesas in the sixteenth century. Fruit trees on the Hopi reservation do not produce every year due to late frosts, but in good years, however, they are plentiful. These extra peaches will be dried for later use or traded for something equally valuable.

This young maiden holds a basket of Peaches. She is showing her hard work and contribution to her village. The men of Hopi own the trees, but it is custom to allot each Peach tree to a little girl whose duty it was to care for the tree as long as it lives.

On the back of her shawl is a Hopi design for lightning, clouds and rain, these are for her prayers for her tree.

She has no face, which symbolizes the egalitarian society of the Hopi people. She represents a people, not an individual. The Hopi thought is: One Mind, one Body and one Spirit.

Peaches

<ul>
 <li>Peaches by Kim Obrzut dimensions: 23"H x 10"W x 10"D</li>
 <li>Hopi Maiden's Tradition</li>
 <li>Bronze Artistry</li>
 <li>Basket of Plentiful Peaches</li>
</ul>

Bronze sculpture Peaches by Kim Seyesnem Obrzut. Her hair is worn in the traditional Hopi Whorl, the hairstyle of a maiden available for marriage. She holds a basket of peaches — a display of her hard work and contribution to her village.The Spanish introduced peaches to the Hopi mesas in the sixteenth century. In good years the fruit is plentiful, and extra peaches are dried for later use or traded. Each peach tree is customarily allotted to a little girl whose duty is to care for it. On the back of her shawl rests a Hopi design of lightning, clouds and rain — her prayer for the tree. Her faceless form represents a people, not an individual: One Mind, one Body, one Spirit.About the piece<ul><li>Subject: a Hopi maiden bearing a basket of peaches</li><li>Medium: hand-cast bronze, 23" H x 10" W x 10" D</li><li>Story: Hopi Whorl hairstyle, peach harvest, rain and cloud prayers</li><li>A collector-quality original by Kim Seyesnem Obrzut</li></ul>

<ul><li>"Peaches" original bronze sculpture by Hopi artist Kim Seyesnem Obrzut</li><li>23" H x 10" W x 10" D</li><li>A Hopi maiden with a basket of plentiful peaches</li><li>Collector-quality Native American bronze, free shipping</li></ul>

New Day sculpture by Kim Obrzut.  In the early morning hours, the first light of the day comes from the Northeast, and a New Day makes its appearance. The first light comes first as white and after, a yellow dawn. The sky takes on the color of a new day. In these early morning hours the new day brings new life, a rebirth for the natural world and the human stewards of the land. Day has dawned with a happy heart re-energizing the commitment of the Hopi people. Sincere and heartfelt prayers are offered as the sun makes its appearance over the horizon. The people are deeply thankful and promise to continue the humble and hardworking practice of the Hopi ways of living. Each individual and the community as a whole pray for a fulfilled life and renew their determination to live in a humble and hardworking way of life.

New Day sculpture

<ul>
 <li>Dawn of a New Beginning</li>
 <li>Exquisite Bronze Artistry</li>
 <li>Symbol of Rebirth and Renewal</li>
 <li>Dedication to Humble Living</li>
 <li>New Day sculpture by Kim Obrzut dimensions: 18.75''H x 7''W x 6.5''D</li>
</ul>

New Day sculpture by Kim Seyesnem Obrzut marks the moment white light turns to yellow dawn and the sky takes the color of a beginning. Cast in bronze, the piece carries the first light of the Northeast into a quiet promise of rebirth for the land and the people who tend it.
Kim Obrzut shaped this work as a prayer of thanks — sincere, heartfelt, and offered at the horizon. The figure holds the humble, hardworking spirit of Hopi life, where each morning asks the community to renew its determination and live with gratitude.
About the piece
<ul>
 <li>Artist: Kim Seyesnem Obrzut (Kim Obrzut)</li>
 <li>Dimensions: 18.75''H x 7''W x 6.5''D</li>
 <li>Material: bronze with warm dawn patina</li>
 <li>Subject: sunrise, rebirth, and Hopi renewal</li>
 <li>A collector's original with a story of new beginnings</li>
</ul>

<ul>
 <li>New Day sculpture by Kim Seyesnem Obrzut</li>
 <li>Bronze, 18.75''H x 7''W x 6.5''D</li>
 <li>Dawn, rebirth, and Hopi renewal</li>
 <li>Signed original for collectors</li>
</ul>

Mother's Gift Sculpture by Kim Obrzut.  Corn is the heart of the Hopi diet and has provided the Hopi with life for over a millennium. We understand that this is a sacred gift from our Mother, Mother Earth. In Hopi life the growing of corn is an arduous task, which requires dry farming skills, continuous hard work and a lot of prayer. Our corn is grown in less than nine inches of annual rainfall in dry washes. The Hopi people sustain the corn and the corn sustains Hopi culture.

Every living thing has a spirit, even insects, which was also given to us by our Mother. Having a deep understanding of the natural cycles of the earth, the Butterfly is celebrated not only for its beauty that brings happiness to the people, but also for its important contribution in pollinating plant life.

Corn and the Butterfly remind us of a life filled with the promise that a good life is to work hard, and pray, and the creator will always provide for your needs.

The Hopi thought is: One Mind, One Body, and One Spirit.

Mother's Gift Sculpture

<ul>
 <li>Celebrating Hopi Traditions</li>
 <li>Exquisite Bronze Artistry</li>
 <li>Life's Promise of Hard Work and Prayer</li>
 <li>Embracing One Mind, One Body, One Spirit</li>
 <li>Mother's Gift Sculpture by Kim Obrzut dimensions: 16.5"H x 10"W x 8.5"D</li>
</ul>

Mother's Gift Sculpture by Kim Seyesnem Obrzut holds the sacred corn that has fed the Hopi for a millennium — a gift from Mother Earth, grown in dry washes with less than nine inches of rain each year. The piece honors the arduous work and prayer behind every harvest.
A Butterfly celebrates beside the corn, remembered for beauty and for the quiet labor of pollination that keeps the fields alive. Together they carry the Hopi teaching that a good life is to work hard, pray, and trust that needs will be provided: one mind, one body, one spirit.
About the piece
<ul>
 <li>Artist: Kim Seyesnem Obrzut (Kim Obrzut)</li>
 <li>Dimensions: 16.5''H x 10''W x 8.5''D</li>
 <li>Material: bronze with warm patina</li>
 <li>Subject: corn, Butterfly, and Mother Earth</li>
 <li>A collector's original of Hopi gratitude</li>
</ul>

<ul>
 <li>Mother's Gift Sculpture by Kim Seyesnem Obrzut</li>
 <li>Bronze, 16.5''H x 10''W x 8.5''D</li>
 <li>Corn, Butterfly, and Mother Earth</li>
 <li>Hopi promise of hard work and prayer</li>
</ul>

Hope by Kim Obrzut

Visions of clouds bring relief, trusting in nature and hoping to bring rain. Just as this year has been so uneasy for us all, we look to hope for the promise of better days ahead.

Hope

<ul>
 <li>Hope by Kim Obrzut dimensions: 13"H x 7.5"W x 7.5"D</li>
 <li>Abstract Human Figure</li>
 <li>Evokes Hope and Optimism</li>
 <li>Bronze Artistry</li>
 <li>Symbol of Better Days</li>
</ul>

Hope by Kim Seyesnem Obrzut turns the eye upward to visions of clouds that bring relief, trusting in nature and hoping to bring rain. In an uneasy year the abstract figure looks forward, holding the promise of better days ahead.
Kim Obrzut shaped this bronze as a quiet optimism — a human form that carries relief, resilience, and faith in what is coming. It is a small monument to looking up.
About the piece
<ul>
 <li>Artist: Kim Seyesnem Obrzut (Kim Obrzut)</li>
 <li>Dimensions: 13''H x 7.5''W x 7.5''D</li>
 <li>Material: bronze artistry</li>
 <li>Subject: hope, optimism, and rain prayers</li>
 <li>A collector's original for better days</li>
</ul>

<ul>
 <li>Hope by Kim Seyesnem Obrzut</li>
 <li>Bronze, 13''H x 7.5''W x 7.5''D</li>
 <li>Abstract figure of optimism</li>
 <li>Cloud visions and the promise of rain</li>
</ul>

Hopi Seed Pot by Kim Obrzut.

In the late 1800s, Hopi pottery experienced a historic change, often referred to as Sikyatki Revival or Hano Polychrome, and was directly related to visitors coming to the Hopi mesas. This birth of contemporary Hopi pottery began the era of non-utilitarian pottery for trade for goods such as coffee, flour, sugar, cloth, and metal utensils. Pottery is the direct descendant of early decorated pottery of the Anasazi.

The abandoned pre-historic village of Sikyatki brought anthropologist interest which in turn employed Hopi workers, and with it exposure to the ancient ancestral ceramic wares. The designs were not copied exactly but were used as inspiration and mixed with individual cultural influence and artistic genius. Many of the shapes and forms previously lost, however, were brought back, such as this squat, wide-shouldered jar.

This design represents lighting and rain for prayers of much needed moisture necessary for the crops. Hopi pottery is made from a fine clay enabling the potter to polish it with a smooth stone and apply mineral and vegetable paints directly onto the surface. This yellow ware is distinctly a characteristic of today's Hopi pottery.

Hopi Seed Pot

<ul>
 <li>Hopi Seed Pot by Kim Obrzut dimensions: 10'' diameter x 2'' high</li>
 <li>Honoring Hopi Pottery Heritage</li>
 <li>Exquisite Bronze Artistry</li>
 <li>Sikyatki Revival Inspiration</li>
 <li>Symbol of Rain for Crops</li>
</ul>

Hopi Seed Pot by Kim Seyesnem Obrzut revives the squat, wide-shouldered jar form of the Sikyatki Revival, when contemporary Hopi pottery found new life as art. Its lightning and rain design carries prayers for the moisture crops need.
Kim Obrzut works in the Hopi tradition: fine clay polished smooth with a stone, then painted with mineral and vegetable colors directly on the surface. The warm yellow ware is a signature of today's Hopi pottery, and this piece honors the ancestral ceramic wares of the mesas.
About the piece
<ul>
 <li>Artist: Kim Seyesnem Obrzut (Kim Obrzut)</li>
 <li>Dimensions: 10'' diameter x 2'' high</li>
 <li>Material: hand-polished yellow ware pottery</li>
 <li>Subject: Sikyatki Revival seed pot with rain prayers</li>
 <li>A collector's original in the Hopi pottery tradition</li>
</ul>

<ul>
 <li>Hopi Seed Pot by Kim Seyesnem Obrzut</li>
 <li>Polished yellow ware pottery, 10'' diameter x 2'' high</li>
 <li>Sikyatki Revival inspired rain and crop design</li>
 <li>Hand-polished with stone, mineral and vegetable paints</li>
</ul>

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