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>

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).

This is the Red patina edition of To The Springs.

<ul>
 <li>"To The Springs" original bronze sculpture by Hopi artist Kim Seyesnem Obrzut</li>
 <li>Red patina, 22.5" H x 9" W x 8" D</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 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).

This is the Stone patina edition of To The Springs.

<ul>
 <li>"To The Springs" original bronze sculpture by Hopi artist Kim Seyesnem Obrzut</li>
 <li>Stone patina, 22.5" H x 9" W x 8" D</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>

Hopi bronze sculpture by Kim Seyesnem Obrzut. A woman carrying a Sikyatki-style water jar to the springs, honoring community and Pueblo pottery tradition.

To The Springs Bronze Sculpture by Kim Seyesnem Obrzut

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>

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