Clay Pots at Edge of Cedars State Park

This is one of the additional postings I promised in my previous post about Edge of Cedars State Park in Blanding, Utah --- and the focus is the extensive collection clay pots from the Four Corners area that are displayed in this museum. It feels similar to the pot room in the Arizona State Museum in Tucson and I indulged my ‘pots as comfort’ linkage by taking lots of pictures at this state park.

My favorite pot was a bowl - white on the outside and painted inside with black geometric designs. The irregularity of its shape is what made it special. It looked almost unused so maybe the potter from long ago thought the accident of its shape had made it special too.

Many times I am attracted to the colors - the deep oranges or black on white. Others I look more at the geometric designs. This time I also noticed the texture of the pots. The little cup with the waves of texture and burn marks from its firing (image 7 in the slide show below was my next favorite).