Over the last six decades, deep in the heart of Aravaipa
Valley in southeastern Arizona, Mana Pottery has been producing unique and
stunning Native American Southwestern art. Multi-colored, hand painted
renditions of desert life on handcrafted earthenware provides an inspiring
visual feast in the context of everyday functionality.
Immanuel
"Mana" Trujillo is the heart of Mana Pottery. A World
War II veteran who suffered a bomb blast that caused traumatic brain
injury and
PTSD, Trujillo was transferred in 1948 to a hospital in Fort Sheridan,
Illinois. Here he discovered an empty crafts room and began developing a
career
that would span the next 60 years. A gentle man that was loved by our
family. Mana who was half Apache passed away June 24, 2010.
This lovely vase measures 13" tall by 27" circumference by 8" wide with a 2 3/4" opening.