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 and personal visions on handcrafted earthenware provides an inspiring
visual feast in the context of everyday functionality. Mana loved his Apache roots which is often seen in his designs.
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 passed away June 24, 2010.
This lovely Buffalo design vase measures 7 1/2" tall.
