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Rick Dillingham (1952–1994) studio art pottery earthenware pit fired raku vase, 1977 Provenance: purchased from the Hand & Spirit Crafts Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, 3/78. Biography from Smithsonian American Art Working in New Mexico, Rick Dillingham found a source of inspiration for his ceramics in the ancient Mimbres culture. Excavations of Mimbres sites in southern New Mexico have produced beautifully painted low-fired pottery punctured with holes; archaeologists believe these pieces were ritually "killed" in order to release the inherent life force that would otherwise have been trapped in the clay or decoration. In his mature work, Dillingham would break and reassemble his ceramic forms, creating objects with a patchwork appearance.