Signed, “Serafina”: The Signed Pottery of SaraFina Tafoya
Sarafina Tafoya (1863-1949), Santa Clara Matriarch Understanding the signed pottery of SaraFina Tafoya from 1933 to 1949 by Charles S. King Sara Fina Tafoya (1863-1949) is among the most renown of...
View ArticleRussell Sanchez: Contemporizing the Pueblo Pottery Past
Contemporizing the Pueblo Pottery Past How does Pueblo pottery best embrace its traditions and historic past as it enters the new era of modern ceramic influences? This question, certainly more...
View ArticleCasting Clay: The Bronze Works of Joseph Lonewolf 1974-80
Joseph Lonewolf begins his pottery career with a splash. His “pottery jewels” were a unique and new approach to Santa Clara pottery in shapes, sizes, and designs. Each piece was coil built, stone...
View ArticleSusan Folwell: Taos Light, Canvas to Clay
Susan Folwell began her journey into a Native re-interpretation of the Taos Society of Artists in 2017. Since then, the work has found its way into museums from the Eiteljorg Museum permanent...
View ArticleBlue Corn: All the Colors of the Clay
Blue Corn was born Crucita Gonzales in 1921 at San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico. Over the course of the next 70 years, she would become one of the leading names in Pueblo pottery. Her classic black...
View ArticleA Century of Black-on-Black Pottery: 1920-2020
Current Work Available A Brief History: In 1900, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, was a small village with only 30 households. Pueblo pottery production had significantly declined in its creation...
View ArticleChase Kawinhut Earles: Caddo Pottery Revival and Indigenous Futurism
Gallery Statement: Chase Kawinhut Earles is one of the leading Caddo potters working today. He’s not just a revivalist but creating his own modernist versions inspired by historic Caddo pottery. Many...
View ArticleDeciphered: The Yearly Symbols of Joseph Lonewolf
Joseph Lonewolf (1932-2014) is one of the great names in Santa Clara pottery. He began making pottery in 1970 and by 1971 he won his first blue ribbon at the Gallup Inter-tribal ceremonials. His...
View ArticleSusan Folwell: Taos Light: Pueblo Perspectives
Susan Folwell began her journey into a Native re-interpretation of the Taos Society of Artists in 2017. Since then, the work has found its way into museums, from the Eiteljorg Museum permanent...
View ArticleChase Kawinhut Earles: “Ancient Ancestors”
“Over the past several years, I have explored Native American Futurism within the context of Star Wars imagery. Recently, I have tried to reconcile that the ideas of Bigfoot or UFO’s are some new...
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