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Santa Clara Pueblo Native American Pottery

SANTA CLARA PUEBLO INFORMATION  (Provided by IPCC.org)

Black pottery from the Santa Clara Pueblo is among the most well-known in the entire world. Maria Martinez of San Ildefonso Pueblo is arguably the most well known Potter ever to live. She became famous for the black pottery tradition that is now carried on by artists of the Santa Clara Pueblo. Santa Clara Pueblo pottery has become the most collectible Native American pottery. This incredible art form begins with natural  red clays gathered from the pueblos and surrounding hills. The clay undergoes many preparations before it is finally molded into the finished product. The artist generally rolls the clay into long thin rolls, then begins to "build" the piece by layering these rolls one on top of the other. This hand coiled method includes smoothing the coils by hand to the pottery's final shape. The artist then begins the arduous task of polishing the piece. This is accomplished by rubbing a smooth "polishing" stone over the piece over and over until the red clay shines. Finally, the piece is fired in an "oxygen reduction" firing process. During the firing, the artist smothers the fire with horse manure. The manure traps a thick, carbon rich smoke all around the piece. The carbon contained in the smoke fuses itself into the clay, turning it black. This black color can never be removed or washed off. The entire process is fraught with problems as about 3 of every 5 pieces actually emerge from the fire without damage. Given the rarity of this pottery, artists often view the clay as a living entity. A finished piece is often revered as a gift from what pueblo potters often respectfully refer to as the "Clay Mother". The end result is a stunning piece of Native American pottery work of art.

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TURQUOISE POTTERY

by Sam Pacheco and Birdell Bourdon

This incredible piece was hand coiled by Santa Clara artist Birdell Bourdon, then inlaid with bright blue Turquoise by Sam Pacheco of Santo Domingo.

4 1/2" Tall, 6" Wide

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SANTA CLARA RED POTTERY FIGURE

Gary Gutierrez

Gary is the son of Dorothy and Paul Gutierrez who are well known for their small, black storytellers. His work is a blend of the traditional and the contemporary and stands well as contemporary Native American art. He has won first and second place at Indian Market on several occasions as well as Best of Division in figurative pottery. He has been published in Gregory Schaaf's Southern Pueblo Pottery; Rick Dillingham's Fourteen Pueblo Families; Lillian Peaster's Pueblo Pottery Families; Storytellers and Other Figurative Pottery by Douglas Congdon-Martin;and Southwest Pottery: Anasazi to Zuni by Hayes and Blom. His work continues to gain in recognition and popularity.

This amazing piece features extremely smooth matte surfaces accented by a light micaceous slip and polished areas. It is signed Gary Gutierrez, Santa Clara.

Size: 4" Tall, 3 1/4" wide, 4 1/2" deep

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San Ildefonso Pottery

by Erik Fender

Erik Fender, Than Tsideh “Sunbird”,  was born in 1970 into the San Ildefonso Pueblo.  He specializes in traditional and contemporary blackware pottery.

He started the art of pottery making by watching his grandmother, Carmelita Dunlap, as she would hand coil and hand paint her traditional black -on-black pottery.  As he grew older, he started to experiment more with various techniques and clays.  His style progressed from the traditional black-on-black pottery to an innovated two tone, black-on-red, separated by sgraffito low relief carving.  He also makes beautiful polychrome pots and presently he specializes in green-on-black pots.  He harvests his clumps of raw clay from the sacred grounds within the San Ildefonso Pueblo, then, Erik breaks the clumps of clay to a fine powder substance and mixes it with volcanic ash and water, once that process is complete he hand coils snake like forms and begins to construct his vessel.  When the vessel is built it is set out to dry. Once it has dried he sands it down to smooth out the surface. He stone polishes and hand paints his designs with all natural paints which are all boiled from native vegetation grown in the Pueblo.  He is related to Martha Appleleaf Fendor (mother), Carmelita Dunlap (grandmother), Linda Dunlap (aunt), Jeannie Mountain Flower Dunlap (aunt), and Carlos Dunlap (grandfather). He signs his pottery as Than Tsideh which means “Sunbird”.

Size: 3 7/8" Tall, 4 1/8" wide

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Santa Clara Black Pottery

by Marvin and Delores Moquino

Marvin Moquino was born in 1966 and Delores Moquino was born in 1967. They have been making pottery together since 1985. They are members of the Coyote/Corn Clans. Both were taught by Marvin's dad Corn Moquino. They specialize in traditional, deep carved bowls and sgrafitto etching. They gather their materials from the Santa Clara Reservation and fire their pottery outdoors.  Their work is very high quality.  Both are featured in several books and are passing their talent on to their children Auienita Moquino & Jonathan Moquino. They have won awards at Eight Northern Pueblos Arts & Crafts Show.

This Piece Is Signed Marvin -n- Delores Moquino SCP.

Size:  4 1/2" Tall, 5 1/4" at widest point

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SANTA CLARA RED POTTERY

by Glenda Naranjo

Glenda Naranjo, “Cloth Stick Flower”, is a full blooded Native American Indian. She was born in 1953 into the Santa Clara-Tewa Pueblo. Glenda was inspired to continue the long lived tradition of hand coiling pottery from her late mother, Flora Naranjo. Flora taught Glenda all the fundamentals of working with clay and using ancient methods to construct her pottery. Glenda has been working with clay since the age of 10. The lucrative aspect of the business also played a key roll in her becoming a clay artist. Glenda specializes in hand coiling traditional black on black and red Santa Clara pottery. She gathers her clay from the grounds within the Santa Clara Pueblo. Glenda soaks the clay, grinds it to a sandy grain, hand mixes, hand coils, hand shapes, hand carves, and fires her finished product the traditional way, outdoors, with horse dung. Her patterns include the Water Serpent and Feather diagrams. She hand coils a wide variety of sizes and shapes of traditional pottery. Glenda enjoys working with clay and feels that in doing so, she proudly adds to the art world and continues the long lived legacy of her people. She currently is also teaching her immediate family to construct the beautiful pottery that her Pueblo is famous for making. She signs her pottery as: Glenda Naranjo, SCP. Glenda is related to: Frances Salazar, Barbara Martinez, Vickie Martinez, and Sammy Naranjo

Size: 8 1/2" Tall, 6" at widest point

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SANTA CLARA POTTERY

by Ron Suazo

Ron Suazo is a full- blooded Native American Indian from the Santa Clara Pueblo. Ron’s pottery style comes from watching his mother; who taught Ron how to coil, polish, and fire his pottery. Ron created his designs from studying ancient pueblo styles and early designs from generations prior. He visited several museums and looked intently at the pottery created by the Ancient Pueblo Indians, and was deeply impressed.

Ron decided to create his own style, but to call upon his studies of early and ancient designs. Ron’s style has become one of unique black polish and matte finish with feather designs, bear paws, and other early styles. Ron will add stones to his work such as turquoise, coral, and malachite. From the day Ron sparked an interest in pottery making, he hoped that his work would be unique and stand apart from all the others. It is believed that Ron has accomplished his goal. Every one of his pots are copy righted, therefore, every one is an original design.

This lidded pot features an intricate pattern surrounded by bear paw prints. This piece is signed "Ron Suazo, Santa Clara Pueblo New Mexico".

Size: 6 1/2" Tall with lid, 3 3/4" at widest point

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SANTA CLARA POTTERY

by Camille Moquino

Camille is the daughter of Yolanda Velarde and granddaughter of the late Frances Salazar. She is a talented young artist who has been potting since the age of 7. She signs her work as Camille Moquino, Santa Clara.

Size: 4 1/4" Tall, 4 3/4" at widest point

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SANTA CLARA POTTERY

by Ron Suazo

Ron Suazo is a full- blooded Native American Indian from the Santa Clara Pueblo. Ron’s pottery style comes from watching his mother; who taught Ron how to coil, polish, and fire his pottery. Ron created his designs from studying ancient pueblo styles and early designs from generations prior. He visited several museums and looked intently at the pottery created by the Ancient Pueblo Indians, and was deeply impressed.

Ron decided to create his own style, but to call upon his studies of early and ancient designs. Ron’s style has become one of unique black polish and matte finish with feather designs, bear paws, and other early styles. Ron will add stones to his work such as turquoise, coral, and malachite. From the day Ron sparked an interest in pottery making, he hoped that his work would be unique and stand apart from all the others. It is believed that Ron has accomplished his goal. Every one of his pots are copy righted, therefore, every one is an original design.

This lidded pot features an intricate pattern surrounded by bear paw prints. This piece is signed "Ron Suazo, Santa Clara Pueblo New Mexico".

Size: 4 1/4" Tall with lid, 2 3/4" at widest point

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SANTA CLARA TWO TONE POTTERY

by Forrest Naranjo

Forrest Naranjo was born in 1963 into the Santa Clara Pueblo. He was economically motivated to learn the art of pottery making. He began making pottery back in 1986 at the age of 23. He also was inspired to hand coil pottery by his creativity.

Forrest specializes in the handmade Sienna style or technique, which the Naranjo family is known for today. The Sienna firing is a color in between that of the traditional black or red, which was started back in the 1960’s and 1970’s. It is now referred to as the Staple style from the Santa Clara Pueblo. Forrest mixes, hand coils, shapes, etches, and fires his pottery the traditional way, outdoors. His etching will include animals, feathers, and many different creative designs which he imagines. He also shapes his clay into bear sculptures, which he is well known for and enjoys making. He signs his pottery as: Forrest. Forrest is related to Bernice Naranjo (mother) and Dusty Naranjo

3" Tall, 3 1/4" Wide

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SANTA CLARA BLACK POTTERY

by Vickie Martinez

Vickie Martinez “Koe-Sawe”, Buffalo Steps, was born into the Pueblo of Santa Clara-Tewa in 1967. Vickie was inspired to continue the long lived tradition of her ancestors of working with clay from her Mother, Barbara Martinez. She has been making pottery since 1983, when she was 15 years old.

Vickie specializes in the traditional handmade black and red Santa Clara pottery. She gathers her own natural clay from the hills within the Santa Clara Pueblo.

Vickie cleans, mixes, hand coils, shapes, carves, fires, and then polishes her pottery the traditional way. Vickie was quoted as saying: “I find carving a very challenging and rewarding experience, which I am enjoying thoroughly.”

Like all good Santa Clara pottery, the high gloss on this pot was achieved by polishing the surface with a smooth stone...a very tedious process. Three and sometimes as many as five layers of slip are applied to the smooth dried work, allowing time between coats to dry, and then followed by a lubricating coat of animal fat. The fat serves two purposes: it allows the stone to slide smoothly over the surface and it keeps the slip damp. Polishing stones are highly treasured and usually passed on to descendants.

This large piece features the classic Avanyu water serpent design with wave patterns above it. Vickie signs her pottery as: Vickie Martinez Tafoya, Santa Clara Pueblo.

 Size: 9 3/4" Tall, 10 1/4" at widest point

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SANTA CLARA BLACK POTTERY

by Madeline Naranjo

Madeline E. Naranjo was born in 1971 as a member of the Santa Clara-Tewa Pueblo. She was taught the fundamentals of hand coiling traditional pottery using the methods of their ancient ancestors. She and her husband, Adrian Garcia, were also influenced by many of their family members to continue a long lived family tradition. Julie Gutierrez also had a big impact on their decision to become artisans. Madeline & Adrian have been working together as a team since 1989. They specialize in hand coiling traditional Santa Clara pottery but add their unique contemporary flare. They gather their clay from within the grounds of the Santa Clara Pueblo. They clean, mix, hand coil, shape, etch, polish, and fire their pottery, outdoors with horse manure. The designs they choose to create are those of nature scenes, because of the respect and the love they both have for the planet and all that it has to offer.

This beautiful piece is deeply carved with butterfly and flower designs. It is signed Madeline E. Naranjo.

 Size: 2 3/4" Tall, 3" at widest point

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SANTA CLARA BLACK POTTERY

by Rosemary & Travis Lewis

Travis and Rosemary Lewis are full blooded Native Americans born into the Santa Clara-Tewa/Pima Pueblo. Travis was born in 1951 and Rosemary was born in 1952. Rosemary began experimenting with pottery at the age of 9. She was inspired to learn the pottery making process from her Mother, Olaria Sisneros. Travis was inspired by Mary Cain, who is also is a famous potter from the Santa Clara Pueblo. They also were economically motivated to continue the family tradition of pottery making.

Travis and Rosemary specialize in the traditional black Santa Clara hand coiled and etched pottery, featuring kokopelli. They both participate in all procedures of the pottery making process. They dig up the clay from a sacred ground within the Santa Clara Pueblo. There is several different stages involved in order to prepare the clay to begin shaping into pottery. They mix, hand coil, shape, etch, and fire the pottery the traditional way, outdoors. They enjoy etching kokopelli (the flute player) on their pottery. They sign their work as Travis & Rosemary Lewis, Santa Clara.

Size: 5" Tall, 6" at widest point

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SANTA CLARA TWO TONE POTTERY

by Dusty Naranjo

Like her brother, Forrest Naranjo, Dusty was not raised in a strictly pueblo environment. Her father, Tito Naranjo, was a university professor and this less traditional upbringing probably accounts for the contemporary styles of Dusty's pottery. In fact, Dusty did not even pursue pottery until a little later in life. She first graduated with a BA in psychology from NM Highlands University and recently obtained her Master's Degree in Art Therapy. However, having been exposed to pottery making throughout her life -- both her parents pot and her father's siblings are Jody Folwell, Nora Naranjo- Morse and Dolly Naranjo -- it was perhaps inevitable that Dusty give it a try. When she did begin potting she discovered that is was a wonderful creative process. Using only traditional techniques, Dusty is now a well known potter having progressed far in a short period of time.

This beautiful piece features intricate geometric designs and is signed Dusty.

Size: 4" Tall, 3 1/2" at widest point

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SANTA CLARA POTTERY

by Ron Suazo

Ron Suazo is a full- blooded Native American Indian from the Santa Clara Pueblo. Ron’s pottery style comes from watching his mother; who taught Ron how to coil, polish, and fire his pottery. Ron created his designs from studying ancient pueblo styles and early designs from generations prior. He visited several museums and looked intently at the pottery created by the Ancient Pueblo Indians, and was deeply impressed.

Ron decided to create his own style, but to call upon his studies of early and ancient designs. Ron’s style has become one of unique black polish and matte finish with feather designs, bear paws, and other early styles. Ron will add stones to his work such as turquoise, coral, and malachite. From the day Ron sparked an interest in pottery making, he hoped that his work would be unique and stand apart from all the others. It is believed that Ron has accomplished his goal. Every one of his pots are copy righted, therefore, every one is an original design.

This lidded pot features an intricate pattern surrounded by bear paw prints. This piece is signed "Ron Suazo, Santa Clara Pueblo New Mexico".

Size: 4 1/4" Tall with lid, 2 3/4" at widest point

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SANTA CLARA POTTERY

  by Lois Gutierrez de la Cruz

Lois is an award winning artist from the Santa Clara Pueblo. Working with her husband, Derek de la Cruz, she has helped to revive the polychrome style of decoration which has mostly disappeared from Santa Clara. Lois makes the pots and paints the designs while her husband helps with the firing and finding clay. She paints various designs most often depicting dances or pueblo life. By Combining white with a dark gold clay, Lois has created her own custom slip which fires as a lovely color. Each pot is signed Lois with a cross.

This piece was selected for its size and shape, the thinness of its walls and the wonderful design. It depicts an Avanyu sea serpent encircling the perimeter with feather patterns along the top.

Size: 7 1/2" Tall, 10 1/2" at widest point

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