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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 1/4" Tall,
5" Wide
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SANTA CLARA RED POTTERY FIGURE
G ary
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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SANTA CLARA BLACK POTTERY FIGURE
G ary
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:
3" Tall, 3 3/4" wide, 6" long
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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 BLACK 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.
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 is also currently teaching her immediate
family to construct the beautiful pottery that her Pueblo is famous for
making. She signs her pottery as: Glenda Naranjo, SCP.
5 3/4" Tall,
5 3/8" at widest point
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SANTA CLARA POTTERY SEED POT
b y
Alfred Salazar
Alfred started potting
at the age of 16 alongside his mother.
All of his pots are made in the
traditional methods and fired outdoors.
His stone polishing is some of the best
we have ever seen.
This lovely piece
features Alfred's very popular lizard
design. It is signed Alfred Salazar,
Santa Clara.
Size:
2 3/8" Tall, 2 1/2" at widest point
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SANTA CLARA POTTERY
by
Camille Moquino
Size:
4 1/4" Tall, 4 3/4" at widest point
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SANTA CLARA POTTERY
by
Gwen Tafoya
Gwen
Tafoya was born in 1965 into the Santa Clara
Pueblo-Tewa. She began experimenting with pottery
making at the age of 6. She started out hand coiling
small bowls and pots, using traditional methods.
Gwen began making larger pieces of pottery by the
time she reached the age of 16, and eventually would
etch on the pottery steadily. Gwen was inspired to
make pottery by her mother, Mary Agnes Tafoya.
She taught Gwen all the fundamentals of hand coiling
traditional Santa Clara Pottery.
Gwen specializes in hand coiling the traditional
Santa Clara pottery, carved and etched by her. She
gathers her natural pigments from within the hills
of the Santa Clara Pueblo. Gwen cleans, mixes, hand
coils, shapes, polishes, and fires her pottery,
outdoors with horse manure. She especially likes to
make seed pots because she has more room to etch her
favorite designs of hummingbirds or flowers on the
top of the pottery. Gwen also has a special part in
her heart for the wedding vase because of its
meaning. Gwen signs her pottery as “Gwen Tafoya SCP”.
Size:
4 1/2" Tall, 5 1/4" 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
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
Gwen Tafoya
Gwen
Tafoya was born in 1965 into the Santa Clara
Pueblo-Tewa. She began experimenting with pottery
making at the age of 6. She started out hand coiling
small bowls and pots, using traditional methods.
Gwen began making larger pieces of pottery by the
time she reached the age of 16, and eventually would
etch on the pottery steadily. Gwen was inspired to
make pottery by her mother, Mary Agnes Tafoya.
She taught Gwen all the fundamentals of hand coiling
traditional Santa Clara Pottery.
Gwen specializes in hand coiling the traditional
Santa Clara pottery, carved and etched by her. She
gathers her natural pigments from within the hills
of the Santa Clara Pueblo. Gwen cleans, mixes, hand
coils, shapes, polishes, and fires her pottery,
outdoors with horse manure. She especially likes to
make seed pots because she has more room to etch her
favorite designs of hummingbirds or flowers on the
top of the pottery. Gwen also has a special part in
her heart for the wedding vase because of its
meaning. Gwen signs her pottery as “Gwen Tafoya SCP”.
7 3/8" Tall,
3 3/4" Wide
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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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