Santa Clara Pueblo Ceramic Artists

Potters at the pueblo were making many pieces of black pottery in the late 1800s for tourists and nearby households in santa fe and espanola.

Santa clara pueblo ceramic artists.

Simpson santa clara pueblo born 1983 also known as rose bean simpson is a mixed media artist who works in ceramic metal fashion painting music performance and installation. She lives and works in santa clara pueblo new mexico. She became famous for the black pottery tradition that is now carried on by artists of the santa clara pueblo. Collectible artists of today include gwen tafoya stella chavarria candelaria suazo julie gutierrez and dusty naranjo.

With so few santa ana artists creating pottery using natural clay and traditional methods any piece is a rare and valuable work of art. Vintage pueblo pottery thebrambleycottage. Santa clara pueblo pottery turtle by dorothy and paul new mexico black on black pottery turtle charsgoodstuff. 5 out of 5 stars 348 348 reviews 65 00 free shipping favorite add to black on black santa clara pottery.

Adobe gallery s august 2020 exhibit features early contemporary and late historic works from santa clara and san ildefonso pueblos. Welcome to king galleries pueblo pottery and native american indian tribal art. Santa clara pueblo pottery created by 6th 7th 8th generation potters. Additions to the.

Maria martinez of san ildefonso pueblo is arguably the most well known potter ever to live. Our mission is to provide our customers with the highest quality artwork at an excellent price backed with professional customer care. Regarded as one of the great masters of pueblo ceramics margaret tafoya 1904 2001 a matriarch of santa clara pueblo is known for her trademark large black polished ceramics. Many unique and award winning pieces can be seen here and at native american art shows she attends throughout the united states.

Santa clara pueblo a tewa speaking pueblo located along the rio grande river in northern new mexico has one of the most dynamic and innovative. This is a list of visual artists who are native americans in the united states the indian arts and crafts act of 1990 defines native american as being enrolled in either federally recognized tribes or state recognized tribes or an individual certified as an indian artisan by an indian tribe this does not include non native american artists using native american themes. The exhibit includes works by margaret tafoya and maria martinez as well as unsigned works by their predecessors and a variety of works by their many talented descendants. Judy tafoya a 6th generation potter has been doing pottery since 1983.

Santa clara potters used a decorating method not used by other pueblos that is they impressed a design into the wet clay such as bear paw designs.