Marla Allison Colors New Worlds
“I AM FROM LAGUNA PUEBLO, so I paint Laguna Pueblo,” says Marla Allison, though her influences span from Hopi and Laguna pottery designs to the modernism of Paul Klee and Pablo Picasso. Art lovers in…
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Tag: Native Arts
Ko'o Paa* and the Spirit of the Clay
This essay is one of 70 by mostly Pueblo people—artists, writers, historians, scientists, and political leaders—collected for "Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery," an exhibition that runs…
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Memories of an Acoma Potter
This essay is one of 70 by mostly Pueblo people—artists, writers, historians, scientists, and political leaders—collected for "Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery," an exhibition that runs…
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Where to Find Authentic Native Pottery
AT THE Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, in Albuquerque, permanent and temporary exhibits focus on New Mexico pueblos and their art, history, and culture. The archaeology collection at the Maxwell Museum…
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If a Pot Survives, a People Survive
This essay is one of 70 by mostly Pueblo people—artists, writers, historians, scientists, and political leaders—collected for "Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery," an exhibition that runs…
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A Pueblo Pottery Exhibit Breaks the Mold
IT'S POSSIBLE—likely, even—that when the workday ends and the lights flick off, whispers rise. Here in the collections vault at the Indian Arts Research Center, in Santa Fe, a centuries-old water jar…
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Editor's Letter: Fine Arts
I CAN'T SAY that before moving to New Mexico I had ever purchased a piece of art—unless you count what can be found at Ikea. But in just a short time here, my wife and I have bought enough pottery…
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How to Care for Your Pottery
AS CURATOR OF COLLECTIONS at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, in Santa Fe, Patrick Cruz (Ohkay Owingeh) ensures that every piece of pottery is properly cared for. But you don’t have to live in a…
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Five Things To Do This Weekend
1 Go global. A United Nations of arts and crafts descends upon Santa Fe’s Museum Hill Thursday through Sunday for the always fabulous International Folk Art Market. The 2022 roster features 164…
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Here to Stay
“I AM HERE," said Zuni Pueblo scholar Edmund J. Ladd. “I am here, now. I have been here always.” Twenty-five years ago, Ladd’s simple declaration lent itself to Here, Now and Always , an exhibition at…
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