Native American Art and Artists Blog
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Pottery Techniques/Styles from Across the Pueblos
The most celebrated and recognized art form of the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico is pottery. Pueblo pottery is known around the world for its remarkable beauty and craftsmanship. It has been made in much the same way for over a thousand years, with every step of creation completed by hand.
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Collector’s Guide to Unique Native American Pottery Styles: Sgraffito
In this collectors guide we introduce the Native American pottery style known by the Italian word Sgraffito, meaning “to scratch.” -
Pottery Collectors Guide: Native American Wedding Vases
At Indian Pueblo Store we pride ourselves in our ability to share the deeper meaning behind the art of the Southwest, it is with this in mind that we've prepared a deeper look into the celebrated Wedding Vase, an iconic pottery style.
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Exploring the Theme of ‘Long Ago’ with Acclaimed Artist Myron Sarracino
Myron Sarracino, an award-winning Native American pottery artist, has been actively handcrafting pottery since 1984. Born in the village of Seama on Laguna Pueblo in 1967, the artist learned pottery-making from his grandmothers and famed potter Gladys Paquin. Explore the Theme of ‘Long Ago’ with Acclaimed Artist Myron Sarracino.
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Pueblo Pottery Meaning and Symbolism
The most celebrated and recognized art form of New Mexico’s 19 Pueblo communities didn’t begin as an art form at all. Pottery was created by ancestral Puebloan people out of necessity and over many generations... -
Carol Lucero Gachupin: Telling a Story of Walatowa Storytellers
From red rocks to white hills and green fields, this is the place where Towa words ride the wind, reaching the ears of corn along the Jemez River, and the ears of the Walatowa people. Growing up in Jemez Pueblo with a love for art and words, how could Carol Lucero Gachupin not be destined to create storytellers?
