On the Road with Andrew

Native American arts expert Andrew Thomas introduces us to handmade micaceous clay pottery, the only functional type of Pueblo pottery...

Any time I think of Acoma pottery what comes to mind first is polychrome pottery, high shouldered thin walled vessels created in the horizontal coil method. Over the years this style has changed and grown, from the tools the artists are using, materials and even the way pots are being fired. Traditionally, the old method of firing is done outside in an open kiln verses an electric kiln which is being used more and more today in the modern method of firing pottery. I have a fond memory of meeting Lucy Lewis in the early 90’s.