Martha Romero Pueblo Pottery Ceramic Latte Mug - Shumakolowa Native Arts
Martha Romero Pueblo Pottery Ceramic Latte Mug - Shumakolowa Native Arts
Martha Romero Pueblo Pottery Ceramic Latte Mug - Shumakolowa Native Arts
Martha Romero Pueblo Pottery Ceramic Latte Mug - Shumakolowa Native Arts
Martha Romero Pueblo Pottery Ceramic Latte Mug - Shumakolowa Native Arts
Martha Romero Pueblo Pottery Ceramic Latte Mug - Shumakolowa Native Arts
Martha Romero Pueblo Pottery Ceramic Latte Mug - Shumakolowa Native Arts
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Martha Romero Pueblo Pottery Ceramic Latte Mug

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Description

An Indian Pueblo Store exclusive! This unique café-style ceramic mug is a replica of a single beautiful micaceous clay pot handcrafted especially for Indian Pueblo Store by award-winning artist Martha Romero of Nambe Pueblo.

Martha utilized traditional hand-gathered clay and coiling methods to create a beautiful work of functional art. Romero burnished the entire pot with her polishing stone prior to pit-firing it outdoors, giving it a natural balanced pattern throughout. The simplicity of the vessel reflects the tradition of utilitarian pottery Nambe is known for, where the natural shimmer of mica shines through in place of applied decoration.


Details

  • Collectible tall café style mug
  • Based on original by artist Martha Romero (Nambé Pueblo)
  • Cup measurements: 6" H x 4-1/2 L x 3-1/4 W
  • 16 oz
  • Ceramic
  • This Item is Not Dishwasher or Microwave safe
  • The mugs are designed by Pueblo artists from New Mexico, and printed in the USA on imported ceramics.

About the Artist

Martha Romero is a renowned potter from the Pueblo of Nambé who creates unpainted pieces that allow the clay’s nature to shine through, creating a unique parallel to her Indian name, Kwahtenbay, which means Rainbow. She draws her cultural and artistic influence from her mother, Rose Alice Baca, and she has studied under pottery instructors Clarence Cruz, Pamela Lujan-Hauer, and Michael Bancroft. Martha has shown her work at SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market and the Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market.

Collector's Guide

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.

Pueblo potters do not use a wheel, but construct pots using the traditional horizontal coil method, or freely forming the shape. After the pot is formed, the artist polishes the piece with a natural polishing stone, such as a river stone, then paints it with a vegetal, mineral, or commercial slip. Finally, the pot is fired in an outdoor fire or kiln using manure or wood as fuel.

Santa Clara, San Ildefonso, Jemez, and Acoma Pueblos have distinctive pottery styles that are especially prized by collectors, but accomplished potters are working in all Pueblos.

Today, Pueblo pottery is an exciting and dynamic form, with many artists pairing traditional techniques with innovative and stylized designs. Those potters who continue to create pots using traditional methods possess an extraordinary level of skill, and their pots are highly valuable works of fine art that will be enjoyed for generations to come.

Read our Native American Pottery Collector's Guide.



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