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Diego Medina (Piro-Manso-Tiwa) is an artist and writer from Las Cruces, New Mexico. In this podcast, he sits down with this tiny Piro jar to explore the monumental history of his community within what is now central New Mexico. Originating in the cradle of the Indigenous Southwest, Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery is a rare exhibition curated by the Native American communities it rep...

Clarence Cruz/Khaayay (Tewa/Ohkay Owingeh) is Assistant Professor in the Art Department at the University of New Mexico. He is also a traditional potter and in 2020 was a recipient of a Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellowship. In this podcast, Clarence explores his relationship to pottery via this jar made by Veronica C. Cruz (IAF.2122). Originating in the cradle of the Indigenous Southwest, Grounded...

Jason Garcia/Okuu Pin (Tewa/Santa Clara Pueblo) is a potter, ceramicist, printmaker, painter, father, son, brother, uncle, and an alumnus of the universities of New Mexico and Wisconsin. In this podcast, Jason discusses Avanyu and the importance of water via this Santa Clara vase made by Lela and Luther Gutierrez circa 1963, and his relationship to pottery via this Santa Clara jar made in the 1930...

Albert Alvidrez is a former Governor of Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and a tribal potter, artist, historian, pottery collector, mentor, leader, and community activist. In this podcast, Albert explores the complex history of his community through this bowl by Juana Ortega Munoz circa 1880-1920 (IAF.821.) Originating in the cradle of the Indigenous Southwest, Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery...

Kathleen Wall is an artist, mother, and wife in Jemez Pueblo. She carries on the matrilineal tradition of being a clay artist. Her art, although grounded in ancestral process and techniques, is found at the intersection of traditional and contemporary. In this podcast, Kathleen shares about her relationship with pottery through a Nativity set created by her aunt, Mary Elizabeth Toya around 1982. O...

Lonnie Vigil is a traditional potter from Nambe Pueblo. Here, he reflects on a jar from Picuris Pueblo made in the 1920s (IAF.3089). Originating in the cradle of the Indigenous Southwest, Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery is a rare exhibition curated by the Native American communities it represents. The project gives authority and voice to the Pueblo Pottery Collective, a group of ove...

Lonnie Vigil is a traditional potter from Nambe Pueblo. Here, he reflects on a jar from his community made around 1900 (IAF.103). Originating in the cradle of the Indigenous Southwest, Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery is a rare exhibition curated by the Native American communities it represents. The project gives authority and voice to the Pueblo Pottery Collective, a group of over 6...

Max Early received his MFA in Creative Writing (Poetry) from the Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, in 2020. He is a published poet and established potter from Laguna Pueblo. In this podcast, Max explores the story of two-spirit potter Arroh-a-och and this magnificent storage jar created by them around 1870-1880 (IAF.1026). Originating in the cradle of the Indigenous Southwest, Grounded...

Max Early received his MFA in Creative Writing (Poetry) from the Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, in 2020. He is a published poet and established potter from Laguna Pueblo. In this podcast, Max recollects following the history of this dough bowl as it found homes in several collection before finally landing at the Vilcek Foundation collection in New York City (VF2014.01.01). Toward the...

Rose B. Simpson (Santa Clara) is an artist, public speaker, and mom. In this podcast, Rose explores her relationship to pottery via this Santa Clara water jar from around 1880-1900 (IAF.414). Originating in the cradle of the Indigenous Southwest, Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery is a rare exhibition curated by the Native American communities it represents. The project gives authority...

Tara Gatewood (Isleta, Diné) is, by birth, a daughter, granddaughter, great-granddaughter, sister, aunt, and niece of strong, resilient Pueblo women; by trade, she is a storyteller, photographer, and print and broadcast journalist. In this podcast, Tara explores ancestral relationships to pottery through this Mogollon jar from 1050-1300 (VF2010.01.01). Originating in the cradle of the Indigenous S...

Tara Gatewood (Isleta, Diné) is, by birth, a daughter, granddaughter, great-granddaughter, sister, aunt, and niece of strong, resilient Pueblo women; by trade, she is a storyteller, photographer, and print and broadcast journalist. In this podcast, Tara explores Pueblo pottery through this Isleta jar from around 1880-1920 (IAF.869). Originating in the cradle of the Indigenous Southwest, Grounded i...

Evone “Snowflake” Martinez (San Ildefonso and Cochiti Pueblos) learned how to make pottery from her aunt Florence Naranjo, mother, Catherine Trujillo, and grandmother Helen Cordero. Much of her inspiration came from watching her grandfather Joe Aguilar work on his pottery and from the advice he gave her in her very early years. Today her work consists of traditional and contemporary styles. Alongs...