{"title":"Borts-Medlock, Autumn","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"22-0326-autumn-borts-scp-7-97-black-carved-pot","title":"Santa Clara Pueblo Pottery By Autumn Borts-Medlock","description":"\u003cp\u003eca. 07-1997\u003cbr\u003e2.625\" H x 3.875\" D\u003cbr\u003eBlack on Black Carved Pot with Water Serpent \u003cspan\u003e- Avaynu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom a Private Colorado Collection\u003cbr\u003eExcellent Condition\u003cbr\u003eAutumn Borts-Medlock is an acclaimed Santa Clara Pueblo potter known for her innovative yet traditional approach to pottery, deeply rooted in her family's generational connection to clay. Born in 1967, she learned the art from her mother, Linda Cain, and grandmother, Mary Cain, starting with animal figurines and small pots as a child. She is part of a renowned lineage, being the sister of Tammy Garcia, granddaughter of Mary Cain, and great-granddaughter of Christina Naranjo. Her work is characterized by the traditional Pueblo technique of coil-building, using clay gathered from the hillsides near Santa Clara Pueblo, which she processes herself. Borts-Medlock's designs often incorporate Tewa cultural symbols such as kiva steps, bear paws, feathers, rain clouds, water serpents, and lightning bolts, polished to a mirror-like finish with smooth stones.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45878109307045,"sku":"22-0326","price":675.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/22-0326_1_c26e7bce-18b6-4185-b34b-21b44b30c3c0.jpg?v=1771275738"},{"product_id":"santa-clara-pueblo-nativity-scene-8-pieces-jesus-and-cradle-are-separate-but-we-will-count-as-1-late-20th-century-tallest-figure-5-with-donkey-cow-lamb-jesus-cradle-kneeling-mary-large-joseph-and-2-other-human-figures","title":"Santa Clara Pueblo Nativity Scene - 8 Pieces (Jesus and Cradle are separate but we will count as 1).  Late 20th century. Tallest Figure 5\". With Donkey, Cow, Lamb, Jesus\/Cradle, Kneeling Mary, Large Joseph and 2 other human figures.","description":"\u003cp\u003eSanta Clara Pueblo Nativity Scene - 8 Pieces (Jesus and Cradle are separate but we will count as 1). Late 20th century. Tallest Figure 5\". With Donkey, Cow, Lamb, Jesus\/Cradle, Kneeling Mary, Large Joseph and 2 other human figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAutumn Borts-Medlock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAutumn Borts-Medlock is one of the great young innovative potters of the Santa Clara Pueblo. Her renown family includes Sister Tammy Garcia, Mother Linda Cain, Grandmother Mary Cain and Great-Grandmother Christina Naranjo. Autumn has said of her work; Growing up in Santa Clara Pueblo, in a family whose connection to the clay goes back generations, pottery has always been a part of my life. I was introduced to the art form as a child, making my first formal attempts at clay work under the guidance of my mother and grandmother. Working exclusively in the ancient traditional Pueblo technique of coil-building, they shaped bowls, vases, and plates from clay they had gathered from the hillsides near the village and processed themselves. Nearby, I sculpted animal figurines and nativity scenes from the moist clay, always welcoming the gentle hands that occasionally reached down to direct or redirect my efforts. These lessons solidified my connection to the clay and gave me the skills I needed to move into coil work. Within a few years, I was working alongside my mother and grandmother, making pottery from clay that I was now helping to gather and process. Drawing from the spiritual symbolism and nature-oriented design aesthetics of Tewa culture, we carved the shapes of kiva steps, bear paws, feathers, rain clouds, water serpents and lightning bolts into the surface of the vessels and used smooth stones to polish them to a shiny, mirror-like finish. We waited for a calm, wind-free morning to fire them outdoors in flames kindled by thin, fragrant sticks of red cedar, watching the timing down to the second in hopes of keeping our long-labored creations from succumbing to this always-risky phase of the pottery-making process. Learning directly from these two extraordinary artists was indeed a gift, and they remain among my strongest influences even now.” Autumn has won numerous awards for her pottery at Santa Fe Indian Market, and her work is in the permanent collections of museums such as the Denver Art Museum and the Heard Museum. Her pottery continues to charm and intrigue with her distinctive and intricately designed imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a Private Colorado Collection\u003cbr\u003eExcellent Condition\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46014530224293,"sku":"22-1179","price":4800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/22-1179_1.jpg?v=1762827230"},{"product_id":"santa-clara-pueblo-pottery-by-autumn-borts-medlock-copy","title":"Santa Clara Pueblo Pot by Linda Tafoya Oyenque Sanchez","description":"\u003cp\u003ec. 1988\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1.75\" H x 2.25\" D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall Blackware Pottery of a Matte Turtle with a Polished Wavy Shell Design\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a Private Colorado Collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLinda Tafoya-Oyenque, also known as Linda Tafoya-Sanchez, a renowned Santa Clara Pueblo potter. Linda Tafoya-Sanchez, born in 1962, is a distinguished potter from Santa Clara Pueblo, known for her intricately carved blackware and redware pottery. She is the granddaughter of the legendary potter Margaret Tafoya and the daughter of Lee and Betty Tafoya, from whom she learned the art of Pueblo pottery starting at age 12. Her father taught her to form vessels and carve designs, while her mother guided her in sanding and polishing, and her father’s firing techniques helped her achieve the deep black, high-shine finish characteristic of her work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring her first marriage to Dennis Oyenque of Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo), she lived at San Juan Pueblo and signed her pottery as Linda Tafoya-Oyenque, incorporating traditional San Juan imagery. After her divorce, she returned to Santa Clara Pueblo, remarried, and began signing her work as Linda Tafoya-Sanchez. Her pottery often features micaceous clay slips, polished and matte finishes, and designs such as avanyu (water serpent), feathers, hummingbirds, and geometric patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e---\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSanta Clara Pueblo (Tewa: Kha'po) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 980 at the 2000 census, although, approximately 3,800 reside on the reservation. Santa Clara Pueblo was established about 1550.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pueblo is a member of the Eight Northern Pueblos, and the people are from the Tewa ethnic group of Native Americans who speak the Tewa language. The pueblo is on the Rio Grande, between Ohkay Owingeh (formerly San Juan Pueblo) to the north and San Ildefonso Pueblo to the south. Santa Clara Pueblo is famous for producing hand-crafted pottery, specifically blackware and redware with deep engravings. 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