Folwell, Susan

Susan Folwell was born in 1970 and raised in Santa Clara Pueblo. Her family was known for their participation in the art world, as her grandmother, Rose Naranjo, and mother, Jody Folwell, were established potters and her father was a painter. Her sister Polly Rose Folwell would also go on to become a potter as well. Folwell has recalled having to help dig up clay and chop fire wood to fire the pieces that were shaped before being allowed to go out with her friends. She remembers feeling like it was a chore to participate in any form of using clay and was not fond of any part of it