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“River Serene”
by Judy Tafoya, Santa Clara Pueblo
Description: Hand-coiled and deep-carved Santa Clara Pueblo pot with lid, made from clays gathered by hand. Stone-burnished and then fired outdoors using cottonwood, cedar, and horse manure.
About this Award: Awarded for high quality in unpainted, hand polished, carved pottery in the style of San Ildefonso Pueblo and Santa Clara Pueblo.
Jurors’ Comments:
Terry DeWald: I felt that this pot was the highest quality of craftsmanship and carving and especially in balance and symmetry and form.
Rachel Sahmie: The same thing, with the beautful polish and the carving and the difficulty and the shape and the weight and it being black.
Polly Folwell: I truly don’t know where to begin or end, being a Santa Clara potter myself and understanding the whole process. There’s a lot of skill, a lot of talent and creativity in a traditional carved piece with a lid, and it’s not easy to polish a pot like that with the high sheen and have the lid fit as well as it does.
Judy Tafoya