“Over the past several years, I have explored Native American Futurism within the context of Star Wars imagery.  Recently, I have tried to reconcile that the ideas of Bigfoot or UFO’s are some new phenomena.  The truth is these have long been part of Native American cultural identity.  We have revered the “Sky People” and [...] The post Chase Kawinhut Earles: “Ancient Ancestors” appeared first on King Galleries of Scottsdale & Santa Fe ..read more

Joseph Lonewolf (1932-2014) is one of the great names in Santa Clara pottery.  He began making pottery in 1970 and by 1971 he won his first blue ribbon at the Gallup Inter-tribal ceremonials.  His pieces were coil built, stone polished, sgraffito etched with designs, and traditionally fired.  He quickly became famous for his “pottery jewels”. [...] The post Deciphered: The Yearly Symbols of Joseph Lonewolf appeared first on King Galleries ..read more

Gallery Statement: Chase Kawinhut Earles is one of the leading Caddo potters working today.  He’s not just a revivalist but creating his own modernist versions inspired by historic Caddo pottery.  Many people are more familiar with the forms and techniques of Pueblo pottery from the Southwest.  Caddo pottery creates a new learning curve.  Caddo pottery [...] The post Chase Kawinhut Earles: Caddo Pottery Revival and Indigenous Futurism appeared first on King Galleries ..read more

  Susan Folwell began her journey into a Native re-interpretation of the Taos Society of Artists in 2017.  Since then, the work has found its way into museums from the Eiteljorg Museum permanent collection to an exhibition at the Harwood in Taos, New Mexico. This show continues this provocative and thoughtful journey.  “Pueblo Perspectives” is [...] The post Susan Folwell: Taos Light / Pueblo Perspectives appeared first on King Galleries ..read more

Current Work Available A Brief History:  In 1900, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, was a small village with only 30 households.  Pueblo pottery production had significantly declined in its creation for practical purposes, and in the 1910 census, there were only eight women who were potters by occupation. Around this time, ethnographers such as Kenneth Chapman and Edgar Hewitt began [...] The post A Century of Black-on-Black Pottery: 1920-2020 appeared first on King Galleries ..read more

Blue Corn was born Crucita Gonzales in 1921 at San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico.  Over the course of the next 70 years, she would become one of the leading names in Pueblo pottery.  Her classic black and red pottery would be replaced by her own innovative polychrome vessels using a variety of clay slips [...] The post Blue Corn: All the Colors of the Clay appeared first on King Galleries ..read more

Susan Folwell began her journey into a Native re-interpretation of the Taos Society of Artists in 2017.  Since then, the work has found its way into museums from the Eiteljorg Museum permanent collection to an exhibition at the Harwood in Taos, New Mexico. This show continues this provocative and thoughtful journey.  “Canvas to Clay, Pueblo [...] The post Susan Folwell: Taos Light, Canvas to Clay appeared first on King Galleries ..read more

Joseph Lonewolf begins his pottery career with a splash. His “pottery jewels” were a unique and new approach to Santa Clara pottery in shapes, sizes, and designs.  Each piece was coil built, stone polished and traditionally fired. The process to design each piece was to very lightly etch the surface or “sgraffito” the designs into [...] The post Casting Clay: The Bronze Works of Joseph Lonewolf 1974-80 appeared first on King Galleries ..read more

    Contemporizing the Pueblo Pottery Past How does Pueblo pottery best embrace its traditions and historic past as it enters the new era of modern ceramic influences? This question, certainly more relevant today than the old trope of “what is traditional pottery,” underscores the future directions and impact of this important Native art form.  This [...] The post Russell Sanchez: Contemporizing the Pueblo Pottery Past appeared first on King Galleries ..read more

Sarafina Tafoya (1863-1949), Santa Clara Matriarch Understanding the signed pottery of SaraFina Tafoya from 1933 to 1949 by Charles S. King   Sara Fina Tafoya (1863-1949) is among the most renown of the early Santa Clara potters. She was the matriarch of a dynasty of potters, included among her children were Camilio Tafoya, Margaret Tafoya, and Christina [...] The post Signed, “Serafina”: The Signed Pottery of SaraFina Tafoya appeared first on King Galleries ..read more