Like the other Puebloan cultures of the American Southwest, the ceramic artisans of the Santa Clara Pueblo have a long history of creating both practical pottery vessels and works of art. Many Native ceramicists draw upon ancient traditions of gathering and processing clay from family sources, forming vessels and sculptures by hand, and decorating with clay slips tinted with … [Read more...] about Puebloan Ceramic Figures: Researched, Conserved, Restored, and Reconstructed by Sarah Powell
The artworks in this exhibit are not actual Navajo sandpaintings, but reproductions. This is because traditional sandpaintings are made by arranging substances on the ground or on the floor, without any kind of binder or glue. These are therefore not permanent, but ephemeral artworks that may not be saved or collected. Traditional sandpaintings are made by the Navajo (also … [Read more...] about Navajo/Dine Culture Sandpainting Reproductions by Lindsey Vandieren