Juan de la Cruz

Juan de la Cruz

Juan de la Cruz is the son of noted potter Lois Gutierrez and a grandson of Petra Gutierrez.  His aunts are potters Gloria Garcia (Goldenrod), Minnie Vigil, and Thelma Talachy. Juan de la Cruz follows in the tradition of his mother, Lois and Juan are now two of the few potters at Santa Clara Pueblo who continue to create authentic polychrome pottery.  Each of the different colors on his pottery is derived from different clays collected around the southwest! Unfortunately, few potters are willing to take the time to find different clays to create various colors.  Juan is known for his paintings and illustrations and has begun to paint his story illustration on pottery.  We are impressed with his talents as a new emerging artist in this traditional Santa Clara Pottery Pueblo art style.  While Juan is new to pottery, he most recently won “Best of Pottery” at Gallup Ceremonials in 2017 and again in 2109!  We are delighted to have added Juan to our stable of Pottery artists and look forward to a beautiful future working with such young talent!

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