Martinez, Pauline – Small Bowl with Cloud Designs
$ 150.00
Pauline Martinez is a daughter of noted potter Cresencia Tafoya (1918-99) and a sister of Harriet Tafoya, Annie Baca, and Mark Tafoya. Although she was born at Santa Clara Pauline married and moved to San Ildefonso. This is a classic piece of her pottery that is round in shape. It is highly polished and painted with a cloud design It is polished to a glassy shine and fired a deep black coloration. The bowl is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Pauline”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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Pauline Martinez is a daughter of noted potter Cresencia Tafoya (1918-99) and a sister of Harriet Tafoya, Annie Baca, and Mark Tafoya. Although she was born at Santa Clara Pauline married and moved to San Ildefonso. This is a classic piece of her pottery that is round in shape. It is highly polished and painted with a rain, cloud, and wind design It is polished to a glassy shine and fired a deep black coloration. The jar is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Pauline”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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Martinez, Pauline
Pauline Martinez is a daughter of noted potter Cresencia Tafoya (1918-99) and a sister of Harriet Tafoya, Annie Baca, and Mark Tafoya. Although she was born at Santa Clara Pauline married and moved to San Ildefonso. Her pottery utilizes the same firing techniques but typically the imagery is more classic San Ildefonso in style.