Riding In, Will – Santa Ana Bowl with Cloud and Mesa Designs (2026)
$ 375.00
Will Riding In (Santa Ana/Pawnee) is a relative of noted Santa Ana potter Eudora Montoya through his mother. This bowl is made with native clay and has a traditional Santa Ana style and design. Will is one of the few Santa Ana potters working today. This bowl has a cloud and mesa design painted on the outside. The inside is fully polished. It was traditionally fired. The base of the bowl is also fully polished. It is signed on the bottom, ‘Will Riding In”. It is exciting to see a young potter reviving Santa Ana pottery!
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Will Riding In (Santa Ana/Pawnee) is a relative of noted Santa Ana potter Eudora Montoya through his mother. This bowl is made with native clay and has a traditional Santa Ana style and design. Will is one of the few Santa Ana potters working today. This bowl has a lightning, rain and cloud design. It was traditionally fired but got smoky from the firing. I actually liked how it turned out as there were a lot of older Santa Ana pieces that had this same coloration in the 1970s. As well, it shows how the piece was traditionally fired! The base of the bowl is fully polished. It is signed on the bottom, ‘Will Riding In”. It is exciting to see a young potter reviving Santa Ana pottery!
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Riding In, Will
Will Riding In (Santa Ana Pueblo/Pawnee) learned to make pottery from his aunt Laura Pena from Santa Ana Pueblo. His maternal grandmother Lolita Pena Cristobal was a potter, and her aunt was noted potter Eudora Montoya. Riding In was also mentored by Clarence Cruz from Ohkay Owingeh where he learned how to work with various types of materials including micaceous clay. His work combines elements from all his teachings. Will is also a curator at the Wheelwright Museum in Santa Fe, NM.