Tafoya, Stephanie – “A Spiral of Feathers” Red Plate with 80 Feathers
$ 2,000.00
Stephanie Tafoya is a great-granddaughter of Margaret Tafoya, a granddaughter of Lee Tafoya, and the daughter of Mel Tafoya. She has learned to make pottery from her aunt, Linda Tafoya-Sanchez, and is currently working on perfecting her techniques with Nathan Youngblood. Each piece is coil-built, carved, stone polished, and traditionally fired. This is Stephanie’s first plate and it is carved on the front and the back. There are 80 feathers that spiral out from the center and onto the back. The feathers are either polished red or matte. The matte feathers are incised with linear designs. Note that the feathers are polished on the rim of the jar as well! The feathers match the shape of the plate with the feathers getting larger as they reach the rim. The feather design was inspired by her pet parrot Beto (see last photo). Her name in Tewa is “Khung Be”, which means Holly Berry which she signs as a hallmark along with her name. The plate has a museum mount stand made for it.
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Stephanie Tafoya is a great-granddaughter of Margaret Tafoya, a granddaughter of Lee Tafoya, and the daughter of Mel Tafoya. She has learned to make pottery from her aunt, Linda Tafoya-Sanchez, and is currently working on perfecting her techniques with Nathan Youngblood. Each piece is coil-built, carved, stone polished, and traditionally fired. This is Stephanie’s first plate and it is carved on the front and the back. There are 80 feathers that spiral out from the center and onto the back. The feathers are either polished red or matte. The matte feathers are incised with linear designs. Note that the feathers are polished on the rim of the jar as well! The feathers match the shape of the plate with the feathers getting larger as they reach the rim. The feather design was inspired by her pet parrot Beto (see last photo). Her name in Tewa is “Khung Be”, which means Holly Berry which she signs as a hallmark along with her name. The plate has a museum mount stand made for it.
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Tafoya, Stephanie (b. 1991)
Stephanie Tafoya is a great-granddaughter of Margaret Tafoya, a granddaughter of Lee Tafoya, and the daughter of Mel Tafoya. She learned to make pottery from her aunt Linda Tafoya-Sanchez and is currently working closely with her cousin Nathan Youngblood.
Stephanie has an Associate of the Arts Degree in Merchandise Marketing from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising and a Colored Stones Degree from the Gemological Institute of America.
Growing up in Santa Clara Pueblo and the Española Valley, her designs are inspired by her Spanish and Native American cultures.
She is close to her family and keeps family traditions alive by participating in cultural ceremonies, including dances and making traditional Santa Clara Pueblo Pottery. Each piece is coil built, carved, stone polished, and traditionally fired.
We are very pleased to have Stephanie's pottery in the gallery and look forward to seeing more from this young artist!