Tafoya, Stephanie – “First Flight” Mini Jar with Carved Feathers
$ 200.00
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. Each piece is coil built, carved, stone polished, and traditionally fired. This small jar is one of her first pieces. There are 24 carved feathers as the design. The piece has a classic water jar shape and it is highly polished. Stephanie says about the jar:
“The feathers symbolize my “first flight” as an artist and continuing my family traditions and designs.”
The jar was traditionally fired black. It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “S. T, ’19”. Her name in Tewa is “Khung Be”, which means Holly Berry. This is a hallmark she also puts on her pottery.
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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 small jar is one of her first pieces. There are 24 carved feathers as the designs. The piece has a classic water jar shape and it is highly polished. Stephanie says about the jar:
“The feathers symbolize my “first flight” as an artist and continuing my family traditions and designs.”
The jar was traditionally fired black. It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “S. T, ’19”. Her name in Tewa is “Khung Be”, which means Holly Berry. This is a hallmark she also puts on her pottery.
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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!