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 a large, wide-shoulder jar.  It is entitled, “Luster” after the high shine of the polished feathers!  It is carved with a series of 80 feathers!  The feather design was inspired by her pet parrot Beto (see last photo). There are five rows of carved feathers with a total of 80.  They are each incised or polished before firing to create the surface variations.  The contrast of the polished and matte/incised feathers is striking on this piece and draws the eye across the surface. Her name in Tewa is “Khung Be”, which means Holly Berry. This is a hallmark she also puts on her pottery.