Tafoya, Stephanie – “Shadow Blossom” Red Jar with 96 Feathers
$ 3,300.00
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 jar is entitled, “Shadow Blossom”. It is carved with feathers in rows from the rim to the base. There are a total of 96 feathers! The feathers are either polished red or matte. The matte feathers are incised with linear designs. Note how tiny the feathers are at the opening. The feathers match the shape of the jar with longer feathers on the neck and shorter feathers near the base. 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.
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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 seedpot is her largest piece to date! The seepdot is entitled, “Bountiful Beauty”. It is carved with feathers spiraling out from the center. There are 11 rows of 16 feathers for a total of 176 feathers! The feathers are either polished red or matte. The matte feathers are incised with linear designs. Note how tiny the feathers are at the opening. The feathers match the shape of the jar with longer feathers on the neck and shorter feathers near the base. 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.
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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!