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1. Polychrome pot by Cavan Gonzales (San Ildefonso), great-great-grandson of famed potter Maria Martinez.

 

2. Ed Archie Noisecat (Salish) creates dramatic and impactful glass and steel art, reflecting the images of the Northwest peoples.

 

 

 

 

 

3. Noted jeweler Fritz Casuse (Diné (Navajo)) brings a contemporary look to traditional materials such as the silver and amethyst used in these earrings.

 

 

 

 

 

4. Kathleen Wall (Jemez) incorporates humor as well as beauty in her clay sculptures of clowns and kosharis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. A delicate seed pot by Larry Chino (Acoma) painted with the geometric designs that distinguish Acoma pottery.

 

 

 

 

6. Two micaceous pots by 2010 Featured Artist Lonnie Vigil (Nambé), known for his large and exquisitely shaped pots.

 

 

 

 

 

7. Lonnie Vigil (Nambé) is Native Treasure’s Featured Artist in 2010, in recognition of his many artistic accomplishments and his boundless generosity to the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe as well as to his community.

 

 

 

 

 

8. Maria Samora (Taos) creates contemporary jewelry that is infinitely detailed and delicate, but draws her inspiration from the earth. Maria’s necklace uses gold, silver, and diamonds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

9. This silver and turquoise necklace is a hallmark of Mark Stevens (Laguna), who searches the pueblo for old pottery shards, then casts them and makes them into jewelry before returning the shards to the place he found them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. Ledger painting dates from a time when paper was precious and hard to obtain, but old ledgers were plentiful. Terrance Guardipee (Blackfeet) is an outstanding painter who celebrates this medium.

 

 

 

 

 

11. Navajo (Diné) weavers find a ready sales outlet through the Toadlena Trading Post, which has supported local Diné weavers for decades.

 

 

 

 

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Cavan Gonzales Ed Archie NoisecatDancFritz Casuseer in Crowd Kathleen Wall Larry Chino Lonnie VigilLonnie Vigil Maria Samora Mark Stevens Terrance GuardipeeToadlena Trading Post