Greg Garcia
Santa Clara
Corn Pollen
Bowl
2 1/2"
H x 4 1/4" D
Greg Garcia was born in 1961.
He is half San Juan and half Santa Clara. He was inspired to
make pottery at the age of 14 by his Grandmother, Severa Tafoya.
She taught him all the fundamentals
of making traditional pottery. She also encouraged him to continue
the long lived family tradition of working with clay.
Greg specializes in the hand
coiled traditional black and red Santa Clara pottery. He gathers
his clay from the sacred grounds within the Santa Clara Pueblo.
He hand cleans the clay, mixes, hand coils, shapes, and fires
his pottery the traditional way, outdoors, with horse manure.
He also will polish his pottery
to add a great shine on his masterpieces.
Greg signs his pottery as:
Greg Garcia, San Juan/Santa Clara.
Greg is related to the following
artists:
Tina Garcia (sister) and Angela
Baca (aunt).
Awards Include:
- Gallup Intertribal Arts
& Crafts Show - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place
- Gallup Inter-Tribal Arts & Crafts Show - Best in show
Publications:
-Southwestern Pottery Anasazi to Zuni
-Fourteen Families in Pueblo Pottery
-Miniature Arts of the Southwest
-Pueblo Indian Pottery 750 Artist Biographies
