Adrian Vallo
Acoma
Pumpkin Pot
6 1/4"
H x 7" D
Adrian Vallo was born to the
Pueblo of the Acoma in 1964. He began his interest in pottery
making when he was 20 years old, back in 1985. Adrian was inspired
to make hand coiled pottery by his Grandmother, the late Santana
Cerno, who taught him to coil, shape, paint, and fire pottery.
Adrian specializes in the
hand coiled traditional style shaped pots and designs. He gathers
natural pigments from the Acoma Pueblo to make his pottery. He
cleans, mixes, hand coils, shapes, paints, and fires his pottery
the traditional way, outdoors.
He paints traditional designs,
deer patterns, and parrot motifs with natural pigments He was
quoted as saying: They are more challenging to create and
I enjoy the challenge. Adrian signs his art as: A.Vallo,
Acoma .
Adrian prefers to work with
a more primitive style, one that reflects the methods and materials
of his ancestors, one that reveals imperfections and is not influenced
by market forces.
Adrian is related to the following
artists: The late Santana Cerno, Eva Histia (grandmothers), The
famous Joseph & Barbara Cerno (uncle & aunt), and Ergil
Vallo (cousin).
Awards:
-1992 New Mexico State Fair
2nd place
-1994 Arizona Casa Grande 3rd place
Publications:
-Southern Pueblo Pottery 2,000
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