Theresa Salvador
Acoma
Starlight
4 3/4"
H x 5 1/4" D
Theresa Garcia-Salvador was
born in 1964, and is a member of the Red Corn Clan.
She began experimenting with
clay at the age of 23. Theresa was taught all the fundamentals
of working with clay by her sister, Vivian Seymour. Vivian shared
with Theresa the ancient methods of hand coiling pottery using
traditional clays and other natural pigments provided by Mother
Earth, which were passed down to her by her ancestors.
Theresa specializes in hand
coiled thin walled Acoma water vessels and flat seedpots. She
gathers her materials from within the Acoma Pueblo. Theresa hand
grinds, hand mixes, hand coils, shapes, and hand paints the pottery.
Then, she fires her pottery the traditional way, outdoors. The
colors used to paint her pottery are also boiled from natural
pigments.
Theresa has signed her pottery
in the past as: T. Garcia, Acoma. Theresa now signs her pottery
as: T. Sal., Acoma.
She is related to the following
artists: Clovis Garcia (brother), Nadine Mansfield, Gary Louis,
Rita Malie, and Veronica Louis (cousins).
