Native American Storytellers
Mary was born into the Pueblo de Cochiti in 1946. Mary was inspired to continue the tradition of working with clay from her mother, who showed her how to work with clay. Mary has been a clay artist since her 30s.
Mary gathers her own clay from the hills that surround Cochiti Pueblo. She cleans, mixes, fines with volcanic sand, hand shapes, paints, and kiln-fires her pottery with a high degree of control, resulting in consistency of quality. Mary signs her art as: Mary E. Quintana, Cochiti, N.M.
Cochiti Pueblo Mary Quintana male storyteller. 4 1/2" x 2 1/2 ~ PB11S
$335.00
Native American pottery Cochiti Pueblo male storyteller with three children by Mary Quintana.
A particularly well-done storyteller figure in Cochiti pottery by Mary E. Quintana-Baca.
Mary was born into the Pueblo de Cochiti in 1946. Mary was inspired to continue the tradition of working with clay from her mother, who showed her how to work with clay. Mary has been a clay artist since her 30s.
Mary’s specialty is handmade storytellers, a field in which she has developed a distinctive style of form and coloration. Everything about Mary’s pieces is traditional except her painted details. She uses vibrant shades of acrylic paint to give the details of her work an attractive vitality.
Mary gathers her own clay from the hills that surround Cochiti Pueblo. She cleans, mixes, fines with volcanic sand, hand shapes, paints, and kiln-fires her pottery with a high degree of control, resulting in consistency of quality. Mary signs her art as: Mary E. Quintana, Cochiti, N.M.
4.5" x 2.5" deep #PB11
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