The first time Chris Youngblood and Jennifer Tafoya collaborated on a piece of pottery, Youngblood finished his work two days before the art show that would feature it. That left Tafoya with fewer than 48 hours to complete her part of the project. Youngblood had created the clay vessel and then worked with Tafoya to create the design, which he carved into the clay before polishing it and firing it. “I didn’t fully understand what it would take for her to do her part,” he says somewhat sheepishly. Tafoya does most of her work after the firing is complete.
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Taking Risks
If things had gone differently, Tammy Garcia might be operating her own beauty salon instead of creating award-winning art that sells as quickly as she can create it. Although she has been making and selling pottery since she was a teenager, at one point she enrolled in a beauty school, but quit because she couldn’t afford to continue. The beauty world’s loss was the art world’s gain. One of the most collectible Pueblo potters today, Garcia creates unique ceramic pieces that include traditional effigies, water jars, and storage jars. Tammy Garcia (New Mexico) Elk Hunter Natural Clay “These pots are
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