SWAIA ARTIST Profile

Erik Fender

Name
Erik Fender
Tribe
Pueblo of San Ildefonso
Classification(s)
Diverse Arts
Jewelry
Pottery
Website

SWAIA Booth History

SFIM25
FR P 303
SFIM24
FR P 303
WIM25

2025 Best of Show Awards

First Place
Iic. Category 705 - Painted Designs On A Black Or Red Burnished Or Polished Surface, Any Form In The Style Of San Ildefonso in Pottery
Second Place
Iic. Category 705 - Painted Designs On A Black Or Red Burnished Or Polished Surface, Any Form In The Style Of San Ildefonso in Pottery
Honorable Mentions
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2024 Best of Show Awards

First Place
Iic. Category 705 - Painted Designs On A Black Or Red Burnished Or Polished Surface, Any Form In The Style Of San Ildefonso in Pottery
Second Place
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Honorable Mentions
Iib. Category 603 - Painted Polychrome, Any Form, In The Style Of Cochiti, Santo Domingo, Santa Clara, San Ildefonso, Tesuque, Nambe, San Juan, Or Pojoaque in Pottery
Iic. Category 705 - Painted Designs On A Black Or Red Burnished Or Polished Surface, Any Form In The Style Of San Ildefonso in Pottery
Portfolio Example & Materials Statement
Erik Fender

Natural clay and volcanic ash temper, hand coiled, burnished and painted with natural/traditional clays and slips. Traditionally fired outdoors using a combination of cedar wood, cow dung and horse manure