SWAIA ARTIST Profile

Sharon Garcia

Name
Sharon Garcia
Tribe
Santa Clara Pueblo Tewa
Main Classification
Pottery
Classification #2
Classification #3

SWAIA Booth History

SFIM25
FR S 313
WIM24
102
SFIM24
FR S 313

SWAIA Highlight History

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2024 Award History

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Portfolio Example & Artist Statement
Sharon Garcia

I create traditional Santa Clara Pueblo pottery. All materials are locally gathered and the pieces are hand-coiled. The clay is traditional Santa Clara Pueblo clay gathered in a local clay site on the Santa Clara Pueblo reservation. Each piece is then hand-coiled and then painted with a clay slip that is again gathered on the reservation. The pieces are shaped by hand and smooth with gourd pieces. I then polish using polishing stones that have been passed on from generation to generation. To finish the piece I fire them outside in a traditional firing using locally gathered wood. Each piece is unique and true to the traditional way of creating Santa Clara Pueblo pottery.

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