Mariam Toya
Camilla Mariam Toya
Red Melon Swirl with Kiva Lid
TRIBAL AFFILIATION:
Pueblo of Jemez
CLASSIFICATION:
Pottery
BOOTH NUMBER:
PAL N 256
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE:
I use Jemez clay and Jemez white temper to mix my clay. Using a coil method, I create my pots and vases. I melon my pots and vases with a tool by eye balling each rib. I create lids such as butterfly, dragonflies, and other shapes on top of my pots and vases. Using sand paper, I sand my pieces and make the ribs round by sanding each rib individually. I use clay slips to paint and stone polish my pots, vases and lids. The final step is firing my pottery outdoors. We have a box shaped box out of old roofing tin and place cedar wood all around the box and allow the cedar wood to completely burn.