Intricate Moccassin-Boot Story Teller by Dena Suina Pot

Dimensions:-

Length: 5”

Width: 6”

Tribe: Cochiti / San Felipe

Item #: 60002

Artist: Dena Sunia

Dena Suina was born in 1961 into the San Felipe Pueblo. Dena married into the Pueblo of Cochiti in the 1980s. She sparked an interest in sculpting clay figures while observing her mother-in-law, Louise Suina, hand coil and hand paint her beautiful clay sculptures. Louise taught Dena all the fundamentals of how to hand coil all types of sculptures using traditional methods.

Dena specializes in handmade and hand painted contemporary storytellers. Her sculptures are all hand coiled, hand pinched, and hand painted. She makes a wide variety of sizes and adds very intricate detail to her clay sculptures. Dena has established herself as a fine artisan and continues to amaze collectors with her intricate efforts. She signs her pottery as: Dena M. Suina, Cochiti/San Felipe Pueblo, N.M.