Anita Suazo Santa Clara Ribbon Winning Wedding Vase

Dimensions:-

Height: 8 1/4”

Width: 7.5”

Tribe: Santa Clara Pueblo

Item #: 40050

Artist: 

Anita Suazo

Anita, born in Santa Clara in 1937, since 1979 has consistently won many awards including at the Santa Fe Indian Market. Anita's mother Belen was one of the innovators of finely crafted polychrome redwares. She was a first cousin to Margaret Tafoya. Growing up in a family of traditional potters, Anita began learning Santa Clara pottery techniques as a child from her mother. 

She is known for her blackware and multicolor over polished red surface designs. Anita has taught traditional pottery techniques at the University of New Mexico and the University of California at Davis. 

Her pottery can be found in collections of the Heard Museum in Phoenix, the Smithsonian Institution, the Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos, the Museum of New Mexico in Santa Fe, and in collections around the world.