Maria Martinez- Kiera Ahern

Maria Martinez became known for her black on black pottery. She learned about pottery from her Aunt with which she started to create artwork with. Maria never painted her pottery but instead her husband Julian would paint the pottery. She was successful in selling her pottery in Santa Fa but preferred to be at her ancestral home in San Ildefonso in New Mexico. Maria was a Native American. She gave multiple pottery lessons to other women so they could learn the skill and talent and make more of an income selling pottery products too.