Maria Martinez-Michelle

 

Maria Martinez was a Native American who made black coil pots. She learned to make pots as a child from her aunt. Maria made but never painted her pottery, her husband assisted her in the gathering of the clay and building the fire along with painting the motif on the pottery. She was very unselfish and even gave pottery lessons to other women in her village. I really like her style of pottery, it looks sleek and clean. This one stood out to me because of the design, I thought it was unique.