It’s refreshing to see a young couple pool their talents and create something that is traditional in form and yet contemporary in design.  Harlan Reano, from Kewa Pueblo, and Lisa Holt, from Cochiti Pueblo, have done just that.  Holt creates the pottery vessels and Reano paints the designs.  The designs chosen are traditional to Kewa Pueblo and yet with a contemporary style.

Holt is the granddaughter of Seferina Ortiz who was her mentor, as was her mother, Juanita Ortiz, and her uncle, Virgil Ortiz. Reano also learned pottery making from Holt’s family members. Their work has been described as traditional Cochiti and Kewa pottery with a contemporary twist.  No better description could be used.

Provenance: This jar was purchased from the young couple in February 2001 and has been in the same Florida collection since that time.  It is in original excellent condition.