Joyce Ortiz Lewis, Cochiti Pueblo Potter

Joyce Ortiz Lewis, Cochiti Pueblo, is a daughter of Guadalupe and Seferina Ortiz, sister of potters Mary Janice Ortiz, Inez Ortiz, and Virgil Ortiz.  She says that she was probably in High School when she made her first figurine, which was a mermaid. 

Joyce Ortiz Lewis (b.1954- ) was represented in the Pueblo Pottery Exhibition “Clay People” at the Wheelwright Museum, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Relative Links: Cochiti Pueblo, Seferina Ortiz, Inez Ortiz, Virgil Ortiz, Pottery Figurine, Janice Ortiz