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Traditional Zia Pueblo Polychrome Olla by Sofia Pino Medina - C3841A
Category: Pottery | Posted by | Thu, Oct 27th 2016, 5:28pm
Sofia Medina is certainly one of the best known of her generation of potters from Zia Pueblo. She married into the Medina family in 1948. She and her new husband Rafael (1929-1998) lived with his grandmother, Trinidad Medina who taught Sofia the techniques of potting. Her mentor, Trinidad, was one of the most talented potters at Zia and Sofia learned well and produced quality wares throughout her life. Sofia used all natural materials in her pottery, including the pigments for painting. Her husband is known for using acrylic paints on pottery after firing.