Geraldine Lovato
Tsah-shrti-mah (the stone used for grinding corn) is Gerladine’s given name in Keres. A member of the Corn Clan at San Felipe Pueblo, Geraldine Lovato, née Lucero, gathers her own clay from the reservation, hand coils her pottery, and paints with natural pigments. She has been making pottery since 1993. She credits her husband, Diego Lovato, who is from Santo Domingo Pueblo, for teaching her how to hand coil, sand, and polish her pottery.
Geraldine Lovato
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Geraldine Lovato shares some of the economic challenges of being a potter.
Polychrome jar by Geraldine Lovato, clay and paint, 2012
Courtesy Geraldine Lovato. Photograph by School for Advanced Research
Polychrome jar by Geraldine Lovato, clay and paint, 2012
Courtesy Geraldine Lovato. Photograph by School for Advanced Research
Polychrome jar by Geraldine Lovato, clay and paint, 2012
Courtesy Geraldine Lovato. Photograph by School for Advanced Research
Polychrome jar by Geraldine Lovato, clay and paint, 2012
Courtesy Geraldine Lovato. Photograph by School for Advanced Research