Gerren Candelaria
Born in 1983, Gerren is part of a younger generation of potters from San Felipe. At a young age, he first learned about pottery making and marketing from his grandmother Juanita Toledo, who was from Jemez. His mother, Sara Candelaria, grew up there and would take him and his brother Daryl to Jemez to visit her family where Gerren’s grandmother would be making pottery. He remembers, “She’d always offer me a piece of clay to make something. So that’s how I got started, but other than that, the main person that helped me out was my brother Daryl. That’s where I learned how to make bigger pieces.”
Gerren Candelaria
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Gerren Candelaria speaks about his pottery and what inspires him to create.
Pitcher with dragonfly design by Gerren Candelaria, clay and paint, c. 2012