Anna &
Fidel Archuleta
Santa Clara
Prayer Feathers
6" H
x 5 1/2" D
Anna Archuleta was born in
1953 and has been making pottery since 1988. She was taught by
her mother Belen Tapia (d).
She specializes in stone polished
redware carved bowls, jars and plates with bear claws, feather
patterns, lighting and Avanyu (Water Serpent).
She gathers clay from around
the Santa Clara Pueblo, uses natural slips, polishing stones
passed down from her mother and fires all her pottery outdoors.
She is the sister of Anita
Suazo. Her husband Fidel collaborates with her on the pottery.
Anna does all the handcoiling and polishing and Fidel does the
carving and firing.
