Elizabeth
Medina
Zia Bird Vase
5 3/4"
H x 6 1/4" D
Elizabeth Medina, “Sepia,”
was born in 1956 into the Jemez Pueblo. She married into the
Zia Pueblo. She was inspired by her Mother-in-Law, Sofia Medina,
to learn the art of working with clay.
Elizabeth observed Sofia with
much enthusiasm in hopes of achieving the same skills. It appears
from what Elizabeth has accomplished, that she has achieved her
goal.
Elizabeth specializes in the
handmadetraditional Zia pottery with traditional symbols and
birds. She digs up her own clay, cleans, mixes, coils, shapes,
fires, and paints her pottery the traditional way, with natural
colors.
Elizabeth signs her pottery
as: Elizabeth Medina, Zia. Elizabeth is related to the following
artists: Marcellus Medina (husband), Lois Medina (sister-in-law),
and Sofia Medina (mother-in-law).
Awards:
-Santa Fe Indian Market
-Eighth Northern Arts and Crafts Show
-Colorado Indian Art Show
Publications:
-Southern Pueblo Pottery 2,000 Artist Biographies
-Talking With The Clay
-Fourteen Families in Pueblo Pottery
-Southwestern Pottery Anasazi to Zuni
