NMPBS ¡COLORES!: San Ildefonso potters Maria and Julian Martinez

San Ildefonso potters Maria and Julian Martinez helped to establish Indian pottery as an art form outside of the Pueblo world.
“She always made it a point to tell me almost every day, ‘Don’t forget what you see, don’t forget what you hear, remember. One of these days what I did, what you are doing, what we are doing, will be important.’”
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[@ensenadorjones4224]

I show my middle school pottery class a video of Maria making pottery. She is so gifted and wise. I've been showing this for 17 years. I love pottery.

[@gregoryhoefer3660]

Holy craft making. Thanks.

[@mosseyw]

Beautiful

[@denaredford6701]

Beautiful potters .

[@peterteller5718]

Earth speaks through hands shaping clay.

[@Ladyven]

This is so beautiful 🥹

[@johndelamontaigne7711]

Marias pottery is outstanding! I own one of her pots and I treasure it. Many thanks to Maria and her family for their beautiful creations!

[@ExcessiveForest372]

John De Lamontaigne bruh moment

[@killerwhale4454]

Why you talking about pots isn’t this a flight video

[@k3d644]

Look at that pottery man

[@killerwhale4454]

Yeah they probably getting lessons from my videos but that’s ok

[@killerwhale4454]

Flight team stand up

[@ExcessiveForest372]

What it do flight crew

[@vanessamendoza5475]

Coil making level 1000

[@priyapendyal1505]

i think it is interesting that she creates pots with the mindset of the spirituality that will live with it forever, rather than JUST doing it as a hobby or job

[@Native_Creation]

Similar to how the Japanese create theirs as well (both cultures share a connection with Ainu ancestors)

[@priyapendyal1505]

@@Native_Creation hmm that’s interesting

[@MarySmith-gu5nb]

It's not sherd. It is shard

[@andrewdunbar34]

FTC

[@killerwhale4454]

That’s my type of pot