The Jemez Pueblo of Northern New Mexico is home to contemporary potters who innovate with both the form and the style of Native American pottery. A popular type of Jemez pottery is the 3D figure, whether it be a human storyteller figurine, an animal, or a small model of a home. Jemez pottery also can be recognized by potters’ use of creative techniques, such as carved and swirled surfaces, highly detailed polychrome painting, or use of multiple colors of clay.
Kathleen Wall is a vibrant individual and well known Jemez potter who creates her figurine pots at Jemez New Mexico. She does wonderful figurines and masks, some of them being very large pieces. Kathleen explains her journey as a potter and how she got to where she is today and what it took to get there.