{"product_id":"grounded-in-clay-the-spirit-of-pueblo-pottery-9781858946924","title":"Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery","description":"No art form is more associated with the Native Americans\u003cbr\u003eof the Southwest than pottery. For centuries, Pueblo people have made beautiful\u003cbr\u003epottery, often painted with intricate designs, for everyday activities such as\u003cbr\u003ecooking, food storage and gathering water, and for ceremonial use. Vessels of\u003cbr\u003ethese types have been found at ancient sites including Chaco Canyon and Mesa\u003cbr\u003eVerde. The tradition of pottery-making continues to thrive among Pueblo\u003cbr\u003ecommunities in the Southwest, and while pottery is still made for practical\u003cbr\u003epurposes, it is also commonly produced for the art market. Since the\u003cbr\u003etime of the Ancestral\u003cbr\u003ePuebloans, pottery has been made predominantly by women. The pots are\u003cbr\u003ecreated from natural clay using a coil method; they are hand-painted and then\u003cbr\u003efired outdoors. Designs vary from one Pueblo to another, but many symbols and\u003cbr\u003emotifs are shared by the Pueblos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn impressive survey of more than 100 pieces of historic Pueblo\u003cbr\u003epottery, \u003ci\u003eGrounded in Clay\u003c\/i\u003e is remarkable for the fact that its content\u003cbr\u003ehas been selected by Pueblo community members. Rather than relying on Anglo-American\u003cbr\u003eart historical interpretations, this book foregrounds Native American voices\u003cbr\u003eand perspectives. More than 60 participants from 21 Pueblo communities in the\u003cbr\u003eSouthwest - among them potters and other artists, as well as writers, curators\u003cbr\u003eand community leaders - chose one or two pieces from the collections of the Indian\u003cbr\u003eArts Research Center at the School of Advanced Research in Santa Fe, New\u003cbr\u003eMexico, and the Vilcek Collection in New York. They were then given the freedom\u003cbr\u003eto express their thoughts in whichever written form they wished, prose or poem.\u003cbr\u003eTheir lively, varied contributions reveal the pottery to be not only a\u003cbr\u003eutilitarian art form but also a powerfully intangible element that sits at the\u003cbr\u003eheart of Pueblo cultures. With magnificent photography throughout, \u003ci\u003eGrounded\u003cbr\u003ein Clay\u003c\/i\u003e showcases the extraordinary history and beauty of Pueblo pottery\u003cbr\u003ewhile bringing to life the complex narratives and stories of this most\u003cbr\u003eessential of Native American arts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Merrell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781858946924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288","brand":"Pueblo Pottery Collective, Elysia Poon, Rick Kinsel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42289496129717,"sku":"9781858946924","price":59.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c86ab59a-6f82-42c8-b1be-1a75be7557b2.jpg?v=1658200504","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/grounded-in-clay-the-spirit-of-pueblo-pottery-9781858946924","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}