First Pots

 We bought our first pot in Taos forty years ago, an etched seed pot by Raymond Tafoya. Thirty years ago we met Sandra Victorino at a fair in Dallas. We were amazed at the way she painted. Susan found an old Hopi pot in Fredericksburg and then we were hooked, buying as we could on our annual vacation. When our son moved to Santa Fe frequency of our visits increased and so did our collecting. We were fortunate to inherit some nice pieces and researching their provenance kicked our collecting chops up a notch. We began to focus on older pieces and pieces with linkage to the great Matriarchs. Our knowledge deepened during the pandemic as we spent hours online with MarvinLee Martinez, Dee Setalla, Dominique Tafoya and especially Franklin Peters as they livestreamed. And we significantly expanded our collection. So our tastes which started in Santa Clara and San Ildefonso, are now focused on Acoma and Hopi. We love new pots with a nod to traditional designs and we love older pieces because 'old pots got a lotta soul.'