Maria Martinez Pottery

San Ildefonso Pueblo

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Latest Potters:

Signed "Pat a Martinez" .. the "a" is for Abeyta - h... Petronella Martinez

Harold is shown here holding his great grandmother’s (I... Harold Torres

One of the original painters at San Ildefonso who’s lif... Alfredo Montoya

Jennifer Sisneros

Latest Stories:

Isabel Pena: Isabel was a part of the pottery boom in the early 1900s. Not a lot is known about her. Though Isabel’s grandmother was Cipriana Pena who is also the

Terasita Martinez: ...

Ignacio Aguilar: ...

Phelipita Torres: Phelipita helped her Grand Mother Isabel Pena with pottery making at a young age. Her primary function was pottery decoration.

Vitalia Maestas: ...

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Maria Martinez

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Julian Martinez

We are dedicated to preserving their history and the history of San Ildefonso Pueblo Pottery. More about the

San Ildefonso Pueblo History

Featured Potter

Martha Apple Leaf

Born November 3, 1950, Martha Appleleaf is the daughter of Carmelita Dunlap (who was a niece of the famous Maria Martinez). She continues to do both black on black and the red pottery as well as polychrome and some more modern styles.

Martha has been an active potter since 1970. She and her son, Erik Fender, are both featured in Fourteen Families. She has taken 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place ribbons at Santa Fe Indian Market and Eight Northern.

ARTIST DIRECTORY
An alphabetic artist list to help you find information quickly.

POTTERY
A detailed photo gallery of potters including Julian Martinez and his families work.

ANCESTRY
Here is an in-depth ancestry chart (family tree) along with photos and information on each person from San Ildefonso. We are striving to get every detail know and if you have any knowledge please share it with us!

SIGNATURES
The gallery of signatures is very important to the preservation of the pottery history. Please let us know if you have any signatures that we are missing or are not correctly identified.