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Santana and Adam Martinez both came from famous San Ild... Adam Martinez

Phelipita helped her Grand Mother Isabel Pena with pott... Phelipita Torres

Pilar is seen here in December 2006 holding a picture o... Pilar Sanchez Aguilar

Juan Tafoya(d) was born in 1949 and has been making pot... Juan Tafoya

Juanita and her sister Pilar never took on pottery maki... Juanita Roybal

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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: ...

Pauline Martinez San Ildefonso Pueblo Artist

Life Span: (1950 to Martinez)

Husband: George Martinez

Pauline Martinez was born in 1950 on the Santa Clara pueblo. She married George Martinez, son of Santana and Adam Martinez, in 1970 and has been actively potting since that time. She learned pottery from her mother, Crecencia Tafoya of Santa Clara and her mother-in-law Santana Roybal Martinez and Clara Montoya of San Iledefonso. She makes gorgeous black-on-black pottery. Her clean painting, lovely designs, and high polish make her work exceptional. She typically does small to miniature size vessels.