Goldenrod

Santa Clara Pueblo

Goldenrod was born into Santa Clara Pueblo in 1942 as Gloria Garcia, daughter of Petra Gutierrez. She began producing pottery in 1974, working mostly in sgraffito-decorated redware and blackware.

Among her siblings are Thelma Talachy, Lois Gutierrez de la Cruz and Minnie Vigil. Her husband John is the half-brother of Tina Garcia, Greg Garcia and Virginia Garcia.

She earned First Place and Best of Division ribbons at the Santa Fe Indian Market in 1977. She and her husband John collaborate in the pottery making and have earned many awards since, but I've only ever seen her signature on anything, never his.

Learning Path
Sgraffito ram design on a red jar
Red jar with sgraffito ram design
2.75 in H by 3.25 in Dia
Sgraffito wild horse design on a red jar
Red jar with sgraffito wild horse design
2.5 in H by 3 in Dia
Sgraffito elk design on a black seedpot
Black seedpot with a sgraffito elk design
1.75 in H by 3 in Dia
Sgraffito bird and sunrise design on a polychrome seedpot
Black seedpot with a sgraffito and painted bird and sunrise design
2.5 in H by 2.75 in Dia
Sgraffito and painted butterfly, flower and geometric design on a miniature black-on-black seed pot Miniature black-on-black seed pot decorated with a sgraffito and painted flower, butterfly and geometric design
1 in H by 1.75 in Dia
Sgraffito and painted antelope and geometric design on a miniature red seed pot Miniature red seed pot decorated with a sgraffito and painted antelope and geometric design
1.75 in H by 2 in Dia
Sgraffito and painted wildlife, nature and geometric design on a miniature polychrome seed pot
Miniature polychrome seed pot decorated with a sgraffito and painted wildlife, nature and geometric design
1.75 in H by 1.75 in Dia
Sgraffito and painted hummingbird, flower and geometric design on a polychrome seed pot A polychrome seed pot decorated with a sgraffito and painted flower, hummingbird and geometric design
2.25 in H by 2.5 in Dia
Sgraffito and painted katsina, maiden and geometric design on a black-on-black seed pot
Black-on-black seed pot decorated with a sgraffito and painted katsina, maiden and geometric design
2.75 in H by 2.75 in Dia
Sgraffito and painted kokopelli and geometric design on a miniature black seed pot with an inlaid turquoise Miniature black seed pot decorated with a sgraffito and painted kokopelli and geometric design plus an inlaid turquoise
2.25 in H by 2.5 in Dia
A sgraffito hummingbird, flower and geometric design on a miniature red seed pot with 3 inlaid stones
Three inlaid stones on a miniature red seed pot decorated with a sgraffito hummingbird, flower and geometric design
1.5 in Dia by 1.5 in H
A sgraffito elk and geometric design on a red seed pot
A red seed pot decorated with a sgraffito elk and geometric design
2.5 in Dia by 2.5 in H
A sgraffito avanyu and geometric design above the shoulder of a red jar with an inlaid stone
A red jar with an inlaid stone and a sgraffito avanyu and geometric design
3.75 in Dia by 1.75 in H

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