The Art Spirit, Maria Martinez

Dimensions: 24"H x 22"W x 22"D

Weight: 86 lbs.

Edition of 35

This is a portrait of the pueblo potter, Maria Martinez (1887-1980), which I was asked to sculpt by the Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos, NM. Maria's gloss black on matt black pots are internationally known, and she is given credit for helping Native American creations to be taken seriously as fine art. Millicent Rogers had collected many of her finest examples, and the first sculpture in this edition now resides in the museum's "Maria Martinez" exhibition hall. I wanted to capture an expression that gives us a glimpse of her delight in the creative process....a reflection of the "art spirit.”