Martha Arquero Poision Ivy Clay Sculpture Religion wild cheetahs once were found

wild cheetahs once were found in most of Africa

pliable adobe architecture of Northern New Mexico

Burning love and crushing loss

the museum is the largest of its kind in the world

Martha Arquero Poision Ivy Clay Sculpture Religion wild cheetahs once were foundMartha Arquero was born in 1944 into the Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico. She has been making pottery sculptures since the late 1960s, inspired to continue the family tradition of clay sculpting by her Mother, Damacia Cordero. She uses all natural pigments to hand coil her sculptures, gathering the clay from the hills nearby her home. Martha makes a variety of pottery, from traditional storytellers and nativity scenes to playful characters and comic book