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Artist: Peter B. Jones
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After studying at the Institute of American Indian Arts in the 1970s, Peter realized he knew more about Southwestern pottery than his own people’s pottery. That realization set him on a journey to research, document, and understand what pot making was in the 1500s. Peter’s commitment to learning continues today, along with teaching what he has found over decades of studying this ancient artform.
Peter has strived for decades to bring Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) pottery back to life in his home communities where he works within the Six Nations Iroquois communities of the Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, and Tuscarora people. His pots reflect what was originally made with clay gathered from stream beds and altered with the addition of crushed shell, crushed granitic rock and sand to create a clay body that was useful and durable after it was fired.
Peter has strived for decades to bring Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) pottery back to life in his home communities where he works within the Six Nations Iroquois communities of the Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, and Tuscarora people. His pots reflect what was originally made with clay gathered from stream beds and altered with the addition of crushed shell, crushed granitic rock and sand to create a clay body that was useful and durable after it was fired.
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Artist: Portia Kayanthos Skenandore-Wheelock
(Oneida) 
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Artist: Jessica Green
(Red Cliff) Jessica Green is a Red Cliff tribal member who was born in California.
She moved to the Lac Courte Oreilles reservation at the age of 5. Jessica has been doing artwork for 23 years. She started with beaded hair pieces which she learned from her mother and also medallions. Recently she has been working on hand sewn dolls embellished with gemstones and smudge bundles. Her dolls have been sent to California, North Carolina and even Osaka, Japan! Jessica enjoys working with a variety of mediums and says that she finds her inspiration from her time traveling but most importantly Mother Earth. |
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