The Potters of SWAIA

 SANTA FE WINTER INDIAN MARKET -  2011

A  S H O W C A S E   O F   P O T T E R Y

Photos by C. Whitney-Ward

Cavan Gonzales - San Ildefonso Pueblo

Samuel Manymules - Navajo

Thomas Tenorio -  Santo Domingo Pueblo

Robert Tenorio - Santo Domingo Pueblo

Robert M. Patricio - Acoma Pueblo

Sharon Naranjo Garcia - Santa Clara Pueblo

Debra Duwyenie - Santa Clara Pueblo

Jody Naranjo - Contemporary Pueblo Pottery

A thank you to the amazingly talented Native potters
that shared their work with Chasing Santa Fe.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO CURRENT CHASING POST

Santa Fe Indian Market - Parasols on the Plaza

PLAYFUL    MAGICAL   UNEXPECTED

Photos by C. Whitney-Ward

Indeed, who would expect white-wigged maidens holding playful parasols - dressed in glorious designer frocks - to sashay out of La Fonda on the Plaza and wend their way through Indian Market? Well, Native American designer PATRICIA MICHAELS of Taos Pueblo, loves to delight and surprise, and she used the streets of Santa Fe as her runway to showcase her latest collection of contemporary fashions.

The Indian Market crowd was enchanted.

The wigs were amazing - sleek, braided, sassy...

And the fashions were exquisitely detailed and lavish.

The parasols like grand and exotic butterflies...

This year, this edgy, sophisticated designer made history by being the first Native designer to show her work at New York Fashion Week.

"Every garment that I make, the fabric and the cut, takes you to a special place. Native people can give back to the rest of the world by sharing their stories. I take the creative liberty to express my vision through my garments so you can feel the stories on your skin."

  

PATRICIA MICHAELS

pmwaterlily

www.pmwaterlily.com

Click HERE to see Patricia's Fashion Week Video

CLICK HERE for a video of Patricia's Indian Market Parasol Show

CLICK HERE TO GO TO CURRENT CHASING POST