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Autumn Borts-Medlock
Growing up in Santa Clara Pueblo, in a family whose connection to clay goes back generations, pottery has always been a part of Autumn Borts-Medlock’s life. She was introduced to the art form as a child, making her first formal attempts at clay work under the guidance of her mother and grandmother. Working exclusively in the ancient traditional Pueblo technique of coil building, the women shaped bowls, vases, and plates from clay they had gathered from the hillsides near the village and processed themselves. Nearby, Borts-Medlock sculpted animal figurines and bowls from the moist clay, always welcoming the gentle hands that occasionally reached down to direct or redirect her efforts. These lessons solidified Borts-Medlock’s connection to clay and gave her the skills she needed to move into coil work. |