Friends Lecture: Jody Folwell and Susan Folwell

“Many of my pieces have some kind of history behind them. Personal history mostly, and just the mere fact that I love living in Santa Clara on the reservation. It’s a fullness of life. It’s security. It’s a sense of belonging because my ancestors are here, and they went through life here. I was born here. Raised my family here and I know I will die here. This gives me a sense of myself and a connection to all my ancestors and people in the future that will come from this place. That is so incredible.” — Jody Folwell

Jody Folwell has long been considered the “ground breaker” who pulled Pueblo pottery forward due to her innovations and revolutionary approaches. Her work in the 1970s changed the surface of Santa Clara pottery. Her distinctive firings and use of various clay slips and nontraditional design elements allowed her to push forward her distinctive style that was grounded in tradition yet fully modern.

For more than fifty years, Jody has stayed the course, fully devoted and committed to the Pueblo pot as her place of continual development as an artist. And as a place to experiment with new technical ideas and thoughts on their shapes and slips, and state her thoughts on her world.

Join artists Jody and Susan Folwell and curators Adriana Greci Green and Bruce Bernstein for a conversation about the exhibition “O’ Powa O’ Meng: The Art and Legacy of Jody Folwell.”

Reception to follow from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Regis Court.