Okuu Pin Turtle Mountain

06/02/2026

TEWA NANGEH.
TEWA COUNTRY.

Indigenous Tewa artists reassert their relationship with the land in a new exhibition at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum.

05/12/2026

TEWA NANGEH/TEWA COUNTRY

Hear from the artists, scholars, and culture bearers in “Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country,” a focused exhibition on view at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. This exhibit...

04/29/2026

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Contemporary artist Jason Garcia (Okuu Pín/Turtle Mountain) is known for his unique style influenced by Tewa traditions and popular culture, such as comic books and movies. ⚡

Today on National , we’re shining the spotlight on this pair of Converse shoes featuring a superhero reimagined as a member of Garcia’s tribal community.

Featured artwork: Jason Garcia (Santa Clara Pueblo/Tewa), TEWA TALES OF SUSPENSE!, 2018. Sneaker. Gift of Charles King. Heard Museum Collection.

04/14/2026

“When I got to New Mexico that was mine.
As soon as I saw it that was my country. …”
GOK

04/07/2026

“how much research is involved in the work you create?..”
Details, it’s all in the details.

04/03/2026

The Women of ‘Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country’: Charine Pilar Gonzales, Marita Swazo Hinds, Eliza Naranjo Morse, and Martha Romero

Celebrating International Women’s Day with the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum In recognition of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum is sharing…

03/20/2026

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Georgia O'Keeffe called the New Mexico high desert "my country," but Pueblo peoples predated her. A more complex view is emerging amid efforts to preserve the land.

02/13/2026

such a nice photo of Paternal Great Grandparents Taa T’sireh & Jiya..
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MEET SEVERA GUTIERREZ-TAFOYA (Santa Clara Pueblo - the K'apovi, or the Kha'p'oo Owinge) a renowned ceramic artist with her husband, José Cleto Tafoya (and an unidentified young girl).

Severa (1890-1973) was the matriarch of a family of renowned potters, including Angela Baca, Tonita Tafoya, and Lydia Tafoya. Other direct descendants include Paul Speckled Rock, Ray Tafoya, Tina Garcia, Greg Garcia, Robert Cleto Nichols, Jennifer Moquino, and Jason Garcia.

Severa and her family are credited with inspiring the reemergence of polished blackware when other potters observed them smothering the fire surrounding the pottery during the outdoor firing process, causing the smoke to be trapped and deposited into the clay, creating various shades of black to gunmetal color.

Many collectors say Severa never received the renown she should have had. She was an extraordinary potter during the 1950s and 1960s, during a time when pottery was not in the mainstream as it is now. Had today's collectors been collecting pottery in the mid-1900s, many feel she would have been high on their list.

Severa Gutierrez Tafoya was an active potter for almost 60 years. Through her family and her work, her legacy lives on.

To see some of her work, go to: https://tinyurl.com/5n94ppkj

01/30/2026

Its the little details…

01/30/2026