Artists and Their Families

People

“Art, at its core, is never only what we see. It is what we feel and what we carry forward. It lives in the hearts of those who create and in the spirits of those who receive, forming a quiet dialogue that transcends time.”

Three Artists. Three Families. Three Friendships.

DinéIda Sahmie

Raised in Pine Springs, Arizona, in the home of a respected silversmith, she came to pottery through her marriage to Hopi Andrew Sahmie, great-grandson of Nampeyo, and made the art her own, painting Diné-inspired designs with pigments gathered from local plants.

HopiJean Sahme

Born into the Nampeyo family, she inherited one of the most celebrated legacies in Hopi pottery and carried that tradition forward, widening it with work marked by her own distinct and individual expression.

KewaRobert Tenorio

Devoted to the historic forms, materials, and techniques of Kewa Pueblo, he revitalized its traditional pottery and helped reaffirm its enduring place among the ceramic traditions of the Southwest.

Every piece has a story.