Small Taos Micaceous Clay Mask with Fireclouds by Bernadette Track

Description

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Small micaceous clay mask with feathers, sinew, handmade bead and cornhusks, by Taos Pueblo artist Bernadette. Approx: 4 1/4" x 5 1/4
" x 1 5/8"  (including feathers & sinew) with 1 1/2" long sinew loop for hanging.
Bernadette Track’s training centered on theater and dance, but, like her mother and grandmother before her, the pull of clay has been strong.
In 1980 she began making pottery.
She uses traditional pit firing and hand coiling methods. The firing process tones the micaceous clay with a ‘fire-cloud’ of black and grey colors. Today, Bernadette is one of the most accomplished potters of Taos Pueblo.
Awards & Presentations:
Art of Taos Pueblo - Millicent Rogers Museum, 1992
One Artist Show, Red Rain Gallery, 1992, 1993, 1994
Eight Northern Pueblo Indian Juried Art Show, 2008
Art Demonstration, Millicent Rogers Museum, 2009, 2010
Taos Fall Arts, Taos Open Juried Art Show, 2009
The Remarkable Women of Taos, 2012