Julia Roberts' love affair with ancient southwestern pottery began decades ago, when she was asked to illustrate a book entitled Journey to the High Southwest, which featured ancient pottery, sites and their history. A lifelong artist, she found something magical in the subject matter. As she says, "because of my pottery background the images that stuck with me for years were the pottery designs. I began to sketch them on my own from my imagination, thinking, if I were making these, this is what I would do. I kept dreaming about these pots!" The result is this wonderful series of prints that Julia created especially for New Mexico Creates, entitled Seven2, featuring this print entitled Seven2 V.

Cody Sanderson is one of the most innovative young metal smiths producing jewelry today. He believes that Native American silverwork can, as he says, "Compete at the global level." And we believe that his work is true evidence of this. Cody's roots are Navajo and Hopi, and one can see echoes of these cultural traditions in his work. This stunning bolo, which could be the perfect Father's Day gift, features Cody's exquisite repoussé work, which creates a design on both sides of the piece.

Jeff Kuhns makes functional and decorative stoneware pottery in his New Mexico studio. Together with his wife Debbie, he produces an extensive line of dinnerware, casseroles and serving pieces. Each piece of high-fire pottery is lead-free and durable enough for everyday use. Trained in Art at the California State University, San Diego, Jeff uses 'brown', 'green' and 'red/white' glaze combinations in his work, such as this versatile chip and dip set, excellent for snacktime serving. When not creating pottery in their Silver City Studio, Jeff and Debbie Kuhns criss-cross the country participating in arts and crafts fairs.

Take a look at all our great online shops:

www.newmexicocreates.org
www.shopmuseum.com
www.worldfolkart.org