Jody Folwell, born at the Santa Clara Pueblo, is the mother of potters Susan Folwell and Polly Rose Folwell. She is one of the most important of the avant-garde potters of our time, experimenting... Read full biography
Jody Folwell, born at the Santa Clara Pueblo, is the mother of potters Susan Folwell and Polly Rose Folwell. She is one of the most important of the avant-garde potters of our time, experimenting with abstraction, composition, movement, themes and textures. Her pottery defies the classic styles of... Read full biography
Jody Folwell, born at the Santa Clara Pueblo, is the mother of potters Susan Folwell and Polly Rose Folwell. She is one of the most important of the avant-garde potters of our time, experimenting with abstraction, composition, movement, themes and textures. Her pottery defies the classic styles of Santa Clara Pueblo, while remaining true to the materials and firing techniques. Because of her work with different slips and firing techniques, her polished pieces take on different colors, shades,... Read full biography
Jody Folwell, born at the Santa Clara Pueblo, is the mother of potters Susan Folwell and Polly Rose Folwell. She is one of the most important of the avant-garde potters of our time, experimenting with abstraction, composition, movement, themes and textures. Her pottery defies the classic styles of Santa Clara Pueblo, while remaining true to the materials and firing techniques. Because of her work with different slips and firing techniques, her polished pieces take on different colors, shades, and textures all within the same piece of pottery. She consistently finds new ways to draw attention to controversial political and social issues through her remarkably plainspoken pots, which are never meant to serve utilitarian purposes but to exist... Read full biography
Jody Folwell, born at the Santa Clara Pueblo, is the mother of potters Susan Folwell and Polly Rose Folwell. She is one of the most important of the avant-garde potters of our time, experimenting with abstraction, composition, movement, themes and textures. Her pottery defies the classic styles of Santa Clara Pueblo, while remaining true to the materials and firing techniques. Because of her work with different slips and firing techniques, her polished pieces take on different colors, shades, and textures all within the same piece of pottery. She consistently finds new ways to draw attention to controversial political and social issues through her remarkably plainspoken pots, which are never meant to serve utilitarian purposes but to exist solely as works of art. Jody's pottery can be found in museums around the country and her work has been featured in numerous books. ?Jo... Read full biography
Jody Folwell - Artist Info
About Jody Folwell: Books
Books & Publications (4)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Women Potters: Transforming Traditions
2004
Vincentelli, Moira
0 pages (color)
Pottery by American Indian Women: The Legacy of Generations (Exhibition catalog)