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- 240205-02 Pottery: Acoma Pot by Franklin Peters " Huuaka"
240205-02 Pottery: Acoma Pot by Franklin Peters " Huuaka"
Pottery: Acoma Pot by Franklin Peters " Huuaka"
Size: 4" H x 8" D
Franklin Peters was born into the Sky Clan on Acoma Pueblo. He learned the art of pottery making as he grew up surrounded by some of Acoma's most distinguished potters: Ella Peters (his mother), Florence Aragon, Rachel Aragon, Phyllis Juanico, Dorothy Torivio, Wilfred Garcia, Frederica Antonio, and Barbara and Joseph Cerno.
In 2011 Franklin was honored with the Rollin and Mary Ella King Native Artist Fellowship at the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe. While there he studied the methods and designs of his Acoma ancestors and how to incorporate those methods and designs into his contemporary work. Today, Franklin's pottery is characterized by bold slips and colors. He likes sharp lines in his striking mixes of traditional and contemporary Acoma and Laguna designs.