Soaring High

MARCELLUS AND ELIZABETH MEDINA’S RECENTLY COMPLETED STORAGE JAR FEATURES 96 BIRDS, THEIR DESIGNS HONORING ZIA TRADITION.

Trinidad Medina (circa 1894-1969) of Zia Pueblo was the most celebrated potter of her time, demonstrating pottery making at venues across the country including the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago in 1933. Today, her great grandson Marcellus Medina and his wife Elizabeth carry on the distinguished Zia artistic tradition. Marcellus continues to consult Trinidad’s sketchbook. His mother gave Elizabeth one of Trinidad’s polishing stones which she uses on her own pots.