#mariamartinez — Public Fediverse posts

Yesterday I taught my mentees about #MariaMartinez and while doing so, realized that she is certainly the most well-known potter in the US. For some reason it never dawned on me in that way before. For instance, my neighbors who know little about ceramics asked me if I knew her work when they first found out I’m a potter. I’m glad that an #Indigenous woman gets to have this honor. She even outshines her husband Julian who worked closely with her. #pottery #ceramics

Yesterday I taught my mentees about #MariaMartinez and while doing so, realized that she is certainly the most well-known potter in the US. For some reason it never dawned on me in that way before. For instance, my neighbors who know little about ceramics asked me if I knew her work when they first found out I’m a potter. I’m glad that an #Indigenous woman gets to have this honor. She even outshines her husband Julian who worked closely with her. #pottery #ceramics

Colonizers loot our art and then devalue it at the same time. This is why you see white art traders selling #AfricanArt at a premium but actual African artists suffer and die broke. I think specifically of #NestaNala as I write this. She was a Zulu potter from South Africa, held in a similar esteem as #MariaMartinez. Learn her story.

Never believe that your #art doesn’t matter, especially if you’re of a marginalized identity. We’re constantly being duped and brainwashed and it’s maddening.

Colonizers loot our art and then devalue it at the same time. This is why you see white art traders selling #AfricanArt at a premium but actual African artists suffer and die broke. I think specifically of #NestaNala as I write this. She was a Zulu potter from South Africa, held in a similar esteem as #MariaMartinez. Learn her story.

Never believe that your #art doesn’t matter, especially if you’re of a marginalized identity. We’re constantly being duped and brainwashed and it’s maddening.