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Pottery by Osa May 8, 2025

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

Pottery by Osa Mar 5, 2025

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.