Myrtle Cata
Ohkay Owingeh(San Juan)
Myrtle Cata was born into the Turquoise Clan of Ohkay Owingeh in 1953. Her lineage is part Ohkay Owingeh, part San Felipe.
Myrtle has said it was her heart that guided her into the traditional craft of pottery making, that and the income potential. There haven't been many active potters at Ohkay Owingeh in a long time, so Myrtle went to school to learn the fundamentals of the ancient art. In one of her classes she met Tina Garcia (of Santa Clara Pueblo) and they became good friends, sharing their methods of working with clay and special techniques they'd learned with each other.
Myrtle has specialized in contemporary hand-coiled Ohkay Owingeh-style pottery. Her pieces tend to be graceful and undecorated with thin walls. Some of her pieces are micaceous.
Myrtle is involved in other artistic pursuits, too. Among those other pursuits, she constructs traditional men's headdresses. She signs her pottery as: Myrtle Cata, San Juan Pueblo.
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